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  Audience 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 . I think that the target audience for this TV show are families Since the rating of the TV show was 12 on the DVD in the UK 2) What audience pleasures are offered by His Dark Materials - The City of Magpies? Apply Blumler and Katz's Uses and Gratifications theory to the episode. Make sure you provide specific examples from the episode to support your ideas. Personal Identity: People can relate to the locations such as oxford  Personal Relationships: People can relate to the characters in the shows and even become attached to them Diversion (Escapism): It can take people out of the real world and let them be invested int9o the world of the show  3) Thinking of the 3Vs audience pleasures (Visceral, Vicarious and Voyeuristic pleasure

  Audience 1) Who is the target audience for Doctor Who? Has it changed since 1963?  this was targeted to middle and working class audience it was also mostly targeted to white and British /american culture and for white families. Also this show was targeted to family and teenagers as it was watched as a family all together as it was for younger and older audience invited to watch it .  2) What audience psychographic groups might particularly enjoy Doctor Who? the main streamers might enjoy it the most as doctor who is a mainstream show and widley popular around the world. Explorers might enjoy this most too as doctor who is mostly science fiction and mystery related.  3) What audience pleasures are offered by An Unearthly Child? Apply Blumler and Katz's Uses and Gratifications theory to the episode. Make sure you provide specific examples from the episode to support your ideas. Personal Identity:The characters in this episode are of all ages , there were men and women is the episo

Language and contexts 1) Write a summary of the notes from our in-class analysis of the episode.   Camerawork and sound: In the opening intro for the show the pitch in the music  gradually increases whilst it shows the the logo of the film Mise-en-scene: People were wearing  cloths from around the late 50's to 60's. The female students had a full face of make up whilst the male students looked like they were wearing work cloths Narrative and genre: This is a science-fictional tv show which is about traveling through time with the help of the  Tardis   2) How can we apply narrative theories to this episode of   Doctor Who ?  Todorov's Equilibrium: At the beginning  there was a disequilibrium when the teachers noticed that Susan  was acting a bit strange, which led them to find out where she lived and they found the answers they were looking for. Propp's character theory: The teachers are portrayed  as the  hero's & the doctor is seen as the "villain" w