THE KILLING

what is the killing? It is a Danish police procedure drama television series

extra information i have found off the internet:

The Killing has proved to be an international hit”

short summary – “This final ten-part series begins with the murder of a sailor. Sarah Lund’s investigation turns to the financial and governmental communities during the global financial crisis. Lund is now a Chief Inspector but has ambitions for a new lifestyle. As a parent she is struggling to repair her relationship with Mark. She has to cooperate working with a new Inspector Asbjørn Juncker and Mathias Borch of Special Branch when Emilie Zeuthen—9-year-old daughter of Robert Zeuthen—is kidnapped. Lund, Juncke and Borch hunt down the perpetrator while the government is on the verge of collapse. “

What i am going to expect:

  • death
  • killing
  • murder
  • dark + errie atmosphere

Who is the primary, secondary and tertiary audience for this product?

Tertiary audience: is when a person is only listening to the station because they are familiar with the guest that is on.

What audience theories can you apply to which help you to develop a better understanding of the potential target audience?

i think that the target audience would be people who enjoy thrillers and horrors, within a crime.

What organisations (rather than individuals) are involved in the production, distribution & exhibition of this product?

statements on media industries

Cultivation Theory examines the long-term effects of television and talks about how more we indulge in television the more we believe artificial television reality as a norm.

vertical integration is when a production company owns the means of production, distribution and exhibition of their film and are of the same company, because of this they will receive all of the profit.

A conglomerate owns many companies which are involved in mass media enterprises like television, radio, publishing, motion pictures, theme parks, or the Internet.

Synergy is the concept that the combined value and performance of two companies will be greater than if tthey were separate individual parts. 

Media Industry Defs

Cultivation Theory: the idea that media can manipulate the way you view the world

Vertical Integration: when a media company own different businesses in the same chain of production and distrubution

Conglomerate: a company that owns numerous companies involved in mass media enterprises

Synergy: where two or more media organisations work to produce a combined effect greater than what could be achieved on their own

  • Cultivation Theory refers to the idea that media can manipulate the way you view the world.​
  • Vertical integration is where a media company owns different businesses in the same chain of production and distribution.​
  • conglomerate is the idea that one big company owns many smaller companies. (e.g. Disney)​
  • Synergy is where two or more media organisations work to produce a combined effect greater than what could be achieved on their own.​

Starter activity

  • A   Cultivation Theory examines the long term effects of television.
  • B   Vertical integration is where a media company owns different businesses in the same chain of production and distribution.​
  • C   conglomerate is a large company which own a lot of smaller companies.
  • D   Synergy is where two or more media organisations work to produce a combined effect greater than what could be achieved on their own.​

Definitions

  • A   Cultivation Theory refers to the idea that media can manipulate the way you view the world.​
  • B   Vertical integration is where a media company owns different businesses in the same chain of production and distribution.​
  • C   conglomerate is the idea that one big company owns many smaller companies. (e.g. Disney)​
  • D   Synergy is where two or more media organisations work to produce a combined effect greater than what could be achieved on their own.​

Media Industries

Cultivation Theory: Constant exposure to a certain opinion and forge viewers opinion of reality keeping them from the truth and how they see the world.

Vertical Integration: where a media company owns different businesses in the same chain of production and distribution.

Conglomerate: A combination of multiple business entities operating in entirely different industries under one corporate group, usually involving a parent company and many subsidiaries

Synergy: Two or more media organisations work to produce a combined effect greater than what could be achieved on their own.

  • A   Cultivation Theory is a theory used to examine the long term effects of television.
  • B   Vertical integration is where a media company owns different businesses in the same chain of production and distribution.​
  • C   conglomerate is a company that owns numerous other companies , such as television, radio, publishing, motion pictures, theme parks, or the Internet.
  • D   Synergy is where two or more media organisations work to produce a combined effect greater than what could be achieved on their own.​