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.
The target audience ages from above 14 years old targeting the older teenage and young adult section.
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: the thrill you get of the action scenes
vicarious: lyra and will going through different dimensions
voyeuristic: the characters all doing diff things
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 fans really enjoy his dark materials but despite that they don't think there is enough magic
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?
maybe the women in his dark materials (other than lyra) are presented as villains or antagonist
Industries
1) Which companies produced this His Dark Materials series?
BBC AND HBO a British and American streaming service
2) What were the UK viewing figures for A City of Magpies? How did this compare to season 1 of His Dark Materials?
The second series of His Dark Materials has been welcomed by critics, but many have said it is weaker than the first.
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.
His Dark Materials was rumoured to be the BBC's most expensive series to date, with HBO sharing the costs and guaranteeing an international audience.
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.
Ruth Wilson, James McAvoy, Anne-Marie duff, Lin-Manuel Miranda.
5) Who are Bad Wolf and what do they produce?
Bad Wolf is a Welsh TV production company.
they have produced red eye, I hate Suzie and many more
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)?
the camerawork from doctor who(1963) has had a crazy change since then it used to be filmed in black and white and had many limited camera angles whereas now in His Dark Materials its full of colour and has a range of different camera angles
2) What similarities and differences are there between Doctor Who and His Dark Materials in terms of genre and narrative?
they both travel through different worlds and are sci-fi .
3) How are representations of people, places and groups similar or different in the two shows?
lyra a young female is seen to lead the whole group and is the main character in His Dark Materials. but on the other hand Susan from doctor who is seen as a side character who doesn't get listened to often
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