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.

its for teenagers that are interested in fantasy genre and also like a open world series 

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: the audience can connect to lyra and build a connection 

Personal Relationships: lyras and wills relationship grows 

Diversion (Escapism): the fantasy world is a escape from the real world 


3) Thinking of the 3 Vs audience pleasures (Visceral, Vicarious and Voyeuristic pleasures), which of these can be applied to His Dark Materials? Refer to specific scenes or moments in the episode to explain your answer. 

  • Vicarious:
    We experience a magical world through Lyra’s eyes.
  • Voyeuristic:
    We peek into a hidden world and private conversations, like Lord Boreal spying on Mary Malone.


4) How did fans react to Season 2 of His Dark Materials? What about critic reviews? You can find some possible answers for this in this BBC website article on the critical reception for His Dark Materials and watch the fan reaction video above

fans are happy about the series visual effects and storyline also film critics gave his dark materials a high rating


5) What might be some of the preferred and oppositional readings for His Dark Materials? Why did some fans love it? Why have other people criticised it? 

  • Preferred:
    Fans love the adventure, strong characters, and deep themes.
  • Oppositional:
    Some didn’t like the anti-religion themes or thought it was confusing.

Industries

1) Which companies produced this His Dark Materials series?

BBC and bad wolf and HBO

2) What were the UK viewing figures for A City of Magpies? How did this compare to season 1 of His Dark Materials?

Lower than Season 1. Fewer viewers watched live but many streamed later

3) What was American network HBO's role in making His Dark Materials and why is this important? Look at the notes above for more on this.

They gave money and helped make it big-budget. This made it look high quality.

4) What famous stars are in His Dark Materials and why do you think they were selected for the show? Watch the Comic Con panel video in the notes above to see the stars talking about the show.

Actors like Dafne Keen, Ruth Wilson, and James McAvoy. They’re well-known and talented — attract more viewers.

5) Who are Bad Wolf and what do they produce?

A UK company that makes big fantasy shows like His Dark Materials and Doctor Who (new ones).

Comparison: Doctor Who - An Unearthly Child and His Dark Materials - The City of Magpies

1) How are the technical conventions different between 1963 Doctor Who and 2020 His Dark Materials (e.g. camerawork, editing, sound and mise-en-scene)?

Old Doctor Who = black & white, simple sets, slow edits.

His Dark Materials = HD, CGI, fast-paced, cinematic.


2) What similarities and differences are there between Doctor Who and His Dark Materials in terms of genre and narrative?

Both are sci-fi/fantasy with adventures.

Doctor Who = time travel.

His Dark Materials = parallel worlds and magic.

3) How are representations of people, places and groups similar or different in the two shows?

Doctor Who (1963) = mostly white, male-led.

His Dark Materials = more diversity, strong female leads, different cultures and worlds.

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