His Dark Materials

 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. 

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