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His Dark Materials: Audience and Industries blog tasks

  His Dark Materials: Audience and Industries blog tasks Audience 1) Read this  audience rating guide for His Dark Materials . Based on the screening and this article, who do you think the target audience is for His Dark Materials and why? What about psychographic groups?  You can  revise Pyschographics here .   I think the target audience is mainly young adults and teenagers as it is rated 14+ by HBO and is for family   audiences  too as of the fantasy genre and audience pleasures gained. 2) What audience pleasures are offered by His Dark Materials - The City of Magpies? Apply Blumler and Katz's Uses and Gratifications theory to the episode. Make sure you provide specific examples from the episode to support your ideas. Personal Identity: There are relatable relationships between Mrs Coulter and Lyra as they are mother and daughter  and friendships between Lyra and Will. Personal Relationships: audiences can have personal relationships with ...

His Dark Materials: Language and Representation blog tasks

  His Dark Materials: Language and Representation blog tasks Language and close-textual analysis 1) Write an analysis of the episode - using  your notes from the screening in class .  Make specific, detailed reference to moments in the text using media terminology (e.g. media language - camera shots and movement, editing, diegetic/non-diegetic sound, mise-en-scene etc.) You can currently  watch His Dark Materials on BBC iPlayer here . Camerawork, editing and sound: There was a lot of non-diegetic music creating drama and tension, especially during the chase scene. There were also many close-up shots signifying power and dominance as well as over-the-shoulder shots representing the conversation taking place between the kids and the two different sides of the worlds. Additionally, during the fight seen, there was a lot of fast-paced editing and high angle drone shots suggesting suspense. Mise-en-scene: The settings of the cave and the abandoned city of two worlds fits ...

Doctor Who: Audience and Industry blog tasks

  Audience and Industry: blog tasks Audience 1) Who is the target audience for Doctor Who? Do you think it has changed since 1963? The target audience for doctor who is family audiences and dedicated fans who are passionate about the series and about the science fiction genre. 2) What audience pleasures are offered by Doctor Who - An Unearthly Child? Apply Blumler and Katz's Uses and Gratifications theory to the episode. Make sure you provide specific examples from the episode to support your ideas. Personal Identity: Susan relates to and represents a typical 1960s teenager due to the first scene with her appearance, showing of her 1960s style hair, makeup, costume and the music and dancing. Additionally, the teachers(Ian and Barbara) showcase a parental role, relating to parents watching the show with their families. Personal Relationships: There are many personal relationships created, such as with Ian and Barbara, the audience would question their existence and what might happen...

Doctor Who: Language and Representation blog tasks

  Language and Representation: blog tasks Language and contexts 1) Write a summary of the notes from our in-class analysis of the episode. You can use your own notes from the screening in class or  this Google document of class notes  (you'll need your GHS Google login).  Camerawork and sound: They use different sound effects to emphasise the creepiness and make all the scenes sound spooky and gothic. Mise-en-scene: They use costume and makeup to showcase the typical representation of men and women in the 1960s and they use the different settings to create a mysterious, eerie tone. Narrative and genre: They use propp's character types theory to oppose the modern version of character types by making the main character a villain, while creating a theme sound and a genre of scary, sci-fi due to the talk about time and space along with the different dimensions and opposite worlds. 2) How can we apply narrative theories to this episode of   Doctor Who ?  To...

Magazines and Music Video assessment learner response

  Magazines and Music Video assessment learner response: blog tasks 1) Type up your  WWW/EBI feedback in  full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential).  WWW: This is close to your previous assessment on 60% and another solid set of answers. Excellent knowledge of the terminology and theory, now we need to push into the top level on analysis questions. EBI: Revise/ practise representation questions. The mark scheme will help you with this for Q3- see the suggested answers. For Q2, a little more depth/ detail/ reference to CSP will take you towards the top level. 2) Read  the mark scheme for this assessment carefully . Write down the mark you achieved for each question:  Q1:  2 Q2:  4 Q3:  3 Q4: 3 Q5: 3 3)  Look specifically at question 2. Use the indicative content in the mark scheme for question 2 to write  three  connotations of the design and layout of Tatler. • T he choice of ...