AQA GCSE Media Studies · 8572
Paper 1, Paper 2
Revise: Active and passive audiences, interpretation and responseAn aberrant reading is an interpretation different from the intended meaning. It need not involve conscious opposition: an audience member might miss a reference or interpret a detail unexpectedly. For instance, a viewer who does not recognise Audrey Hepburn in the Galaxy advert may understand its glamorous setting without receiving the intended association with a classic Hollywood star.