(Re)Visiting Game of Thrones: film-induced tourism and television fiction

This study examines the relationship between how a television series presents the locations where it is filmed and the tourist experiences of its audience, combining content analysis and reception theory. The Spanish filming locations for Game of Thrones (HBO) were chosen as a case study. The findin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Gómez Morales, Beatriz Maria, Nieto Ferrando, Jorge, Sánchez-Castillo, Sebastián
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10459.1/464676
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1080/10548408.2022.2044971
https://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/464676
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Film tourism
Audiovisual language
Film analysis
TV drama series
Spain
Instagram
Tourist experience
Tourism destinations
Narrative space
Re-enactment
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Sumario:This study examines the relationship between how a television series presents the locations where it is filmed and the tourist experiences of its audience, combining content analysis and reception theory. The Spanish filming locations for Game of Thrones (HBO) were chosen as a case study. The findings suggest that tourists post more photographs on social media of locations that are shown longer on screen, that have more sequences of importance to the narrative structure and that characters interact with more intensely. These findings demonstrate the importance of the audiovisual text to the potential role of film in tourist destination promotion.