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  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:     Opening shot of Lyra - establishes bond with Pan    Threatening sound effects Non-diegetic sound (narrative)   Establishing shots of air ships - large scale effects Close up of characters Mise-en-scene:   Costume - masculine (tomboy, adventurous, practical, ready for action) Thunder + lighting - echoes the chaos Red Mrs. C - danger, evil Setting - submarine in a dark place - mystery Low key lighting - evil, villains Narrative and genre: Schism - different world (split) Lyra (hero) + Mrs. C (villains)  Prophecy + witches ...

  Audience 1) Who is the target audience for Doctor Who? Do you think it has changed since 1963? -The target audience for Doctor Who are mainstream, ages 10-40+, and people who prefers to watch scientific and futuristic 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: Personally relating to the characters - Teenagers feeling rebellious and caring bond: teachers and student. Personal Relationships: Affection for characters/actors - Worry about the teachers. Is Doctor Who the Hero or Villain? Diversion (Escapism): Entertainment - Universe and era. Surveillance (Information / Facts): Knowing new information that you did not already know/learning - Space, 2024 we can learn about the TV and people in 1963. 3) What additional Uses and Gratifications would this episode provide to a m...

  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:     Very science fictions- sets genre form the beginning.       Slow, cunky camera movement (due to the technology in 1960's) Sound: hum of the TARDIS to create a scienctific sound.  Flashback scenes: close-ups of Susan to show her emotion and misunderstanding. Medium shot of the Doctor holding the vase with teachers on the background - makes the Doctor to look evil.   Mise-en-scene:   Susan - first introduced dancing and dresses as a 1960s teenager. Seems to be typical teenager and an alien.  Setting - junkyard. Lighting - dark atmosphere, mysterious, thrilling atmoshpere. Lighting - TARDIS is bright white (sci-fi connotations). Also contrasts with shadow outsid...