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Doctor Who: Language And Representations

 Language  Write a summary of the notes from our in-class analysis of the episode. Two schoolteachers, Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright, become concerned by the unusual behavior of their fifteen-year-old student,  Susan Foreman . When they follow her home, they meet her mysterious grandfather,  the Doctor , and find themselves unwilling passengers on his time ship, the  TARDIS 2) How can we apply narrative theories to this episode of   Doctor Who ?  3) In your opinion, what is the most important scene in the episode and why? 4) What genre is  An Unearthly Child  and how can you tell? Make specific reference to aspects of the episode An Unearthly Child (sometimes referred to as 100,000 BC) is the first serial in the British   science fiction   televion . 5) How does  An Unearthly Child  reflect the social and historical contexts of the 1960s? 1963, however, 'An Unearthly Child' was seen as  technologically advanc...

Introduction To TV Drama

  1) How does this  His Dark Materials  trailer meet the conventions of a TV drama series? Dramatic narrative, usually linear (with continuity across episodes.) This is called a  narrative arc  where the story goes across the series 2) What genre (or genres) are suggested by this  His Dark Materials  trailer? science fantasy 3) What kind of characters and narratives are introduced in this trailer? Narrative:  the storyline and preoccupations / issues e.g an action adventure film usually features a dangerous quest or mission. Todorov’s Equilibrium theory of narrative structure might apply here Characters:  the people who drive the story. Here you may see examples of  Propp’s character types e.g.  In fantasy there is often a hero, princess, helper, villain etc. 4) What settings appear in the trailer? Setting:  the locations or time period used e.g. in Western movies, you will often see it located in American or Mexican deser...