What does it mean to like something (media-related)?
Hey, we have to start by thinking about what we like!
Sunny Day Real Estate - Killed by An Angel
1. I like the guitars - they are cool (this just sounds sad) - powerful, and in comparison with current music, it is more dynamic and intense - it is by comparison that there is some “like” - the difference is part of the equation - ie “alternative”
Liking something means it is in comparison and contrast to other things (part of it) - so part of liking something is imagining it in a “pile” of other, similar stuff, and it stands out
Maybe stuff that POPS OUT is already in some kind of advantage - more likely to be liked or disliked - by virtue of being noticed
Maybe some part of like is based upon existing audience or transferred audience - or, as ridiculous as RECOGNITION - movies hire movie stars for this reason - consider the Q Score of media “things” -
Question: How do we allow NEW THINGS into our stupid little heads? (this is a good question to think about)
What makes us like things that we don’t already know?
How things look on the outside can completely influence what we like.
A weird thing - blue books seem to sell more than other colours (at least in the early 90s)
Musicians have had to play the “looks” card over and over again for years - especially after MTV came out - female pop singers suffer the most from this (and go crazy from it)
Birds of a feather - people are sheeplike in their desire to fit in - “affiliation by like” is pretty obvious - it can frightening to like things on your own - then you have to rely on your own views, your own opinions, and it takes courage in the face of popular culture
Box office results are broadcast on the news because stupid people love to “back a winner” - we will literally go see a movie if we think it’s “hot”
It could work - we could be like other people - there ARE common elements that are good
However, some things are not like that - some “odd men out” are good men
There is a number of people who really don’t know or think about what they like - popularity is key to their meter.
Fives and Fives and Fives and Fives and Fives
Write down the following and save this material for blogging later.
- FIve different forms of media
- Five examples of each that you like
- Five examples of reasons why you like those things
- Five things from your table group that you AGREE with
- Five things from your table group that you DISAGREE with
movies, music, tv shows, games, internet sites, bands, fashions, ads, books, magazines, podcasts, etc
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