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 WWW- You start well in your answers, but now need to add the depth and detail to reach the higher levels. I appreciate that you didn't have the time to prepare for this assessment and that won't have helped. EBI- Revise The Key terminology: add conventions, genre, intertexuality etc. Representation is a weakness (Q3) . Look at the example answers min the mark schem for this question 3)  Look specifically at  question 2  - the OMO 12-mark question. Pick out  three  points from the mark scheme that you didn't include in your answer.  3.1  adverts would be taken at face value in the 1950s and believed to be true. 3.2 language and imagery evolve and change over time to reflect current usage and new trends 3.3 many women worked in full-time paid employment during the war years and immediately  afterwards. As men replaced women in these jobs, advertising reconciled women to losing  their jobs and transferring to unpaid domestic work   4)...

  1) How does this  His Dark Materials  trailer meet the conventions of a TV drama series? It meets stereotypical conventions as it has a narrative arch- which goes across the whole series. it also has an ensemble cast. 2) What genre (or genres) are suggested by this  His Dark Materials  trailer? The trailer suggests fantasy as is shows when we lean that there are multiple worlds in his dark materials. It also suggests actions adventure as the plot of the season is to find the girl since everybody is trying to catch her. 3) What kind of characters and narratives are introduced in this trailer? in the trailer we are introduced to the main  protagonist Lyra who is the hero. we are also introduced to the helper who is the music guy in the trailer. 4) What settings appear in the trailer? London, the ocean land and forests  5) Who do you think the target audience for  His Dark Materials  is? Give reasons for your answer. I...