I think the missing relates to the theory of uses and gratification because some people like watching these kind of TV series because they enjoy the mystery and trying to find out where the missing person has gone and how the lead up is and potentially finding the missing boy in France.
Escapism is something the viewers seek for because when you are watching a show that you are interested in, you want to know what is happening and eventually you get so intrigued that you will put yourself in their shoes.
It is a British drama television series, it was produced by the BBC and Starz (US). Series 1 was first released on 28 October 2014, it was about a boy who went missing in France and directed by Tom Shankland. Series 2 was published on 12 October 2016 and is about a girl missing in Germany and directed by Ben Chanan. There are 16 episodes in total, 8 in each series.
What is it about?- Tony and Emily Hughes go to France on a holiday with their five-year-old son Oliver. However, when their car breaks down one night in a small town, Tony suddenly loses sight of his son.
Tertiary audience: is when a person is only listening to the station because they are familiar with the guest that is on. This could also be a friend, sister, a particular celebrity and others. Primary audiences are those who receive the communication directly and are also known as the target audience. The person is also usually the decision maker. Secondary audiences are those readers who are not the primary addressee, but are still included as viewer
The Missing is an international co-production between the BBC and Starz. The first eight-part series, about the search for a missing boy in France. It’s fiction.
“The Missing” follows Tony, played by James Nesbitt, as a man devastated by the abduction of his young son, Oliver, during a family vacation in France. He becomes a man obsessed, unable to accept that his child may be dead and spends years searching for him.
was initially called the breakdown. Filming began in february 2014
The series was co-produced by New Pictures, Company Pictures, Two Brothers Pictures and Playground Entertainment
audience is adults who like the mystery thriller genre as well as psychological drama
origin is from the united kingdom, in english
it was played by the British Broadcast Company
the bbc is a public service broadcaster, operating in the uk, but also is available overseas in subscription packages, which it earns additional revenue from.
multiple languages within the film, national accessibility
theorists:
curran and seaton: discuss how corporate conglomerate media services have prevailed over small scale services due to an increase in funding from advertisements etc
commercial media: various media types owned by private, for-profit corporations. E.g. disney
public service broadcaster: non-profit media types owned by the government paid for through public tax money. e.g. the bbc (the missing)
horizontal integration: the process of owning or controlling many different types of media through diversification
vertical integration: the process of owning all stages of production and distribution
media convergence/concentration – multiple corporations working together to create a product or service
media pluralism – a media landscape with a healthy balance of products made by different media company types.
hesmondhalgh – “the increase in the presence and status of marketing represents a shift in creativity and commerce” – relates to genre
hesmondhalgh
case studies
changing audience consumption patterns
missing – episodes available to watch online after the show aired, allowing audience to watch anytime with relative accessibility
multi sector integration
missing – bbc and starz – international co-production
star formatting
missing – using known actors such as david morrissey and Tchéky Karyo
genre based formatting
using stock characters involved in the thriller genre – the detective, the murderer, etc
serialisation
bbc often makes crime thrillers – there is an existing audience for these programs so less risk. spinoff Baptiste allows for more audience engagement
independent stylising
the missing often includes trans-language elements, where multiple scenes include characters in differen countries speaking different languages,
internationalisation
available in multiple languages with subtitles – more accessible to diffrent languages. also distributed through the bbc, which can be watched overseas
livingston & lunt – regulation is too lax
ofcom – allowed a number of organisations to have light touch regulation
IPSO -press regulation body (who is the press) – self regulation
drawbacks of a self regulated system:
self regulation does not mean good regulation
loose rules leads to exploitation
rules can be bent for room for profit
2003 communications act
promoted independent television production
however as a result of this lack of solid framework tehre is an increase in self regulation meaning rules can be bent
hwo do you regulate media on a global scale:
a solid set of global rules need to be made in regards to production to avoid situations that involve bending the rules
(a set of standards) – e.g. like production standards, for example, food quality laws in the UK
transnational regulatory body? for example, organisations such as the WTO
category
familiarities from csps
difference from chosen csps
theory
characters
stock characters – detective, victim
narrative
major crime occurs & investigation from detective
themes
mystery,
murder (witnesses)
representation
witnesses has woman as main detective whereas missing has old man
technical codes/language of moving image (music, setting, props, lighting, use of camera, editing etc)
