His Dark Materials: Language and Representation blog tasks

 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: 
The director uses low angle shots in order to show dominance and a sense of superiority, Establishing shots - mountains/rainforest; city in the sky; rift in sky; ocean. Epic locations - action/adventure genre. 

Mise-en-scene: rusty clothes to show what a adventure is shown to get where she is. 
Storm/rain - connotations of danger but also reminding audiences her friend Roger died in season 1.

Narrative and genre: Steampunk genre - futuristic genre but with old, Victorian technology (mix of old and new). Airships, submarine. Fantasy genre - witches, prophecy, rift, daemon talking animals.

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?

It shows crossing world/ dimensions and there are suppernatrual being living alongside humans

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

Mrs Coulter is the villain, the princess is the main character who is also the hero.

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.)

There non diegetic sound scenes, low angle shots to preview intimidating feelings and the main character has dirty dusty clothes which are blue to break the stereotypical thoughts,

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. 

The main character is more peaceful and communitive opposingly, the villain is very solo and wants to wreck havoc.

Representations

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

Woman are represented as a more dominant race which ruin the normal stereotype[es. 

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

men are less masculine and cook and clean.

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.

Age is represented as teenagers being heroes/ useful however adults are represented as useless and villians.

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

Race is shown as multicultural and stereo types are subverted as girls and boys have no different. 

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 world is shown as a fantasy world from the past giving a Steampunk theme. An example is when the 2 protagonists link up in a coffee shop.

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