Audience Task

Balamory

1. The intended audience for Balamory is 0-10 year old boys and girls, all over the country. (There may also be an unintended audience who are the parents of the children).
2. Children watch Balamory for entertainment purposes and to kill time. Very young children do not have anything to do and so they spend their spare time watching television. Older children have less free time but still have time to watch television. Children may also watch it for information purposes. As they are young and still learning about the world, they will get positive information from TV shows, that will guide them in the right direction in life. Many childrens TV shows are about learning new things.
3. The programme is mediated as it makes us focus on specific characters in specific episodes. For example, if the episode is based around 'PC Plum', they will show flashbacks of him and he will always be the main topic of conversation with all of the other characters. It will be constructed so that the viewers only see the positive parts rather than any negative parts. This may make a child think differently to how they would if the programme had not been constructed and selected. 

Coming of Age.

1. The intended audience for Coming of Age is British teenagers and young adults, specifically from the ages 13-25 years, it is aimed towards both males and females. The intended audience is teenagers and young adults because they may be able to relate to it. There are a lot of jokes that teenagers would find funny and they would be able to empathise. I would say it is only really aimed towards British teens as the humour used is the typical British humour that people of other nationalities may not understand or find funny. 
2. This programme meets all entertainment purposes as it is funny and gives the viewers a chance to escape reality. It may also be a used for social interaction as it may be a talking point between friendship groups. 
3. This programme is constructed so that as an audience we only see the good parts, we do not see mistakes made by the cast or any 'bloopers'. If the aim of a certain episode is to make the audience dislike a specific character, we will be shown a lot of negativity towards that character coming from other characters and sometimes even the person themselves.