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Television: His Dark Materials - Audience and Industry

  Audience 1) What audience do you think His Dark Materials is aimed at and why? Think about demographic and psychographic groups.  You can  revise Pyschographics here . Demographics- The target audience towards His Dark Materials is around the ages of 16-25, as the series supplies complex philosophical questions that appeal to an older range of audience. The use of education represented is quite high and complex, which makes an older range of audience more intrigued and appreciative and literary allusions. Gender is appealed to both men and women as his dark materials provide a series of a fantasy. Psychographics- The audience that appeals to His Dark Materials are people who enjoy fantasy, sci-fi and adventure. The appeal for the audience are the people who have an interest in  philosophy and social issues, as it brings interest to those audiences who have an interest on those topics. Most open-minded and adventurous people would be attracted to this as the to...

Doctor Who: Language and Representations

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: The camera movement represented was quite slow-paced, as the technology used to film this was quite low budget as technology compared to today is more advanced. The use of sound was appeared more mysterious and eerie as back then the use of the mic was not as advanced like today and it made the characters voices to be appear as raspy. Mise-en-scene: The use of costume and hair shows the trends from the 1960s which reinforce and help the audience where and what timee Doctor Who took place in. The use of a foggy setting and background brings a mysterious and contrasting atmosphere making the audience watching this episode feel in unease. The use dim lights also show how perculiar the setting is. Narrative and genre: Mention o...

Magazines and Music Video assessment: Learner response

  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: Steven, fairly secure assessment overall. Clear knowledge +understanding of Arctic Monkeys CSP in relation to identity. EBI: Careless mistakes on media terminology (magazine conventions) + (Uses + Gratifications) theory impacted overall grade. 2) Read  the mark scheme for this assessment carefully . Write down the mark you achieved for each question:  Q1: 1/2 Q2: 4/8 Q3: 4/6 Q4:  2/3 Q5: 4/6   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. -The Tatler magazine subverts and challenges stereotypes as the person in the centre (Emma Weymouth) is shown as a person with black heritage showing diversity as person of colour. - The use of femininity is reinforced in the magazine as Emma Weym...

Television: His Dark Materials - Language and Representation

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:  Mise-en-scene: Narrative and genre:  You can  access our notes from the close-textual analysis in a previous class here  - you'll need your Greenford Google login to open this. 2) How does His Dark Materials fit the conventions of the fantasy TV genre? His Dark Materials fits into the convention of a fantasy genre TV because it blends with the elements of science fiction and adventure. This is because the TV show establishes a parallel universe and quests that reinforce a fantasy genre. The series also explores complex themes such as free will and...