GCSE Media- Chloe Hodges

AUDIENCE PLEASURES In Car Share there are lots of audience pleasures like:  Snowballing narrative- this is tied with transgressive humour for the most common audience pleasure used in Car Share. An example of where it is used would be in episode two the joke that is snowballed is the crude joke about dogging. It is continually mentioned throughout the episode then the joke peaks at the end where the eighty year old neighbor Ken meets Jonathan and Kayleigh whilst in the car. This also links to the pleasure of anticipation when John and Kayleigh pull over to talk to the stranger about dogging and then to Ken. The audience felt anticipation when they saw Ken approach the car and when Jonathan pulled over to talk to the stranger.  The audience experiences recognition and familiarity when the two pull over to talk to the stranger because the actor who played him also featured in Phoenix Nights, an older Sitcom than Peter Kay produced.  Familiarity is also develope...

The situation comedy: Peter Kay's Car Share Sitcom: A humorous series featuring the reactions of a regular cast of characters to unusual situations, such as misunderstandings or embarrassing coincidences. These comedies are usually centered around a common environment, for example a family home or workplace.  1. The writers of Peter Kay's Car Share is Peter Kay, Sian Gibson, Paul Coleman, Tim  Reid. It was directed by Peter Kay. 2. The scheduled broadcast for the show is 22.00 on BBC One and the running time is 30      minutes. 3. The codes and conventions of situation comedy are: Having a realistic storyline,                                                                                         The normal 30 mins epis...

AUDIENCE PLEASURES Being a sketch show, Walliams and friend makes sure to feature a series of audience pleasures, as an example, narrative pleasures like a resolution can please an audience by providing an satisfying/funny ending to a skit.  As an adult audience, more transgressive humour can be used to satisfy them because instead of hearing the crude jokes as a child and not understanding them, they now understand the reference making the adult feel more aware. A sketch show also uses character identification and snowballing narrative to link jokes and satisfy an audience. Character identification is used to make the audience become more accustomed to the jokes that a specific character makes and how they behave so the audience vaguely knows what to expect from them. This also links with familiarity and recognition. Snowballing narratives are about keeping the joke going by adding more and more punchlines and witty remarks.