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.)
You can currently watch His Dark Materials on BBC iPlayer here.
Camerawork, editing and sound:Mise-en-scene:
Narrative and genre:
You can access our notes from our close-textual analysis in 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?
3) Applying Propp's character theory, what character roles do some of the main characters in His Dark Materials fit into?
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.)
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.
Representations
1) How are women represented in His Dark Materials? Are gender stereotypes reinforced or subverted? Think about Lyra and Mrs Coulter here. conventional gender roles are denaturalized and overthrown
2) How are men and masculinity represented in His Dark Materials? Think about Will and Lee Scoresby here. Men are represented as... conventional gender roles are denaturalized and overthrown
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 a little bit weird in dark materials as the main characters are children. The other world that Lyra and Will have went to, all the adults are being taken away and losing their whole humanity.
4) How is race and ethnicity represented in His Dark Materials? Are stereotypes reinforced or subverted?
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.)
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.
Representations
1) How are women represented in His Dark Materials? Are gender stereotypes reinforced or subverted? Think about Lyra and Mrs Coulter here. conventional gender roles are denaturalized and overthrown
2) How are men and masculinity represented in His Dark Materials? Think about Will and Lee Scoresby here. Men are represented as... conventional gender roles are denaturalized and overthrown
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 a little bit weird in dark materials as the main characters are children. The other world that Lyra and Will have went to, all the adults are being taken away and losing their whole humanity.
4) How is race and ethnicity represented in His Dark Materials? Are stereotypes reinforced or subverted?
Gyptians were an ethnic group
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.
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