Television: His Dark Materials - Language and Representation

 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.)

Camerawork, editing and sound: many special sound effects with many different camera angles and shots also we see a lot computer generated images 

Mise-en-scene : each character had many different costumes for there world or clan 

Narrative and genre: the genre is fantasy and kind of steampunk as we see a coil powered submarine 


2) How does His Dark Materials fit the conventions of the fantasy TV genre?

it has many parts of fantasy as it has talking animals / demons as well as floating city / castle 

3) Applying Propp's character theory, what character roles do some of the main characters in His Dark Materials fit into? 

Mrs coulter - villain, lyra - main character, will - sidekick

4) What enigma and action codes (Barthes) can you find in His Dark Materials? Make specific, detailed reference to the text using media terminology (e.g. media language - camera shots, diegetic/non-diegetic sound, mise-en-scene etc.)

"i don't trust them", "well isn't that something" - give a sense of action / mystery also gives suspense to what will happen next  

5) What examples of binary opposition (Levi-Strauss) can you find in His Dark Materials? How do these create narrative or drama for the audience? You can find reminder notes on all these narrative theories here - just scroll down to narrative. 

young vs old as we see adults hunting down kids also mrs coulter is evil while lyra is good 


Representations

1) How are women represented in His Dark Materials? Are gender stereotypes reinforced or subverted? Think about Lyra and Mrs Coulter here.

stereotypes are subverted as the main character is a female also the powerful evil villain is a female and is stronger than the men 

2) How are men and masculinity represented in His Dark Materials? Think about Will and Lee Scoresby here.

men are shown as weak when the witch knocks out the security guards easily 

3) How is age (e.g. teenagers; adults) represented in His Dark Materials? Does the show reinforce or challenge stereotypes about young people? Think about Lyra and Will plus the abandoned children they meet. Also think about Mrs Coulter and other adults.

the adults are endlessly tortured meanwhile te children are safely relaxing this mean children have life easy while its difficult for men 

4) How is race and ethnicity represented in His Dark Materials? Are stereotypes reinforced or subverted?

subverted because the main witch is played by a black actor 

5) What representations of the world can you find in the episode - is it like real life? A fantasy world? Something from the past or future? Give examples from the episode.

it is a fantasy world which matches the genre due to the multiple worlds and floating city also the talking demons 

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