Audience
1) Read this audience rating guide for His Dark Materials. Based on the screening and this article, who do you think the target audience is for His Dark Materials and why? What about psychographic groups? You can revise Pyschographics here.
It is aimed at family audiences. This is because the scenes aren't very graphic.
2) What audience pleasures are offered by His Dark Materials - The City of Magpies? 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:
- Diverse representations of gender and race may appeal to a younger audience.
Personal Relationships:
- relationship between Lyra and Will
Diversion (Escapism):
- fantasy genre
3) Thinking of the 3 Vs audience pleasures (Visceral, Vicarious and Voyeuristic pleasures), which of these can be applied to His Dark Materials? Refer to specific scenes or moments in the episode to explain your answer.
Visceral and vicarious pleasure. This is because you feel thrill watching and you also feel the characters and their emotions.
4) How did fans react to Season 2 of His Dark Materials? What about critic reviews? You can find some possible answers for this in this BBC website article on the critical reception for His Dark Materials and watch the fan reaction video above.
The second series of His Dark Materials has been welcomed by critics, but many have said it is weaker than the first."It looks great, it's robustly made, and there are great actors everywhere, occupying well-built universes. "But it doesn't inspire as much wonder as it ought to."
Most fans love the series some criticised it.
5) What might be some of the preferred and oppositional readings for His Dark Materials? Why did some fans love it? Why have other people criticised it?
Some people liked it because it's all about the fight between good and evil, wisdom and darkness, which shows the fantasy genre. Some people criticised it as it went against religion.
Industries
1) Which companies produced this His Dark Materials series?
Bad Wolf and New Line Productions, for BBC One and HBO
2) What were the UK viewing figures for A City of Magpies? How did this compare to season 1 of His Dark Materials?
4.4million comparing to 7.063million
3) What was American network HBO's role in making His Dark Materials and why is this important? Look at the notes above for more on this.
it was co-commissioned for an international audience. This is important as it brings a larger audience so more money for the company and producers.
4) What famous stars are in His Dark Materials and why do you think they were selected for the show? Watch the Comic Con panel video in the notes above to see the stars talking about the show.
Dafne Keen, Lin-Manuel Miranda and James McAvoy
5) Who are Bad Wolf and what do they produce?
Bad Wolf is a television production company founded by Julie Gardner and Jane Tranter in 2015 based in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.
Comparison: Doctor Who - An Unearthly Child and His Dark Materials - The City of Magpies
1) How are the technical conventions different between 1963 Doctor Who and 2020 His Dark Materials (e.g. camerawork, editing, sound and mise-en-scene)?
In 1963, the camerawork and CGI was poor as technology was not very far and was fairly new whereas in 2020 technology has advanced a lot and is very good.
2) What similarities and differences are there between Doctor Who and His Dark Materials in terms of genre and narrative?
Genre- both are fantasy and action.
Narrative- both have a narrative arc and follow a story.
3) How are representations of people, places and groups similar or different in the two shows?
Doctor who- mainly white male representation
His Dark Materials - diverse cast, women more inferior
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