Les Revenents

Textually Analysing  Glasgow Megasnake - Mogwai:

 - Band who did the 'les Revenents' soundtrack
- Rock/metal band, not 'pop' or chart topping
- Instrumental rock band
- Not very catchy
- Lack lead singer or frontman
- No particular look or style with them

By choosing Mogwai as the band for 'Les Revenents' they are reaching out to their target audience, which widens the audience of 'Les Revenents'. Mogwai also owns a record company called 'RockAction', who made the soundtrack for 'Les Revenents'. This creates synergy between the two products. By integrating this way, the TV show gets subcultural capital, due to the international audience they have created.

HOW DOES THE TRAILER TO 'LES REVENENTS' APPEAL TO ITS AUDIENCE?

  • the use of English subtitles means it can reach a wider target audience (international)
  • more concentration on mature characters displays how it is for the older audience
  • lots of quotes from reviews praising them (international papers)
  • the product is sold as a supernatural horror
  • montage of a range of shots
  • direct address of the audience is used, especially at the end with "who are you?"
  • much more action than is in the show itself
  • because it is an atypical horror film, it is hard to sell
  • Stuart Hall's reception theory can be applied as people may take their own ideas of genre conventions and watch it due to the genre they're interested in
  • invites the target audiences to negotiate readings of the programme
  • hermeneutic codes of certain images makes people more invested in the show
An example of merchandising is the way that a book has been created alongside the TV show in order to extend not only to a wider audience but to also let the current audience be exposed to it for longer.

Funding for 'Les Revenents'-
The EU has a funding programme, which called 'Creative Europe'. This allows for European TV shows to be able to get grants to support production and distribution and to allow them to be made. 'Les Revenents' in particular was awarded a grant for 450,000 euros for season 1 and 1million euros for season 2.

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