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Media audiences are studied by academics in Media Audience Studies . Audience Theory also offers Scholar ly insight into audiences in general. One of the most well-known examples of popular audience participation is the motion picture '' The Rocky Horror Picture Show '' and its earlier stage incarnation '' The Rocky Horror Show ''. The audience participation elements are often seen as the most important part of the picture, to the extent that the audio options on the DVD version include the option of Callback s being included in the audio. Another example is the theatrical adventure called '' Tamara '', set in post- WWII Italy . In ''Tamara'', audience members trailed cast members around many rooms in a Victorian house, seeing only a portion of the show each time they attended. ''Tamara'' launched a new level of audience participation. Now murder mysteries and interactive comedies like '' Tony And Tina's Wedding '' have extended audience participation even further. Members of the audience are cast as members of the fictional family or as suspects in the mystery. Audience members may engage in conversation with the cast, breaking the Fourth Wall entirely. They may be encouraged to dance with members of the cast, or to step into roles of missing performers. One purpose of this twist to such productions is to force the performers to improvise on the spot, which of course is part of the entertainment. SEE ALSO
Within media studies audience refers to the groups and individuals addressed and often partly "constructed" by media industries. EXTERNAL LINKS |