What does the word
spectator mean? Where is this being originated from? Let’s have a glance at the
history to know in a better way. ‘Spectator’ this word is being derived from
Latin word around 1580-90’s which means the frequency to look, observer,
onlooker, etc. Spectator is all about how movies produce emotional responses,
powerful impact on the watcher. Sometimes it’s possible to focus on particular
theme – like horror, comedy, thriller or sometimes even melodrama. As all the
focus is on the spectator, personality of the star, camera angles,
choreography, casting etc. It’s all about to know how films create emotional
responses or some reactions within the spectator.
If an individual clearly understands
the concept of spectatorship, then it can be directly related to some theories
which are of same kind. Like, according to the researcher the appropriate
theory which goes with spectatorship was Hypodermic Needle theory. As it
determines the role of the individual spectator. As spectator is an individual
member of the audience and is a link between the films and concepts. And
spectator remains at the central position and thus the film is recognised by
the pleasures had by the spectator gives it the meaning. Spectatorship is not
only about watching films but also the way in which an individual takes
pleasure during the film. Usually the spectator is the decoder who receives the
message and then gives meaning to the same.
During 1970’s there was no prior
theory regarding the role of spectator. Spectators are the one who separates
reality and realists who desired to develop film to know the reality,
constructed this concept, who receives the unreality from the films. The film
is made for the spectator’s vision and at times spectator acts like receiver
and the sender. The films open to lot of illusions, scenes which has lot and
different interpretations and different viewpoints. There are different angles
which helps a film to be produces such as script, story boarding, camera
angles, choreography, plot, editing. Basically a film is the mirror which
reflects the thoughts and ideas of the director. To understand all these4
technical aspects we need to know more about film and cinema. Cinema provides
us with different dimension which otherwise we are not able see in our real
life. Cognitive theory can also be applied here, where the reaction is immediately
to the outcomes of earlier films on the attitude and the behaviour of the
person. We look at any movies or films with our organs, but we analyse it
through our mind. As we simply follow them and jump to conclusions. Spectator
is usually in a particular room where the movie is being played were nothing is
specifically defined.
Difference between Hollywood movies
and Indian movies according to spectator would be in the form of realistic and
that of modes do production. It’s always true that Hollywood films provide with
realistic story and makes the viewers felt the same. But on the same side
Indian films doesn’t gaze at the viewers and even doesn’t want the spectator.
As they focus more on melo dramas and all and hence admit that they do not as
how what is real, or truthful. So spectator is at the central position where he
or she must judge on the basics of the impact which they had.
I would conclude by saying that as
the world is changing the film industry is gaining lots and lots of money. The
more they gain knowledge about spectator – likes, dislikes, comfort zone the
better chance they get to make profit out of their films.
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