His dark materials

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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.)


Camerawork, editing and sound: For sounds they use it mostly to create tension and suspense in the scene like for example : non-diegetic music to set atmosphere for opening scene .  


Mise-en-scene: Costumes : different costume reflects what world character are from , Costume of the men create clear connotation of religion .  


Narrative and genre: Narrative : " well isn't that something " _ enigma code . binary opposition- young + old . Fantasy genre : witches and daemons . 


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?

Because it has daemons and witches and different worlds which doesn't exist in the real world 


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

The spectres as villains because they kills adults , Lyra as the hero , Mrs Coulter another villain  

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.)

When Lee Scoresby says "well isn't that something " - enigma code making the audience wonder what he is looking at . 

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. 

There is old and young where the old is getting killed and the young are the onse in charge of the world because they are dying . 


Representations


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

They are subverting the stereotypes like when lyra is in the lead instead of will or when her and will first meet and she attacks him and will says " stop it your hurting me " and when will made her food she ate with her hand instead of using cutlery . Mrs coulter is powerful and makes the rest of the men weak . 

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

Will subverts the stereotypes because he cooks instead of lyra and gets called "kitchen boy " he also is always behind lyra and when lyra was attacking the other girls he was the one to separate them when boys are supposed to be aggressive then girls 

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.


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

The stereotypes are being subverts them because if you look back at earlier shows they mainly have white people in it but in this its all mixed raced .

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.

The worlds are fantasy because when will and lyra meet they get confused with each others because their words are the same but have different meanings . 

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