Spectatorship
Spectator vs. audience A film study distinguishes between the response of social groups, collectives of people – an audience – and the response of the individual – a spectator. - Spectatorship is concerned primarily with the way the individual is positioned between projector and screen in a darkened space - The Audience ceases to exist for the individual spectator for the duration of the film - Although the spectator is singular, a figure alone before the screen, spectatorship tries to generalise about how all spectators behave. Factors that affect enjoyment: - Mental/Physical state - Ideology/ Culture - Who they’re watching it with. - Quality and standard of cinema Preferred, Nego...
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