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THEORETICAL RESEARCH 
AUDIENCE THEORIES 
By Mariana Tugulea and Adrianna Karpiel
Uses & Gratifications 
• Jay G. Blumler and Elihu Kats claim that the audience of a film has specific 
needs that they satisfy through the media. Therefore, people tend to ‘escape’ 
from their lives by watching a certain film, in which they find themselves 
reflected in the text of the film. Also, people often tend to learn something 
after watching a film. 
• So, because romantic dramas have such an emotional impact on the 
audience, Adrianna and I are going to use this theory in order to find out what 
specific needs the audience has, so we can apply them to our trailer.
Reception theory 
• This theory is an approach to the analysis 
of a text that focuses on the scope for 
‘negotiation’ and ‘opposition’ on the part 
of the audience, which means that the 
audience of a film interprets what their 
see based on their own experiences and 
cultural background. This also reinforces 
the Pluralism theory which suggests that 
it doesn’t matter who runs the media, as 
the audience will mediate the information 
given in their own way. 
• Therefore, Adrianna and I are going to 
make a use of both Gratifications and 
Reception/Pluralism theory in order to 
give the audience what they want to see, 
but also allow them to interpret the text in 
their own way.