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book		Accounting for tastes : Australian everyday cultures / Tony Bennett, Michael Emmison, John Frow Cambridge ; Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, 1999. Call No: 408.1(94) BEN Author: Bennett, Tony, 1947; Emmison, Michael; Frow, John, 1948 Place: Cambridge ; Melbourne Publisher: Cambridge University Press PubDate: 1999 PhysDes: xiv, 313 p. ; 24 cm Subject: PUBLIC BROADCASTING. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCES. AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL IMPERIALISM. AUSTRALIA; RATINGS. AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION; SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE Notes: Includes index; Includes bibliographical references: p. 299-307 ISBN: 052163234X : $90.00; 0521635047 (pbk) : $29.95 LON: 14622831 More info
journal article		AIMC looks for AWOL audiences in Encore (Online) (Sept 26, 2005) Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER Author: Williams, Fiona; Hull, David Subject: CONFERENCE AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL MOVIE CONVENTION 2005; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; BOX OFFICE; DVD, FILMS ON; DISTRIBUTION. DVD. AUSTRALIA Summary: -- How various people involved in the film industry describe why audiences at cinemas are falling. DVD's aren't to blame they say. Notes: accessed from: Encore Magazine. Reed Business. AFI Research Collection, RMIT University. (14 June 2007). More info
newspaper article		Airwaves putting a smile on the dial, says ARN chief in The Australian (30/05/2016) p.28 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA Author: Bodey, Michael PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA Summary: Article that focuses on research about Australian radio listeners though there is commentary on Australian's usage of social media and television viewing (particularly reality TV and TV streaming) as well More info
book		Attendance at selected cultural venues March 1995 [Canberra]: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 1995. Call No: 410.3(94) ATT CorpAuthor: Australian Bureau of Statistics Place: [Canberra] Publisher: Australian Bureau of Statistics PubDate: 1995 PhysDes: v, 46 p. : ill. ; 30 cm Subject: STATISTICS. AUSTRALIA; INDUSTRY, FILM. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCES. AUSTRALIA Summary: Contains data on the frequency of attendance and characteristics of people 18 years and over who have attended libraries, museums, art galleries, pop concerts, music, dance, theatre performances and classical musical concerts during the 12 months prior to the survey Notes: Includes tables; Catalogue no. 4114.0 ISBN: 0642206996 LON: 12020268 More info
book		Attitudes to television : a survey of advertisers / Gillian Appleton Kensington, NSW North Sydney, NSW: Communications Law Centre, University of New South Wales Australian Film Commission, 1989. Call No: 49[659.1](94) APP Author: Appleton, Gillian CorpAuthor: Australian Film Commission; Communications Law Centre (N.S.W.) Place: Kensington, NSW North Sydney, NSW Publisher: Communications Law Centre, University of New South Wales Australian Film Commission PubDate: 1989 PhysDes: 32 pages ; 30 cm Subject: STATISTICS. AUSTRALIA; COMMERCIALS, TV. AUSTRALIA; INDUSTRY, TV. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; ADVERTISING STANDARDS. AUSTRALIA; ADVERTISING. TV. AUSTRALIA; COMMERCIALS, TV. AUSTRALIA Summary: "The Australian Film Commission (AFC) commissioned this research report to ascertain how the television advertising system operates, how advertisers, agency media buyers and stations relate to one another, and particularly to survey advertister's attitudes to issues, concerns and practices in the industry" -- from Summary of Report Notes: A report prepared for the Australian Film Commission by the Communications Law Centre ISBN: 0858237679 LON: 6585339 More info
book		Attitudes to television : a report based on surveys made in Adelaide and Sydney during 1969 and 1970 / Australian Broadcasting Control Board [Melbourne]: Australian Broadcasting Control Board, 1971. Call No: 410(94)(048) ATT CorpAuthor: Australian Broadcasting Control Board Source: AT Place: [Melbourne] Publisher: Australian Broadcasting Control Board PubDate: 1971 PhysDes: 33 p. ; 25 cm Subject: AUDIENCE RECEPTION. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCES. AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CONTROL BOARD; TELEVISION. AUSTRALIA More info
book		Attitudes to television in the Southern New South Wales aggregated market / Australian Broadcasting Tribunal, Research Section [s.l]: [s.n], 1990. Call No: 414(94) ABT Source: AT Place: [s.l] Publisher: [s.n] PubDate: 1990 PhysDes: 74 p : ill ; 30 cm Subject: AUDIENCES. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCE RECEPTION. AUSTRALIA Summary: A report on the attitudes to the television service provided to residents in southern NSW. The topics covered include: interest in locally produced programs, viewers' attitudes to a television local news service, the perception of localism in the television service, viewers' perception of change in the television service, viewers' satisfaction with the market's television service. Includes survey results and questions asked More info
subject clippings file		AUDIENCE RESEARCH Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE PhysDes: Clippings Subject: AUDIENCE RESEARCH More info
book		Audience viewing and reaction survey / conducted by McNair Anderson Associates Pty. Ltd [Sydney]: Special Broadcasting Service, 1982-. Call No: 410.3(94) AUD CorpAuthor: Australia. Special Broadcasting Service; McNair Anderson Associates Place: [Sydney] Publisher: Special Broadcasting Service PubDate: 1982- PhysDes: v. ; 22 cm Subject: CHANNEL 0-28; TELEVISION. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA Notes: Ethnic broadcasting services. Television programmes. Attitudes of audiences. Australia. Serials (ANB/PRECIS SIN 0734918); Cover title ISSN: 0813-7242 LON: abn84058476; 3100332 More info
Online resource book		Audiences : defining and researching screen entertainment reception / edited by Ian Christie Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2012. Available at OAPEN (open access) Call No: 410.3 AUD Place: Amsterdam Publisher: Amsterdam University Press PubDate: 2012 PhysDes: 332 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Series: Key debates ; 3. Subject: AUDIENCE RECEPTION; AUDIENCE RESEARCH; AUDIENCES; SOCIETY AND THE CINEMA; EXHIBITION; BOX OFFICE Summary: "This timely volume engages with one of the most important shifts in recent film studies: the turn away from text-based analysis towards the viewer. Historically, this marks a return to early interest in the effect of film on the audience by psychoanalysts and psychologists, which was overtaken by concern with the 'effects' of film, linked to calls for censorship and moral panics rather than to understanding the mental and behavioral world of the spectator. Early cinema history has revealed the diversity of film-viewing habits, while traditional 'box office' studies, which treated the audience initially as a homogeneous market, have been replaced by the study of individual consumers and their motivations. Latterly, there has been a marked turn towards more sophisticated economic and sociological analysis of attendance data. And as the film experience fragments across multiple formats, the perceptual and cognitive experience of the individual viewer (who is also an auditor) has become increasingly accessible. With contributions from Gregory Waller, John Sedgwick and Martin Barker, this work spans the spectrum of contemporary audience studies, revealing work being done on local, non-theatrical and live digital transmission audiences, and on the relative attraction of large-scale, domestic and mobile platforms."--Publisher's website. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-298) and indexes. ISBN: 9789089643629 Contents: Introduction: in search of audiences / Ian Christie -- pt. 1. Reassessing historic audiences. "At the picture palace": the British cinema audience, 1895-1920 / Nicholas Hiley The gentleman in the stalls: Georges Melies and spectatorship in early cinema / Frank Kessler Beyond the nickelodeon: cinema going, everyday life and identity politics / Judith Thissen Cinema in the colonial city: early film audiences in Calcutta / Ranita Chatterjee Locating early non-theatrical audiences / Gregory A Waller Understanding audience behavior through statistical evidence: London and Amsterdam in the mid-1930s / John Sedgwick and Clara Pafort-Overduin -- pt. 2. New frontiers in audience research. The aesthetics and viewing regimes of cinema and television, and their dialectics / Annie van den Oever Tapping into our tribal heritage: The lord of the rings and brain evolution / Torben Grodal Cinephilia in the digital age / Laurent Jullier and Jean-Marc Leveratto Spectator, film and the mobile phone / Roger Odin Exploring inner worlds: where cognitive psychology may take us / a dialogue between Tim J. Smith and Ian Christie -- pt. 3. Once and future audiences. Crossing out the audience / Martin Barker The cinema spectator: a special memory / Raymond Bellour Operatic cinematics: a new view from the stalls / Kay Armatiage What do we really know about film audiences? / Ian Christie. URL status: URL: 'https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/34451' Checked: 31/08/2021 1:29:06 PM Status: Live Details: HTTP status 200 - Usual success response More info
book		Australian content inquiry discussion paper : ratings of Australian drama series, mini-series, films and tele movies / this paper was prepared by the Research Branch of the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal, Melbourne [North Sydney, N.S.W.]: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal, 1988. Call No: 205.4(94)(094.3)ACI AUS Source: AT Place: [North Sydney, N.S.W.] Publisher: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal PubDate: 1988 PhysDes: 63 p., [21] leaves ; 30 cm Series: Discussion Paper (Australian Broadcasting Tribunal. Australian Content Inquiry) Subject: RATINGS. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; DRAMAS. AUSTRALIA Summary: A study on ratings for Australian drama, mini series, tele-movies and movies shown on tv in Australia between 1978-1986 More info
book		Australian cultural studies : a reader / edited by John Frow and Meaghan Morris St Leonards, N.S.W.: Allen & Unwin, 1993. Call No: 408.1(94) AUS Author: Frow, John, 1948; Morris, Meaghan Place: St Leonards, N.S.W. Publisher: Allen & Unwin PubDate: 1993 PhysDes: xxxii, 296 p. : ill. ; 22 cm Series: Questions in cultural studies Subject: POPULAR CULTURE AND THE CINEMA. AUSTRALIA; IMPERIALISM AND THE CINEMA. AUSTRALIA; SERIALS. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; HISTORY OF TV. AUSTRALIA; POPULAR CULTURE AND TV. AUSTRALIA; POLITICS AND TV. AUSTRALIA; LANDSCAPES IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA; CHAMBERLAIN, AZARIA; EMBASSY [TV] (AT, Paul Moloney/Mark Callan/Karl Steinberg, 1991 -) Notes: CIP confirmed; Bibliography: p. 292-296 ISBN: 1863734996 : 439.95; 1863734147 (pbk.) : $19.95 LON: 13615766; 9721242 More info
book		The Australian TV book / edited by Graeme Turner and Stuart Cunningham St. Leonards, N.S.W.: Allen & Unwin, 2000. Call No: 71(94) TUR Author: Cunningham, Stuart; Turner, Graeme Source: AT Place: St. Leonards, N.S.W. Publisher: Allen & Unwin PubDate: 2000 PhysDes: x, 243 p. ; 23 cm Subject: TELEVISION. AUSTRALIA; INDUSTRY, TV. AUSTRALIA; PUBLIC BROADCASTING. AUSTRALIA; COMMERCIAL TV. AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION; SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE; ADVERTISING. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMMES. AUSTRALIA; NEWS PROGRAMMES. AUSTRALIA; NINE NETWORK; PAY TV. AUSTRALIA; SPORT ON TV. AUSTRALIA; NETWORK TEN; FRONTLINE [TV] (AT, 1994- ); SEACHANGE [TV] (AT, 1998-) Notes: Includes index; Bibliography: p. 213-227 ISBN: 1865080144 : $35.00 LON: 21494182 More info
Interim book		British cinemas and their audiences : sociological studies / by J.P. Mayer London: Dennis Dobson, 1948. Call No: 46(41) MAY Author: Mayer, J.P. Source: UK Place: London Publisher: Dennis Dobson PubDate: 1948 PhysDes: [viii] 280 p. : illus. : 22cm. Series: International theatre and cinema Subject: AUDIENCE RESEARCH; ETHICS IN FILMS; SOCIETY AND THE CINEMA Notes: Includes appendices, bibliography and index. More info
book		Child's Play : issues in Australian Children's Television 2013 2013. Call No: 410-053.2(94) CHI CorpAuthor: Screen Australia Source: AT PubDate: 2013 PhysDes: ca. 150 p. : ill. ; 30cm Subject: AUDIENCE RECEPTION; AUDIENCES; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; CHILDREN AND TV; CHILDREN AND THE MEDIA. AUSTRALIA; CHILDREN AND TV. AUSTRALIA; CHILDREN, EFFECTS OF TV ON; CHILDREN, EFFECTS OF TV ON. AUSTRALIA; CHILDREN, PROGRAMMES FOR; CHILDREN, PROGRAMMES FOR. AUSTRALIA; PROGRAMME CONTENT; PROGRAMME CONTENT. AUSTRALIA; PROGRAMMING. AUSTRALIA; FINANCING; FINANCING. AUSTRALIA; PRODUCTION; PRODUCTION, TV. AUSTRALIA; PRODUCTION. AUSTRALIA Summary: 'Screen Australia and the Australian Children's Television Foundation have undertaken this project to increase understanding of how children engage with screen content, and the unique challenges involved in financing, producing and scheduling childrens' programs in today's rapidly evolving media landscape. The project draws together previously availalable data and insights from new research, building on issues raised in the Screen Australia publications Beyond the Box Office, What to watch? and Convergence 2011: Australian Content State of Play." -- Introduction Notes: This report is a summary of three briefing papers which can be accessed at www.screenaustralia.gov.au/childsplay ISBN: 9781920998257 Contents: -- introduction -- key findings -- focus 1: the audience -- child audience attitudes and behaviours: What's On survey -- viewing patterns: ratings analysis -- focus 2: the broadcasters -- broadcaster programming strategies: schedule analysis -- on-air promotion of children's programs: Program breaks analysis -- focus 3: the producers -- Financing and production of children's content: Data from Screen Australia's Drama Report -- Challenges and opportunities for producers: Producers' survey -- conclusion -- appendicies -- appendix A: Children's Television Standards (CTS) -- appendix B: International context -- More info
book		The cinema book / edited by Pam Cook and Mieke Bernink London: British Film Institute, 1999. Call No: 70(04) CIN Author: Cook, Pam; Bernink, Mieke Edition: 2nd ed Place: London Publisher: British Film Institute PubDate: 1999 PhysDes: x, 406 p. : ill. ; 30 cm Subject: USA; STUDIOS, FILM. USA; STUDIO SYSTEM; STARS; NARRATIVE IN FILMS; EXPRESSIONISM; GERMANY; USSR; NEOREALISM; NOUVELLE VAGUE; UNITED KINGDOM; HOLLYWOOD; ART CINEMA; ASIAN COUNTRIES; AVANT-GARDE FILMS; THIRD CINEMA; THIRD WORLD; GENRES; WESTERNS; MELODRAMA; GANGSTER FILMS; FILM NOIR; HORROR FILMS; MUSICALS; YOUNG PEOPLE IN FILMS; COMEDIES; ACTION FILMS; AUTHORSHIP; AUTEUR THEORY; STRUCTURALISM; PSYCHOANALYSIS AND THE CINEMA; FEMINISM AND THE CINEMA; SPECTATORSHIP; AUDIENCE RESEARCH; SARRIS, ANDREW Notes: Previous ed.: 1985 ISBN: 0851707297; 0851707262 (pbk.) ª23.99; 0851707297; 0851707262 (pbk.) LON: 14510520 More info
journal article		DVD biz boosts cinema tix sales in Variety (August 9-15, 2004) p.11 Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER Author: Groves, Don Subject: DISTRIBUTION. DVD. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCES. AUSTRALIA Summary: -- Suggesting that DVD sales fuel cinema attendence. Stats listed say: "DVD owners patronise cinemas more frequently - 4.5 times in six months - than the rest of the popularity." More info
book		Elements of broadcasting economics / Bureau of Transport and Communications Economics Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1993. Call No: 203.1(94) BUR Author: Bureau of Transport and Communications Economics Source: AT Place: Canberra Publisher: Australian Government Publishing Service PubDate: 1993 PhysDes: 239 p. ; 25 cm Series: Report (Australia. Bureau of Transport and Communications Economics) ; 83 Subject: ADVERTISING. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCE RECEPTION. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION; BROADCASTING. AUSTRALIA; ECONOMICS AND TV. AUSTRALIA; PROGRAMME CONTENT. AUSTRALIA; PUBLIC BROADCASTING. AUSTRALIA; RADIO BROADCASTING. AUSTRALIA; SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE Summary: "This report is part of an extensive Bureau program of research to study the operational performance of the [broadcasting] industry and the effects of the substantial technological and structural changes facing it. This report concentrates on the general economic aspects of broadcasting and the performance of commercial radio." - FROM INTRODUCTION ISBN: 0644324546 ISSN: 1034-4152 Donation: donated by Mick Counihan Contents: Foreword -- Abstract -- Summary -- Introduction -- Advertising and media competition -- Broadcasters and market behaviour -- Provision of broadcasting services -- The Australian Broadcasting Corporation -- The Special Broadcasting Service -- Community broadcasting -- Commerical Radio: ownership and competition -- Financial performance of coimmercial radio -- Appendix I / empirical analysis of relationship between advertising expenditure and some makjor economic indicators -- Appendix II / a chronology of national broadcasting services in Australia -- Appendix III / characteristics of commercial radio services -- Appendix IV / data sources used in assessing the financial performance of commercial radio -- Glossary -- References -- Abbreviations More info
book		Exploring attitudes towards film, TV and video classifications : a marketing research report / prepared for the Office of Film and Literature Classication and Australian Broadcasting Tribunal by Frank Small & Associates [Sydney?: Frank Small & Associates], 1992. Call No: 414(94) EXP Place: [Sydney? Publisher: Frank Small & Associates] PubDate: 1992 PhysDes: 109 p. : ill. ; 30 cm Subject: AUDIENCE RECEPTION. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCES. AUSTRALIA; LANGUAGE AND TV; LANGUAGE AND THE CINEMA; CENSORSHIP. AUSTRALIA; SEX AND THE CINEMA; CENSORSHIP TV. AUSTRALIA; SEX ON TV; CLASSIFICATION. AUSTRALIA; RATING FOR FILMS. AUSTRALIA; RATING FOR TV. AUSTRALIA Summary: A study attempting to understand the underlying attitudes held by members of the community to the depiction of sex, nudity, language, and violence on film, television and video. Survey was done with members of the public from Sydney and Dubbo, and includes questions regarding the context and viewing environment and classifications of films and tv shows and videos More info
book		Extended TV services in perspectives : in-depth reactions to new services and their implications / Susanna Argardy and Jacinta Burke Melbourne: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal, Research Branch, 1982. Call No: 410(-54)(94) AGA Author: Agardy, Susanna; Burke, Jacinta; Australian Broadcasting Tribunal. Research Branch Source: AT Place: Melbourne Publisher: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal, Research Branch PubDate: 1982 PhysDes: 35 pages ; 26 cm Subject: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal; CABLE TV. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA Summary: "A research branch report prepared for the Tribunal in its inquiry into the introduction of cable television and radiated subscription television" -- Verso page Notes: includes loose leafs of appendix D "Summaries of Discussion by Each Group" More info
Interim book		The film cultures reader / Graeme Turner (ed.) New York: Routledge, 2002. Call No: 408 TUR Author: Graeme Turner (ed.) Place: London; New York Publisher: Routledge PubDate: 2002 PhysDes: 524 p. ; 24 cm Subject: CULTURE AND THE CINEMA; GENRES; AESTHETICS; WOMEN AND THE CINEMA; FEMINISM AND THE CINEMA; SPECTATORSHIP; AUDIENCE RECEPTION; AUDIENCE RESEARCH; SOUND; THEORY; CREED, BARBARA; KUHN, ANNETTE; NATIONAL CULTURE AND THE CINEMA; POSTMODERNISM AND THE CINEMA; HONG KONG; HOLLYWOOD; GLOBALISATION; USA; MONROE, MARILYN; SEX IN FILMS; HORROR FILMS; ACTION FILMS; HOMOSEXUALITY IN FILMS; THRILLERS; COLOR PURPLE, THE (US, Steven Spielberg, 1985); PIANO, THE (AT, Jane Campion, 1993); AGE OF INNOCENCE, THE (US, Martin Scorsese, 1993); PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK (AT, Peter Weir, 1975); TECHNOLOGY AND THE CINEMA; INDUSTRY, FILM Summary: This companion reader to Film as Social Practice brings together key writings on contemporary cinema, exploring film as a social and cultural phenomenon. Key features of the reader include: thematic sections, each with an introduction by the editor; a general introduction by Graeme Turner; sections on understanding film, film technology, film industries, meanings and pleasures, identities, audiences and consumption. ISBN: 0415252822 More info
newspaper article		Foxtel value rated lowest in consumer survey of paid viewing in The Age (7/04/2017) p.21 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; VIDEO ON DEMAND Author: Battersby, Lucy PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: FOXTEL; VIDEO ON DEMAND; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA Summary: Report on Canstar Blue survey that ranks the satisfaction ratings for the various streaming services and the pay-tv channel Foxtel. the providers costs and services are listed for Foxtel, Netflix, Fetch, Stan, and Bigpond Movies More info
book		From the early window to the late night show : a cross-national review of television's impact on children and adults / John P. Murray and Susan Kippax North Ryde, NSW: School of Behavioural Sciences, Macquarie University, April 1978. Call No: 412 MUR Author: Murray, John P. -- Kippax, Susan Edition: Draft Source: AT Place: North Ryde, NSW Publisher: School of Behavioural Sciences, Macquarie University PubDate: April 1978 PhysDes: 135 pages : diagrams ; 30 cm Series: Television and socialisation research reports Subject: ADVERTISING. CHILDREN; ADVERTISING. TV; AUDIENCE RECEPTION; AUDIENCE RESEARCH; AUDIENCES. TV. AUSTRALIA; CHILDREN AND TV; CHILDREN AND TV. AUSTRALIA; CHILDREN, EFFECTS OF TV ON; CHILDREN, EFFECTS OF TV ON. AUSTRALIA; EFFECTS OF TV; VIOLENCE ON TV Summary: "This paper is designed to evaluate television's influence within the social context in which the medium is used. The inclusion of context variables is important because it emphasizes the notion that television does not affect the individual in isolation, but rather, television's influence must be seen in terms of the audience member's construal of the televised message. How the audience will interpret what it views will depend not only upon the content of the programs but also on the nature of the viewer and the context in which the viewing occurs." - INTRODUCTION Notes: Draft version for comments only, prepared for Berkowitz, L. (Ed.) Advances in social psychology. New York: Academic Press -- Includes references Contents: Introduction -- Television's culture context -- Television's impact on daily life -- Impact of televised violence -- Other aspects of television's impact -- Understanding television -- Functions of Television -- Television and the "real" world -- Conclusions, implications and research priorities -- References More info
Yet to catalogue book		Get the picture : essential data on Australian film, television and video / compiled and edited by Peta Spear North Sydney: The Commission, 1989. Call No: 201(94) AUS Author: Spear, Peta, 1959 CorpAuthor: Australian Film Commission Edition: 1st edition Source: AT Place: North Sydney Publisher: The Commission PubDate: 1989 PhysDes: 248 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 26 cm Subject: AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCES. AUSTRALIA; ADVERTISING FOR FILMS; DISTRIBUTION. AUSTRALIA; EXHIBITION. AUSTRALIA; FILM STUDY AND RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; FUNDING. AUSTRALIA; INDUSTRY, FILM. AUSTRALIA; LABOUR. AUSTRALIA; PRODUCTION. AUSTRALIA Summary: "GET THE PICTURE is the most comprehensive collection of useful data on Australian film available today. One of the aims of the book its to enhance existing and future data collection by demonstrating what is currently known and what is waiting to be discovered. This book grew out of AUSTRALIAN FILM DATA, first published in 1988, which was the first extensive collection of statistics on Australian film, television, and video." [Taken from Preface] Notes: Bibliography: p. 241-247 ISBN: 0642147922 : $17.00 LON: abn89211365; 6583792 More info
Yet to catalogue book		Get the picture : essential data on Australian film, television and video Sydney: Australian Film Commission, 1994. Call No: 201(94) AUS CorpAuthor: Australian Film Commission Edition: 3rd ed Place: Sydney Publisher: Australian Film Commission PubDate: 1994 PhysDes: 240 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm Subject: AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCES. AUSTRALIA; ADVERTISING FOR FILMS; DISTRIBUTION. AUSTRALIA; EXHIBITION. AUSTRALIA; FILM STUDY AND RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; FUNDING. AUSTRALIA; INDUSTRY, FILM. AUSTRALIA; LABOUR. AUSTRALIA; PRODUCTION. AUSTRALIA Summary: "The aim of GET THE PICTURE is to collate useful data on the Australian film, TV and video industries to assist in the research, analysis and promotion promotion oif these industries." [Taken from Introduction] Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN: 0642202443 LON: abn94109155; 10801082 More info
book		Get the picture : essential data on Australian film, television, video and interactive media / edited by Cathy Gray and Rosemary Curtis Sydney: Australian Film Commission, c2002. Call No: 201(94) AUS Author: Gray, Cathy (ed.); Curtis, Rosemary (ed.) CorpAuthor: Australian Film Commission Edition: 6th edition Source: AT Place: Sydney Publisher: Australian Film Commission PubDate: c2002 PhysDes: vi, 338 pages; 25 cm Subject: AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCES. AUSTRALIA; ADVERTISING FOR FILMS; DISTRIBUTION. AUSTRALIA; EXHIBITION. AUSTRALIA; FILM STUDY AND RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; FUNDING. AUSTRALIA; INDUSTRY, FILM. AUSTRALIA; LABOUR. AUSTRALIA; PRODUCTION. AUSTRALIA; PRODUCTION Summary: "Well-presented and exhaustive, this book is essential reading for anyone wanting to do business in Australia in this area." SCREEN DIGEST - BOOK BACK COVER Notes: "January 2002"--Verso t.p; Includes bibliographies and indexes; Also available via the World Wide Web ISBN: 0958015201 Contents: -- industry overview -- what Australians are making -- what Australians are watching -- Australia and the world -- information -- More info
book		The great audience / by Gilbert Seldes Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, [1970, c1950]. Call No: 41(73) SEL Author: Seldes, Gilbert Source: US Place: Westport, Conn Publisher: Greenwood Press PubDate: [1970, c1950] PhysDes: viii, 299 p. ; 23 cm Subject: AUDIENCES; AUDIENCES, US; AUDIENCE RECEPTION; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. USA; USA. 1940's; USA. 1950's; INDUSTRY, TV. USA; INDUSTRY, FILM. USA Summary: The author describes mass media in the USA in 1950 (film, radio, and television) as creative arts and examines how they operate and how they interact with the audience and society. ISBN: 0837128021 More info
book		Identifying Hollywood's audiences : cultural identity and the movies / edited by Melvyn Stokes and Richard Maltby London: British Film Institute, 1999. Call No: 410(73) IDE Author: Maltby, Richard, 1952; Stokes, Melvyn Place: London Publisher: British Film Institute PubDate: 1999 PhysDes: 209 p. ; 24 cm Subject: AUDIENCES; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. USA; WOMEN AND THE CINEMA; FAMILY, FILMS FOR; VIOLENCE IN FILMS; HORROR FILMS; SCIENCE-FICTION FILMS; RKO; BASIC INSTINCT (US, Paul Verhoeven, 1992); JUDGE DREDD (US, Danny Cannon, 1995); MAYTIME (US, Robert Z. Leonard, 1937); PRETTY WOMAN (US, Garry Marshall, 1990) ISBN: 0851707386; 0851707394(pbk.) LON: 20062600 21256904 More info
journal article		Identifying Hollywood's audiences : cultural identity and the movies in Metro (2000) iss.123 p.129-131 Author: Polan, Dana PhysDes: Book review; Illustration(s) Subject: AUDIENCE RESEARCH Summary: Review of 'Identifying Hollywood's audiences: cultural identity and the movies', edited by Richard Maltby and Melvyn Stokes. More info
book		Immediate seating : a look at movie audiences / Bruce A. Austin Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth Pub. Co., 1989. Call No: 410 AUS Author: Austin, Bruce A., 1952 Place: Belmont, Calif. Publisher: Wadsworth Pub. Co. PubDate: 1989 PhysDes: xi, 194 p. : ill. ; 24 cm Subject: AUDIENCES; AUDIENCE RESEARCH; RATING FOR FILMS; DRIVE-IN CINEMAS; ADVERTISING FOR FILMS Notes: Includes index; Bibliography: p. 149-186 ISBN: 0534093663 LON: 5793873 More info
book		Interpreting Diana : television audiences and the death of a princess / Robert Turnock London: British Film Institute, 2000. Call No: 412 TUR Author: Turnock, Robert Place: London Publisher: British Film Institute PubDate: 2000 PhysDes: v, 138 p. ; 24 cm Subject: AUDIENCE RECEPTION; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. UK; AUDIENCES. UK; DEATH ON TV; ROYALTY AND TV Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN: 0851707890 (pbk.) : ¦12.99; 0851707882(cased) : ¦40.00; 0851707882; 0851707890 (pbk.) LON: 21901833 21445647 More info
book		Kids and the scary world of video : a study of video viewing among 1498 primary school children in South Australia / [formulated and compiled C.G. Cupit] Millswood, S. Aust.: The Television Committee, South Australian Council for Children's Films & Television Inc., 1986. Call No: 412-053.2 KID Author: Cupit, Glenn CorpAuthor: South Australian Council for Children's Films and T.V. Television Committee Place: Millswood, S. Aust. Publisher: The Television Committee, South Australian Council for Children's Films & Television Inc. PubDate: 1986 PhysDes: 200 p. : ill., facsims. ; 30 cm Subject: AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; CHILDREN, EFFECTS OF TV ON. AUSTRALIA Notes: Available from The Secretary, South Australian Council for Children's Films and Television (Inc.), 54 Barton Terrace, North Adelaide, S.A. 5006 ISBN: 0959548025 : price unknown LON: 4783727 More info
book		The last picture show : Britain's changing film audience / David Docherty, David Morrison and Michael Tracey London: BFI Pub., 1987. Call No: 410(41) DOC Author: Docherty, David; Morrison, David, 1944; Tracey, Michael Whitehouse Place: London Publisher: BFI Pub. PubDate: 1987 PhysDes: 152 p. Subject: AUDIENCES. UK; STATISTICS. UK; VIDEO, FILMS ON, UK; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. UK ISBN: 0851702015 LON: bnb85170201; 5363080 More info
newspaper article		Light not always light: Oztam in Australian Financial Review (31/10/2016) p.29 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA Author: Mason, Max PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; OZTAM Summary: Looking at recent audience research results in Australia with the focus on so called 'Light TV' viewers and the difficulty in accurately measuring their viewing patterns More info
Online resource book		Making sense of cinema : empirical studies into film spectators and spectatorship / edited by Carrielynn D. Reinhard and Christopher J. Olson New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2017. Available at ProQuest (RMIT login required) Call No: 412.3 MAK Author: Reinhard, Carrielynn; Olson, Christopher J. Edition: 2016 Place: New York Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic PubDate: 2017 PhysDes: xvi, 298 pages ; illustrated ; 23 cm Subject: SPECTATORSHIP; AUDIENCE RESEARCH Summary: There are a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches to researching how film spectators make sense of film texts, from the film text itself, the psychological traits and sociocultural group memberships of the viewer, or even the location and surroundings of the viewer. However, we can only understand the agency of film spectators in situations of film spectatorship by studying actual spectators' interactions with specific film texts in specific contexts of engagement. Making Sense of Cinema: Empirical Studies into Film Spectators and Spectatorship uses a number of empirical approaches (ethnography, focus groups, interviews, historical, qualitative experiment and physiological experiment) to consider how the film spectator makes sense of the text itself or the ways in which the text fits into his or her everyday life. With case studies ranging from preoccupations of queer and ageing men in Spanish and French cinema and comparative eye-tracking studies based on the two completely different soundscapes of Monsters Inc. and Saving Private Ryan to cult fanbase of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy and attachment theory to its fictional characters, Making Sense of Cinema aligns this subset of film studies with the larger fields of media reception studies, allowing for dialogue with the broader audience and reception studies field. -- publisher's web site ISBN: 9781501320217 Contents: List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Empirical approaches to film spectators and spectatorship / CarrieLynn D. Reinhard and Christopher J. Olson -- Chapter 2: Spectatorship in public space: The moving image in public art / Annie Dell'Aria -- Chapter 3: The festival collective: Cult audience and Japanese Extreme Cinema / Jessica Hughes -- Chapter 4: Transnational investments: Aging in Les Invisibles (Sébastien Lifshitz, 2013) and its reception / Darren Waldron -- Chapter 5: Preferred readings and dissociative appropriations: Group discussions following and challenging the tradition of cultural studies / Alexander Geimer -- Chapter 6: “Legolas, he's cool … and he's hot!”: The meanings and implications of audiences' favorite characters / Martin Barker -- Chapter 7: In search of the child spectator in the late silent era / Amanda C. Fleming -- Chapter 8: Seeing, sensing sound: Eye tracking soundscapes in Saving Private Ryan and Monsters, Inc. / Andrea Rassell, Sean Redmond, Jenny Robinson, Jane Stadler, Darrin Verhagen, and Sarah Pink -- Chapter 9: Seeing animated worlds: Eye tracking and the spectator's experience of narrative / Craig Batty, Adrian Dyer, Claire Perkins, and Jodi Sita -- Chapter 10: Focalization, attachment, and film viewers' responses to film characters: Experimental design with qualitative data collection / Katalin Bálint and András Bálint Kovács -- Chapter 11: Making sense of the American superhero film: Experiences of entanglement and detachment / CarrieLynn D. Reinhard -- Chapter 12: Indexing the events of an art film by audiences with different viewing backgrounds / Sermin Ildirar -- Chapter 13: Exploring the role of narrative contextualization in film interpretation: Issues and challenges for eye tracking methodology / Thorsten Kluss, John Bateman, Heinz-Peter Preußer and Kerstin Schill -- Chapter 14: Conclusion: A methodological toolbox for film reception studies / Christopher J. Olson More info
book		Marketing to moviegoers : a handbook of strategies used by major studios and independents / Robert Marich Amsterdam; Sydney: Focal Press, 2005. Call No: 33(73) MAR Author: Marich, Robert Place: Amsterdam; Sydney Publisher: Focal Press PubDate: 2005 PhysDes: xii, 300 p. ; 23 cm Subject: ADVERTISING FOR FILMS; AUDIENCE RESEARCH; MERCHANDISING; DISTRIBUTION Notes: Includes bibliography, glossary and index ISBN: 0240806875 (alk. paper) More info
book		Maximising the appeal of Australian movies with Australian audiences / report for FFC by Bergent Research, June 2008 [Southbank, VIC: Bergent, 2008. Call No: 410.3(94) MAX Source: AT Place: [Southbank, VIC Publisher: Bergent PubDate: 2008 Subject: INDUSTRY, FILM. AUSTRALIA; PRODUCTION. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCE RECEPTION. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCES. AUSTRALIA Summary: The report's objectives are to: understand hnow audiences perceive Australian movies, provide a clear picture of Australian brand image in movies, and measure the handicap Australian movies suffer from compared with US movies Notes: Report taken from website - http://www.ffc.gov.au/about/ffc_research_results.pdf More info
book		The media in Australia : industries, texts, audiences / edited by Stuart Cunningham and Graeme Turner St Leonards, N.S.W.: Allen & Unwin, 1997. Call No: 401(94) MED Author: Cunningham, Stuart; Turner, Graeme Edition: 2nd ed Place: St Leonards, N.S.W. Publisher: Allen & Unwin PubDate: 1997 PhysDes: xviii, 490 p. : ill. ; 23 cm Subject: MEDIA. AUSTRALIA; INDUSTRY, FILM. AUSTRALIA; INDUSTRY, TV. AUSTRALIA; ADVERTISING. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCES. AUSTRALIA; PAY TV. AUSTRALIA; PRODUCTION. AUSTRALIA; PRODUCTION, TV. AUSTRALIA; NEWS PROGRAMMES. AUSTRALIA; OWNERSHIP. AUSTRALIA; POLITICS AND TV. AUSTRALIA; GOVERNMENT CONTROL. AUSTRALIA; VIOLENCE ON TV. AUSTRALIA; DRAMAS. AUSTRALIA; WOMEN AND TV. AUSTRALIA; HOME VIDEO. AUSTRALIA; RATINGS. AUSTRALIA; Australian Broadcasting Tribunal; COUNTRY PRACTICE, A [TV] (AT, 1981-1995?); PERFECT MATCH [TV] (AT, 1984-89?) Notes: Includes index; Bibliography: p. 441-467 ISBN: 1864482737 LON: 12826003 More info
book		Media institutions and audiences : key concepts in media studies / Nick Lacey Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York: Palgrave, 2002. Call No: 41 LAC Author: Lacey, Nick Source: UK Place: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York Publisher: Palgrave PubDate: 2002 PhysDes: xii, 235 p. : ill. ; 22 cm Subject: MEDIA; AUDIENCES; AUDIENCE RESEARCH; AUDIENCES THEORY Summary: "The book delivers a range of theories and contemporary case studies in its coverage of media business and the influence of regulation and censorship. The issues surrounding the growing commodification of media texts, and the increasing influence of marketing and public relations, are considered. The major approaches to understanding audiences are also investigated" Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-230) and index. Contents: Acknowledgements -- Series preface -- Introduction -- 1: the media business -- 1.1: Introduction -- 1.2: Hollywood: a business history -- 1.3: Contemporary Hollywood: the high concept -- 1.4: Synergy -- 1.5: Viacom -- 1.6: Broadcasting -- 1.7: the press -- 1.8: News Corporation -- 1.9: Convergence and the internet --1.10: Conclusion -- 2: Regulation and censorship: 2.1: Introduction -- 2.2: British legal regulations --2.3: Self-regulation - Press Complaints Commission -- 2.4: Freedom of information -- 2.5: British broadcasting regulation -- 2.6: Public service broadcasting -- 2.7: Classification or censorship? -- 2.8: Pressure groups -- 2.9: Institutional practices -- 2.10: Conclusion -- 3: Media texts as commodities -- 3.1: Introduction -- 3.2: Films -- 3.3: Stars, celebrities and personalities -- 3.4: the effect of advertising on newspapers -- 3.5: Commercial broadcasting -- 3.6: Media imperialism -- 3.7: Music as commodity -MTV -- 3.8: News and the developing world -- 3.9: Eurocentrism -- 3.10: Conclusion -- 4: Marketing and Public Relations -- 4.1: Introduction -- 4.2: Marketing mix -- 4.3: Advertising -- 4.4: Branding -- 4.5: Public Relations (PR) -- 4.6: Vortex of publicity -- 4.7: The net future? -- 4.8: Conclusion -- 5: The independent and the alternative -- 5.1: Introduction -- 5.2: Definitions of 'indepedence' and 'alternative' -- 5.3: Independent film -- 5.4: Crossing over: the commodification of the oppositional -- 5.5: Music, mediation and industry -- 5.6: Access programmes -- 5.7: Conclusion -- 6: Approaches to audiences -- 6.1: Introduction -- 6.2: The 'effects' debate (the hyperdermic model) -- 6.3: the 'uses and gratifications' theory -- 6.4: Encoding/decoding -- 6.5: Ethnography -- 6.6 Conclusion -- 7: Defining and persuading audiences -- 7.1: Introduction -- 7.2: Audience classification -- 7.3: Persuasion -- 7.4: Audiences and scheduling -- 7.5: Modes of address -- 7.6: Sub-cultural groups 7.7: Conclusion -- 8: Audience as citizens -- 8.1: Introduction -- 8.2: Information and knowledge -- 8.3: Representation and access -- 8.4: Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index More info
book		The Nationwide audience : structure and decoding / David Morley London: British Film Institute, 1980. Call No: 79NAT MOR Author: Morley, David, 1949 Place: London Publisher: British Film Institute PubDate: 1980 PhysDes: 167 p. ; 21 cm Series: BFI television monograph ; 11 Subject: AUDIENCE RESEARCH; NATIONWIDE [TV] (UK, 1969-83) Notes: Bibliography: p. 165-167 ISBN: 0851700977(pbk.) LON: 2235937 More info
Interim book		Perverse spectators : the practices of film reception / Janet Staiger New York: New York University Press, c2000. Call No: 630.5 STA Author: Staiger, Janet Source: US Place: New York Publisher: New York University Press PubDate: c2000 PhysDes: vi, 242 p. ; 24 cm Subject: AUDIENCE RESEARCH; AUDIENCE RECEPTION; PERCEPTION; AUDIENCES THEORY; AESTHETICS; GENRES; VIOLENCE IN FILMS; SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, THE (US, Jonathan Demme, 1991); CLOCKWORK ORANGE, A (UK, Stanley Kubrick, 1971); RETOUR DE MARTIN GUERRE, LE (FR, Daniel Vigne, 1982) Summary: A book on film studies, with interpretation on films using different theories. The history of film is provided and the role media plays in culture and in the world today. Different topics in films are discussed with the descpition of various films that are applied to those certain topics. ISBN: 081478139X More info
book		Public attitudes to the classification of television programs / Australian Broadcasting Tribunal Research Branch Melbourne: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal, Research Branch, 1983. Call No: 441.1 AUS Source: AT Place: Melbourne Publisher: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal, Research Branch PubDate: 1983 PhysDes: 88, 14 p. ; 26 cm Series: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal research report Subject: RATING FOR TV. AUSTRALIA; PROGRAMMING. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCE RECEPTION. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCES. TV. AUSTRALIA Summary: Survey of television viewers in Melbourne and Swan Hill about the classification rating given of various types/genres of shows and about the shows that they felt were suitable/unsuitable for viewing by children and young people. Contents: Introduction -- Explanaory notes -- Description of the sample -- Summary -- Discussion and conclusions -- Acceptability of material -- Suitability of programs for young audiences -- Knowledge and use of the symbols -- Special issues; the news; program promotions; late night explicit programming -- Television use and attitudes -- Appendices -- Method -- Description of programs and movies -- Questionnaire More info
book		Public television in Melbourne : the preview broadcasts and beyond / Peter B. White, Patsy Segall, Ian Hoad Fitzroy, Vic.: Open Channel Co-operative assisted by William Buckland Foundation, 1982. Call No: 190(94) OPE WHI Author: White, Peter B. Source: AT Place: Fitzroy, Vic. Publisher: Open Channel Co-operative assisted by William Buckland Foundation PubDate: 1982 PhysDes: 72 pages ; 25 cm Subject: PUBLIC BROADCASTING. AUSTRALIA; OPEN CHANNEL; STATE AND TV. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCE RECEPTION. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCES. TV. AUSTRALIA Summary: "An evaluation of the first public television preview broadcasts undertaken in Australia...by using both qualitative and quantitative methods as a means of examining community responses to this unique form of television" Notes: Includes appendices Contents: Public television and Open Channel -- The evaluation project described -- The preview broadcasts described -- Who watched the broadcasts and what did they watch? -- Responses to programming -- The future of public television: the views of individuals -- State and local government: trends favoring participation -- Institutional participation in public television: demand and uses -- Conclusions and recommendations -- References and directories -- Appendices More info
book		A qualitative analysis of attitudes toward cinema-going / prepared for Australian Film Commission by Spectrum Research North Sydney, N.S.W.: Spectrum Research (NSW) Pty Ltd, [1985]. Call No: 410(94)(038) AUS CorpAuthor: Spectrum Research Pty Ltd Source: AT Place: North Sydney, N.S.W. Publisher: Spectrum Research (NSW) Pty Ltd PubDate: [1985] PhysDes: 29, 64 leaves ; 30 cm Subject: AUDIENCE RECEPTION. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCES. AUSTRALIA Summary: Results of a survey regarding Australians perception of attending cinemas to watch movies. This is in relation to to watching movies on video and the difference between video and cinema. Questions around film promotion and advertising, types of Australian films, and the mini-series television genre are investigated. Contents: Introduction and background -- Research objectives -- Methodology -- Summary and conclusions -- Detailed findings More info
book		Rating the Audience : the business of media / by Mark Balnaves and Tom O'Regan with Ben Goldsmith London ; New York: Bloomsbury, 2011. Call No: 410 (41/73/94) BAL Author: Balnaves, Mark; O'Regan, Tom; Goldsmith, Ben Source: UK/US Place: London ; New York Publisher: Bloomsbury PubDate: 2011 PhysDes: xvi, 272 p. : ill. ; 24 cm Subject: MEDIA; AUDIENCE RECEPTION; AUDIENCE RESEARCH; AUDIENCES; AUDIENCES THEORY; AUDIENCES USA; AUDIENCES. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCES. UK; RATING FOR TV; RATING FOR TV. AUSTRALIA; RATINGS. AUSTRALIA; RATINGS. USA Summary: "Knowing, measuring and understanding media audiences has become a multi-billion dollar business. But the convention that underpins that business, audience ratings, is in crisis. Rating the Audience is the first book to show why and how audience ratings research became a convention, an agreement, and the first to interrogate the ways that agreement is now under threat. Taking a historical approach, the book looks at the evolution of audience ratings and the survey industry. It goes on to analyse today's media environment, looking at the role of the internet and the the increased difficulties it presents for measuring audiences. The book covers all the major players and controversies, such as Facebook's privacy rulings and Google's alliance with Nielson. Offering the first real comparative study, Rating the Audience is critical reading for media students and professionals." -- BOOK BLURB Notes: Formerly CIP; Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN: 9781849663410 Donation: Donated by Senses of Cinema, 2013 Contents: -- list of figures -- list of tables -- preface -- acknowledgments -- 1.Why the Ratings Are Important -- Introduction -- The Single Number -- Summary -- 2.The Convention -- `The Crossleys' - Archibald Crossley -- Arthur C. Nielsen (and the Black Box) -- Bill McNair and George Anderson -- New Forms of Knowledge about Audiences -- Theorizing the Convention -- Summary -- 3.The Panel and the Survey -- The Ratings Intellectuals -- Lazarsfeld -- The Very Idea of Measurement -- Single Source: `The Holy Grail' -- Summary -- 4.The Audit -- Taming Error -- Invisible Audiences -- The BBC: Robert Silvey's Thermometer and Barometer -- Summary -- 5.The Technologies of Counting -- The Diffusion of Ratings Technology -- Proliferation of Channels and Measurement -- Neuroscience, Neuromarketing and New Technologies of Measurement -- Timeshifting and Technologies of Counting -- The Increasing Technical Complexity of Audience Measurement -- Calls for Harmonization -- Summary -- 6.The Ratings Provider -- The Official Truth -- The Silent Revolution -- `Superior Technology': ATR-OzTAM and ACNielsen Controversy in Australia -- `Superior Technology': Nielsen versus Hooper, Nielsen versus Arbitron -- Summary -- 7.The Networks (and Other Media Providers) -- TV Economics -- Standardization -- Small Audiences and Set-top Boxes -- United Kingdom -- Summary -- 8.Advertisers and Media Planners -- The Dual Persona of the Advertiser -- The Media Planner -- Cost Efficiency and the Curve of Experience -- The Competent User -- Summary -- 9.The Audience -- The Modem Audience -- The Average Household and the Representative Individual -- Home Studies and the Public -- Audience Consent -- The Knowledge Aggregators -- Summary -- 10.The Critics -- The Broader Context -- The Bogart Persona -- Objections to Ratings -- Setting Limits to Statistics -- Problems with Increases in Scale -- Impersonal Secondary Data -- Deprofessionalization of Media Research -- Summary -- 11.The Future of Ratings -- bibliography -- index -- More info
book		Re-viewing reception : television, gender, and postmodern culture / Lynne Joyrich Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press, 1996. Call No: 64POS JOY Author: Joyrich, Lynne, 1959 Place: Bloomington, Ind. Publisher: Indiana University Press PubDate: 1996 PhysDes: 244 p. : ill. ; 24 cm Series: Theories of contemporary culture ; v. 18 Subject: POSTMODERNISM AND TV/VIDEO; GENDER AND TV; MELODRAMA; FAMILY ON TV; FEMINISM AND TV; AUDIENCE RESEARCH; SPECTATORSHIP; CONSUMERISM ON TV; ROBOTS ON TV; CYBERNETICS AND TV; MIAMI VICE [TV] (US, 1984-90); MOONLIGHTING [TV] (US, 1985-89); COSBY SHOW, THE [TV] (US, 1984-92); PEE-WEE'S PLAYHOUSE [TV] (US, 1986-91); MAX HEADROOM [TV] (US, 1987-89) Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-218) and index ISBN: 025321078X (pbk. : alk. paper); 0253330769 (alk. paper) LON: 96006931; 12195271 More info
newspaper article		Screen tests in The Saturday Paper (18/02/2017) p.9 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA Author: Bodey, Michael PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION; BROADCASTING. AUSTRALIA; VIDEO ON DEMAND; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA Summary: Report on the viewing audience of brodcast TV in Australia and the how and why viewing numbers seem to be dropping and if it is a problem for the broadcasters More info
book		Screen traffic : movies, multiplexes, and global culture / by Charles R. Acland London: Duke University Press, 2003. Call No: 410 ACL Author: Acland, Charles R. Source: UK Place: London Publisher: Duke University Press PubDate: 2003 PhysDes: xii, 337 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subject: AUDIENCES; AUDIENCE RESEARCH; CINEMAS; DISTRIBUTION Summary: "In Screen Traffic, Charles R. Acland examines how, since the mid-1980s, the U.S commercial movie business has altered conceptions of movie-going both within the industry and among audiences. He shows how studios, in their increasing reliance on revenues from international audiences and from the ancillary markets of television, videotape, dvd, and pay-perview, have cultivated an understanding of their commodoties as mutating global products. Consequently, the cultural practice of moviegoing has changed significantly, as has the place of the cinmea in relation to other sites of leisure. Integrating film and cultural theory with close analysis of promotional materials, entertainment news, trade publications, and economic reports, Acland presents an array of evidence for the new understanding of movies and moviegoing that has developed within popular culture and the entertainment industry. In particular, he dissects a key development: the rise of the megaplex, characterized by large auditoriums, plentiful screens, and consumer activities other than film viewing. He traces its genesis from 1986, with the re-entry of studios into the movie exhibition business, through 1998, when reports of the economic destabilization of exhibition began to surface, just as the rise of so-called e-cinema signaled another wave of change. Documenting the current tendency toward an acclerated cinema culture, one that appears to arrive simultaneously for everyone, everywhere, Screen Traffic unearths and critiques the corporate and cultural forces contributing to the 'felt internationalism' of our global era. " - BOOK BLURB Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-324) and index. ISBN: 0822331632 Contents: -- 1: global audiences and the current cinema -- 2: traveling cultures, mutating commodities -- 3: matinees, summers, and the practice of cinemagoing -- 4: crisis and settlement in exhibition and distribution -- 5: "here come the megaplexes" -- 6: zones and speeds of international cinematic life -- 7: northern screens -- 8: the miniaturization of the theme park, or after the 'death' of cinema -- 9: cinemagoing as 'felt internationalism' -- More info
book		Seeing into screens : eye tracking and the moving image / edited by Tessa Dwyer, Claire Perkins, Sean Redmond and Jodi Sita New York: Bloomsbury Academic, Call No: 412.5 SEE Author: Dwyer, Tessa; Perkins, Claire; Redmond, Sean; Sita, Jodi Edition: 2018 Place: New York Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic PhysDes: x, 276 pages ; illustrated : 24 cm Subject: AUDIENCE RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF FILMS; SUBTITLES ISBN: 9781501329029 More info
book		Seven action packed nights : a police story / John P. Murray North Ryde, NSW: School of Behavioural Sciences, Macquarie University, 1976. Call No: 410(94) MUR Author: Murray, John P. Source: AT Place: North Ryde, NSW Publisher: School of Behavioural Sciences, Macquarie University PubDate: 1976 PhysDes: 8 pages ; 26 cm Series: Television and socialisation research reports; TVS-1976/C; The mass media and social behaviour project Subject: AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCES. AUSTRALIA; PROGRAMME CHOICE; PROGRAMME CONTENT. AUSTRALIA; TELEVISION. AUSTRALIA; VIOLENCE ON TV; TELEVISION. USA; CRIME ON TV; POLICE ON TV More info
book		Sex, violence & offensive language : community views on classification of TV programs / by Kathryn Paterson and Milica Loncar North Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal, 1991. Call No: 440(94) PAT Author: Paterson, Kathryn; Loncar, Milica CorpAuthor: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal Source: AT Place: North Sydney Publisher: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal PubDate: 1991 PhysDes: 44 pages ; 25 cm Series: Research Monograph Series (Australian Broadcasting Tribunal) ; No. 2 Subject: AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCE RECEPTION. AUSTRALIA; BROADCASTING. AUSTRALIA; CENSORSHIP TV. AUSTRALIA; CODES OF PRACTICE. AUSTRALIA; GOVERNMENT CONTROL, TV. AUSTRALIA; LEGISLATION FOR CHILDREN. AUSTRALIA; LEGISLATION. AUSTRALIA; PORNOGRAPHY ON TV; RATING FOR TV. AUSTRALIA; SEX AND TV; VIOLENCE ON TV. AUSTRALIA Summary: "Program classification issues have long been at the core of a heated public debate focusing on what can be shown on television. Because television is readily accessible to nearly all people of all ages, it is accepted that program standards are required to regulate what we are able to watch on television. However, any government regulation of television programs still raises sensitive issues. On the one hand, there is concern that even the most indirect intrusion into programming can destroy artistic intention and creativity. On the other hand, community opinion indicates that television and broadcasting in general, should maintain certain social objectives [...] This monograph is concerned principally with public attitudes to classification issues: namely, sex, violence and offensive language and knowledge of the classification system" - FROM INTRODUCTION ISBN: 0642168857 More info
newspaper article		The Sharp threat to Foxtel in Australian Financial Review (10/08/2015) p.1 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; VIDEO ON DEMAND Author: White, Dominic -- McIntyre, Paul PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: NETFLIX; FOXTEL; TELEVISION. AUSTRALIA; VIDEO ON DEMAND; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA Summary: Lenghty discussion about the impact of Netflix and other video on demand services in Australia and what the future holds for the various More info
journal article		Short cuts in Metro (2000) iss.123 p.5-6 Author: Kaufman, Tina PhysDes: Editorial Subject: AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN FILM COMMISSION; AUSTRALIAN FILM INSTITUTE; CENSORSHIP. AUSTRALIA; OFFICE OF FILM AND LITERATURE CLASSIFICATION; CLARK, DESMOND; ROMANCE (FR, Catherine Breillat, 1999) Summary: The article covers: the AFC decision to withdraw funding from AFI distribution and research and information; the follies of the OFLC; and a research project into the viewing habits of Australian audiences. More info
book		Social media entertainment : The new intersection of Hollywood and Silicon Valley / Stuart Cunningham ; David Craig New York: New York University Press, 2019. Call No: 229.5(73) CUN Author: Cunningham, Stuart ; Craig, David Source: US Place: New York Publisher: New York University Press PubDate: 2019 PhysDes: x, 353 pages : figures, illustrations, tables ; 23 cm Subject: AUDIENCES; INTERNET AND THE CINEMA; SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE CINEMA; AUDIENCE RESEARCH Summary: "How the transformation of social media platforms and user-experience have redefined the entertainment industry In a little over a decade, competing social media platforms, including YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat, have given rise to a new creative industry: social media entertainment. Operating at the intersection of the entertainment and interactivity, communication and content industries, social media entertainment creators have harnessed these platforms to generate new kinds of content separate from the century-long model of intellectual property control in the traditional entertainment industry. Social media entertainment has expanded rapidly and the traditional entertainment industry has been forced to cede significant power and influence to content creators, their fans, and subscribers. Digital platforms have created a natural market for embedded advertising, changing the worlds of marketing and communication in their wake. Combined, these factors have produced new, radically shifting demands on the entertainment industry, posing new challenges for screen regimes, media scholars, industry professionals, content creators, and audiences alike. Stuart Cunningham and David Craig chronicle the rise of social media entertainment and its impact on media consumption and production. A massive, industry-defining study with insight from over 100 industry insiders, Social Media Entertainment explores the latest transformations in the entertainment industry in this time of digital disruption." -- book blurb Notes: Includes bibliography, index, notes ISBN: 9781479846894 Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Platform strategy -- 3. Creator labor -- 4. Social media entertainment intermediaries -- 5. Authenticity, community, and brand culture -- 6. Cultural politics of social media entertainment -- 7. Globalizing social media entertainment -- 8. Conclusion More info
book		Sociology of film : studies and documents / by J.P. Mayer London: Faber and Faber, 1946. Call No: 46 MAY Author: Mayer, J. P. (Jacob Peter), 1903-1992 Source: UK Place: London Publisher: Faber and Faber PubDate: 1946 PhysDes: 328 pages. : illustrations. ; 23 cm Subject: CHILDREN AND THE CINEMA; AUDIENCE RECEPTION; THEATRE AND THE CINEMA; POLITICS AND THE CINEMA. UK; SOCIOLOGY AND THE CINEMA; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. UK Summary: A sociological study on the effects of film on audience reactions and society more broadly. Investigates the influence that feature films have on British society Notes: "First published in Mcmxlvi." Includes bibliographical references and index Donation: donated from the estate of Adrian Miles Contents: Perspectives of a sociology of film -- On theatre [i.e., theater] and cinema ; Universal audiences ; Political philosophy -- The Elizabethan theatre and the modern cinema -- Impressions and reflections on children's cinema clubs -- Children and adolescents and the cinema -- Movies and conduct -- The content of films -- The adult and the cinema -- Conclusions. Appendixes: 1: Some observations on the drama among democratic nations -- 2: Children's cinemas and films in the Soviet Union -- 3: A modern psychologist on films -- 4: The new middle classes -- 5: Report to film research More info
book		Some people watch anything / Susan Kippax and John P. Murray North Ryde, NSW: School of Behavioural Sciences, Macquarie University, 1976. Call No: 410(94) KIP Author: Kippax, Susan; Murray, John P. Source: AT Place: North Ryde, NSW Publisher: School of Behavioural Sciences, Macquarie University PubDate: 1976 PhysDes: 8 pages ; 26 cm Series: Television and socialisation research reports; TVS-1976/F; The mass media and social behaviour project Subject: AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCES. AUSTRALIA; PROGRAMME CHOICE; PROGRAMME CONTENT. AUSTRALIA; TELEVISION. AUSTRALIA Notes: Reprinted from New Journalist, no. 20, 1975, 18-19 More info
book		Submission to the Senate Select Committee on Video Material / by the Research Branch of the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal [North Sydney: The Tribunal], 1985. Call No: 44(94) SUB Source: AT Place: [North Sydney Publisher: The Tribunal] PubDate: 1985 PhysDes: 40 leaves ; 30 cm Subject: CENSORSHIP. AUSTRALIA; VIDEO, FILMS ON. AUSTRALIA; VIOLENCE IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA; VIOLENCE ON TV. AUSTRALIA; SEX IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA; SEX ON TV; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; CLASSIFICATION. AUSTRALIA; RATING FOR TV. AUSTRALIA Summary: Study of the effects of sex and violence on viewers, particularly children, and the usefulness of the classification system Contents: Introduction -- Research on the effects of violence -- Public attitudes to televised violence and sex -- Attitudes to censorship -- Summary -- discussion of issues -- comments on the terms of reference -- references More info
Interim book		Teen TV : genre, consumption, identity / edited by Glyn Davis and Kay Dickinson London: bfi Publishing, 2004. Call No: 410.1 DAV Source: UK Place: London Publisher: bfi Publishing PubDate: 2004 PhysDes: 197 p. ; 24 cm Subject: POPULAR CULTURE AND TV; AUDIENCE RESEARCH; AUDIENCES Notes: Index ISBN: 0851709990 (pbk.) : Contents: Part I: Genre. 1. A boy for all planets: Roswell, Smallville and the teen male melodrama / Miranda J. Banks -- 2. Teen futures: discourses of alienation, the social and technology in Australian Science-fiction television series / Leonie Rutherford -- 3. Chosen ones: reading the contemporary teen heroine / Jenny Bavidge -- 4. Dawson's Creek: 'quality teen TV' and 'mainstream cult'?. Part II. Consumption. 5. 'So who's got time for adults!': femininity, consumption and the development of teen TV - from Gidget to Buffy / Bill Osgerby -- 6. Selling teen culture: how American multimedia conglomeration reshaped teen television in the 1990s / Valerie Wee -- 7. 'My generation': popular music, age and influence in teen drama of the 1990s / Kay Dickinson -- 8. Total Request Live and the creation of virtual community / Richard K. Olsen. Part III: Identity. 9. 'Saying it out loud': revealing television's queer teens / Glyn Davis -- 10. Dormant dormitory friendships: race and gender in 'Felicity' / Sharon Ross -- 11. 'We don't need no education': adolescents and the school in contemporary Australian teen TV / Kate Douglas and Kelly McWilliam -- 12. Roswell High, Alien Chic and the In/Human / Neil Badmington -- 13. 'Feels like home': Dawson's Creek, nostalgia and the young adult viewer / Clare Birchall More info
book		Television and antisocial behavior : field experiments / Stanley Milgram and R. Lance Shotland New York: Academic Press, Inc., 1973. Call No: 412.511(73) MIL Author: Milgram, Stanley; Shotland, R. Lance Source: US Place: New York Publisher: Academic Press, Inc. PubDate: 1973 PhysDes: xii, 183 pages: illustrations ; 25 cm Subject: AUDIENCE RESEARCH. USA; AUDIENCES. USA; BROADCASTING. US; SOCIAL PROBLEMS ON TV; SOCIETY AND TV. USA; SOCIOLOGY AND TV; TELEVISION. USA Summary: "For a period of several years we have been engaged in a program of research on a troubling social question: does the depiction of antisocial behavior on television stimulate imitation in the larger community? To carry out this research, a television program was specifically written for the purpose of this study and aired on network television. To assess the effects of the program, our research as carried out in New York, St Louis, Detroit, and Chicago [...] We present here the results of our investigation." - PREFACE Notes: Includes index and bibliographic references -- previously owned by the Department of the Media Library ISBN: 0124963501 More info
book		Television and children : some problems in studying the impact of televised violence / John P. Murray North Ryde, NSW: School of Behavioural Sciences, Macquarie University, 1976. Call No: 410(94) MUR Author: Murray, John P. Source: AT Place: North Ryde, NSW Publisher: School of Behavioural Sciences, Macquarie University PubDate: 1976 PhysDes: 11 pages ; 26 cm Series: Television and socialisation research reports; TVS-1976/3; The mass media and social behaviour project Subject: AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCES. AUSTRALIA; PROGRAMME CHOICE; PROGRAMME CONTENT. AUSTRALIA; TELEVISION. AUSTRALIA; VIOLENCE ON TV. AUSTRALIA; CHILDREN AND TV More info
book		Television and new media audiences / Ellen Seiter Oxford New York: Clarendon Press, 1998. Call No: 410 SEI Author: Seiter, Ellen, 1957 Place: Oxford New York Publisher: Clarendon Press PubDate: 1998 PhysDes: 154 p. : ill. ; 25 cm Series: Oxford television studies Subject: AUDIENCES; INTERNET AND TV; RELIGION AND TV; FEMINISM AND TV; ADVERTISING; AUDIENCE RESEARCH; CHILDREN AND TV; COSBY SHOW, THE [TV] (US, 1984-92); FLINTSTONES, THE [TV] (US, 1960-65) Summary: Why is talk about television forbidden at a Montessori school? Why does a mother feel guilty about watching Star Trek in front of her 4-year-old child? Why would retired men turn to daytime soap operas for entertainment? Cliches about television mask the complexity of our relationship to media technologies. Through case studies, the author explains what audience research tells us about the uses of technologies in the domestic sphere and the classroom, the relationship between gender and genre, and the varied interpretation of media technologies and media forms Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [141]-148) and index ISBN: 0198711425 (hardcover : alk. paper); 0198711417 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0198711425(cased) : No price; 0198711417(pbk.) : No price LON: 14044097 More info
book		TV trends 1998 / ACNielsen [Sydney]: [Nielsen in association with B& T Weekly], 1998. Call No: 410.3(94) ACN CorpAuthor: ACNielsen Media Source: AT Place: [Sydney] Publisher: [Nielsen in association with B& T Weekly] PubDate: 1998 PhysDes: 27 pages : colour illustrations ; 30 cm Series: TV trends Subject: ADVERTISING. TV. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCE RECEPTION. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; BROADCASTING. AUSTRALIA; ECONOMICS AND TV. AUSTRALIA; INDUSTRY, TV. AUSTRALIA; INTERNET AND TV. AUSTRALIA; RATINGS. AUSTRALIA; TELEVISION. AUSTRALIA Summary: "The 1998 TV Trends again looks at the free-to-air TV market and at general viewing habits as well as free-to-air Network Shares and the Top Programmes of 1997." - INTERIOR COVER Notes: Publication information sourced from Trove Contents: The Australian television market -- People meter coverage -- viewing trends -- TV and VCR ownership -- Games and computers -- The Internet -- Network shares -- Top rating programmes -- Television advertising More info
book		TV violence in Australia : report to the Minister for Transport and Communications / Australian Broadcasting Tribunal Sydney: The Australian Broadcasting Tribunal, 1990. Call No: 45:179(94) AUS CorpAuthor: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal. Inquiry into Violence on Television Place: Sydney Publisher: The Australian Broadcasting Tribunal PubDate: 1990 PhysDes: 4 v. (xxvi, 174; 259; 548; 245 p.) ; 25 cm Subject: VIOLENCE ON TV. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index (v.1) ISBN: 0642149526 (v. 4); 0642149518 (v. 3); 064214950X (v. 2); 0642149496 (v. 1); 0642149488 (set) LON: 6803699 More info
newspaper article		Uber movies? That's the ticket in Sunday Age (12/02/2017) p.10 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; CHOOVIE Author: Quinn, Karl PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; EXHIBITION. AUSTRALIA; TICKETING AUSTRALIA; CHOOVIE Summary: An Australian dynamic ticket pricing app called Choovie has been developed by Shane Thatcher and Sonya Stephen. Som discussion on how the app will work and affect how tickets are priced for cinemas that participate More info
book		Understanding audiences and the film industry / Roy Stafford London: British Film Institute, 2007. Call No: NEW HOLDING SHELVES; 414.1 STA Author: Stafford, Roy Place: London Publisher: British Film Institute PubDate: 2007 PhysDes: viii, 192 p. ; 24 cm Series: Understanding the moving image Subject: AUDIENCE RECEPTION; AUDIENCE RESEARCH; AUDIENCES; EXHIBITION; DISTRIBUTION Summary: "Understanding Audiences and the Film Industry brings together an introduction to academic study of audiences as 'readers' of films and an investigation into how the film industry perceives audiences as part of its industrial practices. The approach draws on ideas from film, media, and cultural studies in order to present new insights into a range of puzzling questions: What makes the biggest box office films attractive to audiences? Why do films that work well with audiences sometimes suffer poor distribution? What is a 'cult film' and how do such films gain thier status? Case studies of films such as Donnie Darko, Ringu, and Hero are included alongside discussion of film distribution and exhibition and the growing importance of audience comments and discussion via internet forums. This book will help film and media students with their studies and will provide the general reader with an accessible introduction to the international film industry." Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN: 9781844571413 Contents: --Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1: Agenda setting -- 2: How the Film Industry Perceives Audiences -- 3: Distribution, Exhibition and Critical Commentary -- 4: How do Audiences Read Films? -- 5: The attraction of stars and genres -- 6: Theorising audience behaviour -- 7: Researching audiences and the film market -- 8: The culture of Film viewing -- Endpiece -- Glossary -- Resources -- Index More info
book		Understanding Film Theory / Ruth Doughty and Christine Etherington-Wright [England]: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018. Call No: 62 DOU Author: Doughty, Ruth; Etherington-Wright, Christine Edition: Second edition Source: UK Place: [England] Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan PubDate: 2018 PhysDes: xiv, 325 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm Subject: FILM; THEORY; AUTEUR THEORY; ADAPTATIONS; GENRES; FORMALISM; MOVEMENTS AND STYLES IN FILM HISTORY; MOVEMENTS IN FILM HISTORY; STRUCTURALISM; MARXISM AND THE CINEMA; REALISM IN FILMS; POSTMODERNISM AND THE CINEMA; PSYCHOANALYSIS AND THE CINEMA; FEMINISM AND THE CINEMA; MASCULINITY IN FILMS; HOMOSEXUALITY AND THE CINEMA; HOMOSEXUALITY IN FILMS; RACE AND THE CINEMA; POSTCOLONIALISM AND THE CINEMA; TRANSNATIONAL CINEMA; STARS; AUDIENCE RESEARCH; AUDIENCE RECEPTION; HUNGER GAMES, THE (US, Gary Ross, 2012); RUN LOLA RUN (G, Tom Tykwer, 1998); LOLA RENNT (G, Tom Tykwer, 1998); ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (IT/FR, Sergio Leone, 1968) SEE C`ERA UNA VOLTA IL WEST; LEGO MOVIE, THE (AT/US/DK, Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, 2014); ACT OF KILLING, THE (DK/NO/UK, Joshua Oppenheimer, (2012); MOULIN ROUGE (AT/US, Baz Luhrmann, 2001); OLDBOY (KO, Park Chan-wook, 2003); OLDEUBOI (KO, Park Chan-wook, 2003); FROZEN (US, Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee, 2013); BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR (FR/BE/SP, Abdellatif Kechiche, 2013); DJANGO UNCHAINED (US, Quentin Tarantino, 2012); AVATAR (US, James Cameron, 2009) Summary: -- "Film theory has a reputation for being challenging. Often requiring time and effort to fully grasp it and seeming rather old-fashioned, it can be difficult to approach the subject with enthusiasm and appreciate its relevance to modern day. Understanding Film Theory aims to disassociate theory from these connotations and bring a fresh, contemporary and accessible approach to the discipline. Now comprehensively updated in a second edition, the book’s sixteen chapters - including a new chapter on Adaptations - continue to provide an insight into the main areas of debate. Taking the application of theory as its central theme, the text incorporates a number of innovative features: ‘Reflect and Respond’ sections encourage readers to engage critically with theoretical concepts, while seminal texts are concisely summarised without oversimplifying key points. Throughout the book the authors illustrate why theory is important and demonstrate how it can be applied in a meaningful way, with relevant case studies drawn from both classic and contemporary cinema including: Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), Run Lola Run (1998), The Hunger Games (2012), Blue is the Warmest Colour (2013) and The Lego Movie (2014). Additional case studies address key genres (the British Gangster film and the musical), film movements (Dogme 95), individual actors (Ryan Gosling, Judi Dench and Amitabh Bachchan) and directors (Alfred Hitchcock and Guillermo del Toro). Understanding Film Theory is an approachable and extensive introduction to film theory. It is the ideal entry point for any student studying film, using clear definitions and explaining complex ideas succinctly. " -- BOOK BACK COVER Notes: Includes index; Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index ISBN: 9781137528230 Contents: -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Auteur Theory Case study: Alfred Hitchcock -- Case study: Guillermo del Toro -- 2 Adaptations Case study: The Hunger Games (Gary Ross, 2012) -- 3 Genre Theory -- Case study: The British Gangster Film -- Case study: The Musical -- 4 Formalism Case study: Lola Rennt/Run Lola Run (Tom Tykwer, 1998) -- 5 Structuralism and Post-Structuralism -- Case study: Once Upon a Time in the West (Sergio Leone, 1968) -- 6 Marxism -- Case study: The Lego Movie (Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, 2014) -- 7 Realism -- Case study: Dogme 95 -- Case study: The Act of Killing (Joshua Oppenheimer, 2012) -- 8 Postmodernism -- Case study: Moulin Rouge! (Baz Luhrmann, 2001) -- 9 Psychoanalysis -- Case study: Oldboy (Chan-Wook Park, 2003) -- 10 Feminism -- Case study: Frozen (Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee, 2013) -- 11 Masculinity -- Case study: Ryan Gosling -- 12 Queer Theory -- Case study: Blue is the Warmest Colour (Abdellatif Kechiche, 2013) -- 13 Race and Ethnicity -- Case study: Django Unchained (Quentin Tarantino, 2012) -- 14 Postcolonial and Transnational Cinemas -- Case study: Avatar (James Cameron, 2009) -- 15 Stars -- Case study: Amitabh Bachchan -- Case study: Dame Judi Dench -- 16 Audience -- Research and Reception -- Case study: Tartan Video -- Conclusion -- filmography -- Index -- More info
book		Using television : programme content and need gratification / Susan Kippax and John P. Murray North Ryde, NSW: School of Behavioural Sciences, Macquarie University, [1974]. Call No: 410(94) KIP Author: Kippax, Susan; Murray, John P. Source: AT Place: North Ryde, NSW Publisher: School of Behavioural Sciences, Macquarie University PubDate: [1974] PhysDes: 33 pages ; 26 cm Series: Television and socialisation research reports; TVS-1976/4; The mass media and social behaviour project Subject: AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCES. AUSTRALIA; NEWS PROGRAMMES. AUSTRALIA; PROGRAMME CHOICE; PROGRAMME CONTENT. AUSTRALIA; TELEVISION. AUSTRALIA Summary: "It is shown that audience members actively select amongst available programs on television. This selection is based upon the social role and situational characteristics of the viewer and it is also directly related to the reasons given by viewers for watching television. Patterns of program selection are related to three clusters of needs and reasons. The two most important of these are composed of needs relating to information and diversion. The least important cluster is concerned with the self and social contact. Escape and diversion are needs satisfied by almost any programme; selection is minimal by those viewers expressing these needs. Information needs are best satisfied by news and other informational programmes, while social and self needs are best satisfied by quiz and variety programs, popular drama and movies." - ABSTRACT Notes: Date of publication sourced from Trove More info
book		Watching films : new perspectives on movie-going, exhibition and reception / Karina Aveyard / Albert Moran Bristol, UK ; Chicago: Intellect, 2013. Call No: 410.81 WAT Author: Aveyard, Karina (ed.); Moran, Albert (ed.) Source: UK Place: Bristol, UK ; Chicago Publisher: Intellect PubDate: 2013 PhysDes: 418 p. ; 23 cm Subject: THEORY; CINEMAS; CINEMAS. UK; NEWSREELS; AUDIENCE RECEPTION; AUDIENCES; AUDIENCES THEORY; AUDIENCE RESEARCH; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. UK; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. USA; AUDIENCE RECEPTION. NEW ZEALAND; AUDIENCE RECEPTION. AUSTRALIA; ITALY; NETHERLANDS; INDIA; BELGIUM; PORNOGRAPHY; INDEPENDENT FILMS Summary: With a focus on the social, economic, and cultural factors that influence how we watch and think about movies, this volume centres its investigations on four areas of inquiry: Who watches films? Under what circumstances? What consequences and effects follow? And what do these acts of consumption mean? Responding to these questions, the contributors provide both historical perspective and fresh insights into the ways in which new viewing arrangements and technologies influence how films are watched around the world. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN: 9781841505114 Contents: Foreword : Richard Maltby -- Introduction : New perspectives on movie-going, exhibition and reception --; Part one: Theoretical perspectives -- Chapter one: Cinema, modernity and audiences: Revisiting and expanding the debate: Daniel Biltereyst -- Chapter two: What is a cinema? Death, closure and the database: Deb Verhoeven -- Chapter three: A poetics of film-audience reception? Barbara Deming goes to the movies: Albert Moran -- Chapter four: The porous boundaries of newsreel memory research: Louise Anderson -- Chapter five: Why are children the most important audience for pornography in Australia?: Alan McKee --; Part two: The film industry - systems and practices -- Chapter six: Local promotion of a 'Picture Personality': a case study of the vitagraph girl: Kathryn Fuller-Seeley -- Chapter seven: 'Calamity howling': the advent of television and Australian cinema exhibition: Mike Walsh -- Chapter eight: A nation of film-goers: audiences, exhibition and distribution in New Zealand: Geoff Lealand -- Chapter nine: The critical reception of 'Certified Copy': original art or copy of a rom-com?: Eylem Akatav; Part three: Moview theatres - from Picture Palace to the Multiplex -- Chapter ten: Movie-going in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia: A case study of place, transportation, audiences, racism, censorship and Sunday showings: Douglas Gomery -- Chapter eleven: From Mom-and-Pop to Paramount Publix: selling the community on the benefits of national theatre chains: Jeffrey Klenotic -- Chapter twelve: A progressive city and its cinemas: technology, modernity and the spectacle of abundance: Mark Jancovich and Lucy Faire with Sarah Stubbings -- Chapter thirteen: 'They don't need me in heaven...there are no cinemas there, ye know': cinema culture in Antwerp (Belgium) and the Empire of Georges Heylen, 1945-75: Kathleen Lotze and Philippe Meers -- Chapter fourteen: from out-of-town to the edge and back to the centre: multiplexes in Britain from the 1990s: Stuart Hanson --; Part four: on the margins -- Chapter fifteen: The place of rural exhibition: makeshift cinema-going and the Highlands and Islands Film Guild (Scotland): Ian Goode -- Chapter sixteen: 'A Popcorn-free zone': distinctions in independent film exhibition in Wellington, New Zealand: Ian Huffer -- Chapter seventeen: getting to see women's cinema: Julia Knight -- Chapter eighteen: Shifting fandoms of film, community and family: Tom Phillips --; Part five: Just watching movies? -- Chapter nineteen: watching popular films in the Netherlands, 1934-36: Clara Pafort-Overduin -- Chapter twenty: Contemporary Italian film-goers and their critics: Alan O'Leary and Catherine O'Rawe -- Chapter twenty one: Imagining a 'decent crowd' at the Indian multiplex: Adrian Mabbott Athique -- Chapter twenty two: The VHS generation and their movie experiences: Janna Jones -- More info
book		Watching the Lord of the Rings : Tolkein's world audiences / edited by Martin Barker and Ernest Mathijs New York, NY: Peter Lang Publishing, 2008. Call No: 79LOR WAT Author: Barker, Martin and Mathijs, Ernest Source: US Place: New York, NY Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing PubDate: 2008 PhysDes: xiv, 297 p. : 23 cm Subject: AUDIENCE RECEPTION; AUDIENCE RESEARCH; AUDIENCES THEORY; ADVERTISING FOR FILMS; LORD OF THE RINGS: FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, THE (US, Peter Jackson, 2001); LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS, THE (US, Peter Jackson, 2002); LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING, THE (US, Peter Jackson, 2003) Summary: Analysis on global audience response to film adaptation of Tolkein's Lord of the Rings trilogy. Notes: includes bibliographical references and index ISBN: 9780820663964 Language: English More info
book		What Australians are watching - cinema industry : cinema industry : printed from Get the Picture Online www.afc.gov.au/gtp/ : as of 3 May 2007 / Get the Picture Australian Film Commission, 2007. Call No: 205(94) WHA Source: AT Publisher: Australian Film Commission PubDate: 2007 PhysDes: 104 p. ; 30 cm Subject: EXHIBITION. AUSTRALIA; INDUSTRY, FILM. AUSTRALIA; BOX OFFICE. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA Summary: A downloaded version of the Get the Picture website as of May 3 2007. Includes essays on the Australian film industry as well as statistics on various aspects of it including: exhibition, cinema data, box office, and audience research Contents: The cinema industry in Australia -- Overview of the exhibition industry -- Historical data -- Screens and theatres -- Films screened -- Box Office -- Top Films -- Cinema audiences (Val Morgan data) -- Cinema audiences (ABS data) More info
book		What we want from our TVs / by Stephen Nugent ... [et al.] North Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal, c1992. Call No: 414 NUG Author: Nugent, Stephen Source: AT Place: North Sydney Publisher: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal PubDate: c1992 PhysDes: viii, 36 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Series: Monograph series / Australian Broadcasting Tribunal ; no. 4 Subject: PROGRAMMING. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCE RECEPTION. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCES. AUSTRALIA Summary: An exploration into various topics related to the Australian public's viewing habits and beliefs. Topics covered include: satisfaction with current programming. Program preferences and areas of perceived programming under supply and over supply. Viewing attitudes and behaviours regarding various types of programs. Attitudes towards future services, specifically pay television -- taken from conclusion section of book ISBN: 0642180709 Contents: Foreword - Peter Westerway -- How satisfied are we? -- What do we like to watch? -- What are we currently watching? -- How likely are we to subscribe to Pay TV? More info
book		Who complains? / Kate Aisbett, Kathryn Paterson & Milica Loncar Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal, Call No: 414 AIS Author: Aisbett, Kate -- Loncar, Milica -- Paterson, Kathryn Source: AT Place: Sydney Publisher: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal PhysDes: vii, 32 p. ; 26 cm Series: Monograph Series / Australian Broadcasting Tribunal ; no. 3 Subject: AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; PROGRAMME COMPLAINTS Summary: A study into the complaints made by Australian viewers and listeners of television and radio and comparing the complaints with the attitudes of the general public More info
newspaper article		Why are TV ratings MIA? in Crikey.com.au (14/02/2017) Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA Author: Dyer, Glenn PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: RATINGS FOR TV AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; FREE TV Summary: Short comment on the lack of a report on Australian commercial TV's revenue for the second half of 2016, with the implication that the results must be poor for the commercial networks More info

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