This document discusses why action adventure films appeal to audiences and how they provide benefits based on Blumler and Katz's theory of five audience benefits: social interaction, education/information, escapism, identifying with others, and entertainment. It provides statements from action adventure fans about why they like the genre and has students analyze how a Harry Potter film trailer demonstrates the benefits. The document aims to apply Blumler and Katz's benefits theory to understand the appeal of the action adventure genre.

1. ACTION ADVENTURE FILMS
AUDIENCE BENEFITS

2. LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Explore why
audiences enjoy
and like action
adventure films so
much.
• Revise Blumler and
Katz’ theory about
audience benefit.
• Apply this theory
to the action
adventure genre.

3. WHY DO ACTION ADVENTURE FILMS APPEAL TO SO MANY?

4. Action adventure is one of
the most popular film genres.
Audiences love this genre!
This is shown by how
successful they are globally!

5. YOUR FIRST TASK…
• In front of you are
a number of
statements given
by fans of ac/ad.
• Read through
them.
• Write down three
things that these
statements tell us
about why
audiences like
action adventure.

6. You have now read the
statements…
…what do they tell us about
why audiences like and
enjoy action adventure?

7. BLUMLER AND KATZ…
• These theorists
say the media
helps and
benefits us.
• They say that the
media offers five
benefits.
• Can you
remember what
they are?

8. THE FIVE BENEFITS…
• Social
Interaction
• Education/infor
mation
• Escapism
• Identifying with
others.
• Entertainment

9. THE FIVE BENEFITS…
• Some
• Elephants
• Eat
• Ice cream
• Everyday

10. DISCUSS…
Can action adventure films
provide the five benefits?
How?

11. AC/AD & BLUMLER & KATZ
• Social Interaction - watching with others,
discussing the film with others.
• Education/Information - you could learn more
about a particular historical or scientific topic.
• Escapism - ac/ad films provide a diversion
from stress or boredom AND they transport
you to a more exciting world.
• Identifying with Others - we can relate to or
empathise with the characters situation.
• Entertainment - action adventure films excite
and amuse us and drag us to the edge of our
seat.

12. THE FIVE BENEFITS…
• We are now
going to watch
the trailer for
Harry Potter and
the Goblet of Fire.
• You will focus on
one of the five
benefits and
record how the
film provides that
benefit.
HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE

13. THE FIVE BENEFITS…
• Blue piece of
paper - focus on
social interaction.
• Pink piece of
paper - focus on
escapism.
• Green piece of
paper - focus on
identifying with
others.
• Yellow piece of
paper - focus on
entertainment.
HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE

14. PRESENT…
On the piece of coloured
paper, write down how the
clip provides that benefit…

15. NOW REFLECT FULLY…
• Fill in the grid in
front of you.
• Using the ideas
we have just
discussed, record
how the Harry
Potter film
provides the four
benefits featured
in the activity.

16. NOT SURE?
There are lots of ideas on
the board! Ask my
permission first, though!

17. FINISHED?
Well done! Consider this: is
there any potential for us
to learn anything from the
film?