Doctor Who: Language and Representation blog tasks
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: Close up and over shoulder shots Mise-en-scene: Tardis all white with circle patterns. Narrative and genre: Time travel and different dimensions 2) How can we apply narrative theories to this episode of Doctor Who ? Todorov's Equilibrium: They just solved a problem of looking for a student and found another one. Propp's character theory: The doctor is the villian and the teachers are the heros Barthes's enigma and action codes: They just solved a problem of looking for a student and found another one. Levi-Strauss's binary opposition: They discover more and moer 3) In your opinion, what is the most important scene in the episode and why? When the teacher arrives at the tardis 4) What genre is...