Audiovisual in the streaming era: Millennials’ and centennials’ perspectives on cruelty and historical truthfulness

Carlos Fernández-Rodríguez 1 * , Luis Miguel Romero-Rodríguez 2 3, Belén Puebla-Martínez 2
More Detail
1 Universidad Atlantico Medio, Las Palmas, SPAIN
2 Rey Juan Carlos University, Madrid, SPAIN
3 Espiritu Santo University, Guayaquil, ECUADOR
* Corresponding Author
Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies, Volume 13, Issue 4, Article No: e202350. https://doi.org/10.30935/ojcmt/13645
OPEN ACCESS   516 Views   437 Downloads   Published online: 07 Sep 2023
Download Full Text (PDF)

ABSTRACT

The current audiovisual landscape via streaming is characterized by images loaded with aesthetics and violence. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to decipher the audience’s feelings about the violent and dystopian plots that saturate the current panorama of audiovisual entertainment through a survey aimed at millennials and centennials in Spain and Mexico, who are the viewers who consume the most streaming platforms of the two countries. The results show that viewers do not feel that these series, contrary to what it might seem, cause them sadness or low spirits, and, likewise, these viewers consume these products without having a specific idea of whether the audiovisual should show cruelty, historical accuracy or the vicissitudes of the world. In conclusion, this research provides a current map of the feelings of the OTT audience about the shocking, bloody, and visceral images that are so present in the routine of young audiences.
Keywords: streaming, television, millennials, centennials, films, series

CITATION

Fernández-Rodríguez, C., Romero-Rodríguez, L. M., & Puebla-Martínez, B. (2023). Audiovisual in the streaming era: Millennials’ and centennials’ perspectives on cruelty and historical truthfulness. Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies, 13(4), e202350. https://doi.org/10.30935/ojcmt/13645

REFERENCES

  • Aguilar-Barojas, S. (2005). Fórmulas para el cálculo de la muestra en investigaciones de salud [Formulas for calculating the sample in health research]. Salud en Tabasco [Health in Tabasco], 11, 1-2.
  • Barlovento. (2021). Barlovento comunicación. 2021. 4º ola. Barómetro TV-OTT. TV de pago y OTTS [Windward communication. 2021. 4th wave. TV-OTT barometer. Pay TV and OTTS]. Barloventocomunicación.es. https://bit.ly/3IV4eCS
  • Brooker, C. (2016). Black mirror: Los secretos de la serie que descifra el future [Black mirror: Los secretos de la serie que descifra el futuro]. Sofilm España 36.
  • Casal, J., & Mateu, E. (2003). Tipos de muestreo [Sampling types]. Revista de Epidemiología y Mmedicina Preventive [Journal of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine], 1, 3-7.
  • Chevalier Naranjo, S. (2020). El auge de las plataformas de streaming en América Latina [The rise of streaming platforms in Latin America]. estatista.com. https://bit.ly/3ryTQuZ
  • Dimock, M. (2009). Defining generations: Where millennials end and generation Z begins. Pew Research Center. https://pewrsr.ch/36BlgID
  • Fernández Valentí, T. (2022). Blonde. Dirigido Por, 533, 8.
  • Fernández-Rodríguez, C., & Romero-Rodríguez, L. M. (2021). The cinema of cruelty in streaming: Elements of perversity in Chernobyl and years and years. Journal for Cultural Research, 25(2), 202-219. https://doi.org/10.1080/14797585.2021.1937250
  • Fernández-Villanueva, C., Revilla-Castro, J. C., González-Fernández, R., & Lozano Maneiro, B. (2013). TV violence: Disturbing, interesting or morbid? Revista Latina de Comunicación Social [Latino Magazine of Social Communication], 68, 588-594. https://doi.org/10.4185/RLCS-2013-991
  • Hernández Sampieri, R., Fernández Collado, C., & Baptista Lucio, P. (2014). Metodología de la investigación [Investigation methodology]. McGraw Hill.
  • IAB México. (2017). Millennials: Estudio de consumo de medios entre internautas y mexicanos 2017 [Millennials: Study of media consumption among Internet users and Mexicans 2017]. Iabmexico.com. https://bit.ly/3NJxz6D
  • INE. 2021. Cifras de población, ambos sexos, edad, total nacional, 1 de julio de 2021 [Population figures, both sexes, age, national total, July 1, 2021]. Ine.es. https://bit.ly/3xaMwIO
  • INEGI. (2020). Censo de población y vivienda [Census of population and housing]. Inegi.org.mx. https://bit.ly/3LOF2zn
  • Kovacsics, V. (2022). A vueltas con Norma Jean [Around with Norma Jean]. Caimán: Cuadernos de Cine [Cayman: Film Notebooks], 172, 14.
  • Laicock, R. (2021). Estadísticas de streaming en España [Streaming statistics in Spain]. Finder.com. https://bit.ly/35MulOe
  • López-Pérez, S. (2022). Sobre la violencia en las películas de Pasolini [On violence in Pasolini’s films]. Filmhistoria [Film History], 32(2), 18-40. https://doi.org/10.1344/fh.2022.32.2.18-40
  • Ramírez, N. (2019). El verano de la ‘teletortura’: ¿Las series de mal rollo son el nuevo porno televisivo? [The summer of ‘teletorture’: Are bad vibes series the new television porn?] S Moda. https://bit.ly/3fLLVSh
  • Ramos-Galarza, C. (2020). Los alcances de una investigación [The scope of an investigation]. CienciAmerica [Science America], 9(3), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.33210/ca.v9i3.336
  • Rizzacasa d’Orsogna, C. (2023). La cultura de la cancelación en Estados Unidos [Cancel culture in America]. Alianza.
  • Soriano Rodríguez, A. M. (2015). Diseño y validación de instrumentos de medición [Design and validation of measuring instruments]. Diá-Logos, 14, 19-40. https://doi.org/10.5377/dialogos.v0i14.2202
  • Sotelo-Herrera, N. (2020). La sociedad del cansancio en el cine y las series postclásicas [The fatigue society in cinema and post-classical series]. Trama y Fondo: Revista de Cultura [Plot and Background: Culture Magazine], 51, 117-121.
  • Statista Research Department. (2021). Streaming en América Latina–Datos estadísticos [Streaming in Latin America–Statistical data]. Statista.com. https://bit.ly/3oph04J
  • Tait, S. (2008). Pornographies of violence? Internet spectatorship on body horror. Critical Studies in Media Communication, 25(1), 91-111. https://doi.org/10.1080/15295030701851148
  • Tamayo, G. (2001). Diseños muestrales en la investigación [Sample designs in research]. Semestre Económico [Economic Semester], 4(7), 1-14.
  • VanArendonk, K. (2017). 13 signs you’re watching a ‘Prestige’ TV show. Vulture. https://bit.ly/2QDE8id
  • Wheatley, H. (2016). Spectacular television. Exploring televisual pleasure. I.B. Tauris. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350988149