Audience theory

Immersive theatre seeks to give experience to its audience by involving and surrounding them with and in the production at hand. Wondermart, a 2007 English audio-performance piece written by Silvia Mercuriali in collaboration with Matt Rudkin and Tommaso Perego, uses two predominant strategies to immerse the audience of single listeners — inhabiting and awareness. The techniques entailed in these strategies are inherent to the immersive style; placing audience members inside a character,…

For instance, the audience that the eBay listing was trying to reach was both men and women due to the fact that the listing states that the shirt fit is unisex and it also lets the reader know women prefer ordering one size down. Also the description of the eBay item shows…

filmmakers. This, in turn, has spawned a collection of individualistic visual expressions in respect to every different director and filmmaker. Through the visualisation of elements within both our daily lives and those of imaginative scapes, the audience are subsequently exposed to an array of overt influences that minutely alter their subconscious mindsets. These messages and symbols, depicted by their creator, become the founding blocks of a spectacular, enticing film for the general public.…

side view of the Echo in the bottom corner of the ad. The Amazon ad for their new device called the Echo informs and engages audiences. The intended audience for the Amazon Echo, would be people probably tech savvy, who…

tools improve our understanding of practical issues. Videos are one of the most effective tools. The more technology advances, the more beneficial these tools to a wide range of sectors. Videos have been used in the business sector to reach a greater audience and accomplish better goals regarding wide known issues. One of those issues is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). It is one of the business ongoing issues that have to do with the lack of providing and executing social responsibility…

Amazon http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=97664&p=irol-reportsannual Who is the audience for each section of the report? The audience for Amazon’s report are people interested in investing, future shareholders, and people that are interested in learning about Amazon and their services. This is the intended audience because Amazon’s report has financial statements, a letter to shareholders, and information about the company and amazon’s services. There is also Amazon’s 10-K to show…

opening, Jobs set the stage for his talk, grabbed the audience’s attention and used self-deprecating humor by telling them he had never been to a graduation ceremony before. By starting with humor, he gave the audience a break from the more serious topic about life and their future and kept the audience enthusiastic for what he said next. The text of his speech told a natural and highly effective story and revealed insights about Jobs’ life that the students could relate to. The central idea of…

Dancing Dilemma The lights, the people, the vibrant crowd, the excitement was building up inside me. The cameras, the stage, and the sweat dripping off my forehead only seemed to blind me. The fear of messing up constantly misguided me. A performance for the members of the legislative assembly was first on my list of worries. Imagine this: your dance academy tells you to perform for an event at the legislature. What would you do? How would you feel? It would feel nerve-wracking, wouldn't it? I…

we fear it. The effectiveness dramatic meaning was conveyed through the successfulness of the dramatic action. The directorial choices by Michael Futcher in Shake & stir’s production of Dracula created powerful dramatic action and meaning to the audience, through the use of the elements of drama including mood, tension and place. Firstly, his use of spot lights positioned on Dracula when he was hanging upside down heightened the mood as it created a feeling…

together to create a single work. Overall, I found the performance interesting to watch; however, I found that at times the multiple storylines were complicated and hard to follow. There were moments that completely captivated my attention as an audience member. The strength of actors, the motif of water, and the overall design concept created a successful performance. While at time the intertwining storylines made the performance complex and hard to follow; however the strength of the…