His Dark Materials - Blog Task
1) How does His Dark Materials fit the conventions of the fantasy TV genre ? It is set in a different word has "daemons" basically talking animals and has magic 2) Applying Propp's character theory, what character roles do some of the main characters in His Dark Materials fit into? Hero: Lyra Sidekick/helper: William Mrs Coulter: Villain 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-én-scene etc.) Equilibrium: Lyra wakes up in a cave and eventually finds a abandoned city Disequilibrium: Lyra meets Will and gets in a fight with him New equilibrium: Will and Lyra team up 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...