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  Language and close-textual analysis 1) How does His Dark Materials fit the conventions of the fantasy TV genre ? talking animals , witches flying , CGI effects . 2) Applying Propp's character theory, what character roles do some of the main characters in His Dark Materials fit into?  Hero - Lyra Villain - Ms. Coulter Helper - Will  3) 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.) " Who are the spectres?" this encourages the audience to keep watching so they find out who it is 4) 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. 

 1) WWW - Some good discussions on celebrity presentation . EBI - For Q5 , consider how an audience can see themselves through the mv. 2)  Q1: 0/2   Q2: 3/12   Q3: 3/6   Q4: 3/3  Q5: 0/6 3)  -  the denotation of one central image directly addressing the audience enables the audience to see the aspirational Tatler reader – an upmarket, sophisticated woman. - the choice of white and black font/typography against the natural setting connotes that the magazine is both fresh and modern but from a classy, traditional base. This is likely how the Tatler audience would like to see themselves. - the soft focus also draws the eye to the image, in particular the model’s gaze, which connotes equality between the model and the reader, given the model’s body language. 4) - Celebrities on cover tend to be reality TV or pop stars – celebrities generally from more working class backgrounds so again creating a point of contact with a working or middl...