COURSEWORK : SUMMER PROJECT
1) Research: Science Fiction TV drama
Watch the following Science Fiction TV drama clips and write an NCIS analysis of each one.
Doctor Who: Amy Pond meets Amelia Pond
Narrative: How is the story communicated to the audience? What do you think will happen next? Can you apply Todorov's theory of equilibrium to this clip?
A young female named Amelia Pond walks through the hallway of a museum mysteriously, her facial expressions give a sense of her being lost, not knowing where she is. She continues to make her way around this place and ends up finding a massive black box. As she finds this the tension starts to build and the music gets louder. Todorov's theory is used in this clip ; equilibrium as of when she's walking around discovering the place and disequilibrium ; once she meets her younger self and the box opens with a bright light.
Character: How do the characters appeal to the audience? Can you apply Propp's character theory to any of the characters in this extract? Do the characters reinforce or subvert stereotypes?
The young girl attracts the audience since she is small and innocent in the sense she does not understand what is happening around her. This link to the stereotype of children being curious all the time and their innocence. As for the Doctor, he is presented as smart, professional and talented in heroic ways. His traits reinforces the stereotype that men heros and always the ones who have the ability to save anything.
Iconography: Study the mise-en-scene (CLAMPS). How does the mise-en-scene communicate the narrative and Science Fiction genre?
The video is set in a mysterious area. The colour scheme and warm dark tones communicates the narrative to science fiction genre massively. The protagonists makeup is light, meaning she's not wearing a lot because she has a mission to do, discovery, so having a full face of makeup would distract that.
Humans: Series 1 trailer
Narrative: How is the story communicated to the audience? What do you think will happen next? Can you apply Todorov's theory of equilibrium to this clip?
This narrative is based on a robots that are disguised as humans. They are being sold to people and they do numerous of jobs to make life easier for the buyer. This creates a lot of commotion and people start loosing their minds. Speech used infers that its based on technology surpassing humans and thats all shown in the show.
Character: How do the characters appeal to the audience? Can you apply Propp's character theory to any of the characters in this extract? Do the characters reinforce or subvert stereotypes?
The way the buyers are presented as is most of them look wealthy and in the middle class /high class.This shows that the wealthier are more interested in buying these since they got the money to be paying for it.
Iconography: Study the mise-en-scene (CLAMPS). How does the mise-en-scene communicate the narrative and Science Fiction genre?
The different eye colours are shown to separate the humans from robots and show the differences and uniqueness. The eye colours are related to the vibe of scifi.
Setting: How does the setting fit the Science Fiction genre? What audience pleasures might the setting provide for the audience? Think about Blumler and Katz Uses and Gratifications theory.
The consumers may feel escapism as they watch this show since they may feel as if they're entering a new world full of robots and the power of them upon humans.
Stranger Things : Goodbye Mike
Narrative : A young group of 3 boys and a girl are trying to defeat this monster that has entered their school and are fighting in a classroom. Eleven the protagonist ends of shockingly defeating the monster by putting her hand out and using her powers to kill it. The lights flicker on and off and once they turn back on both eleven and the monster vanish.
Character : The characters appeal to the young audience since they can feel sense of self identity.
Setting : This fight is set in a schools classroom which gives the audience self identity since they can relate to being or having gone to school and being a student. The scene is not what typically takes place in a classroom therefore it subverts normal school activities.
Watch the following Science Fiction TV drama clips and write an NCIS analysis of each one.
Doctor Who: Amy Pond meets Amelia Pond
Narrative: How is the story communicated to the audience? What do you think will happen next? Can you apply Todorov's theory of equilibrium to this clip?
A young female named Amelia Pond walks through the hallway of a museum mysteriously, her facial expressions give a sense of her being lost, not knowing where she is. She continues to make her way around this place and ends up finding a massive black box. As she finds this the tension starts to build and the music gets louder. Todorov's theory is used in this clip ; equilibrium as of when she's walking around discovering the place and disequilibrium ; once she meets her younger self and the box opens with a bright light.
Character: How do the characters appeal to the audience? Can you apply Propp's character theory to any of the characters in this extract? Do the characters reinforce or subvert stereotypes?
The young girl attracts the audience since she is small and innocent in the sense she does not understand what is happening around her. This link to the stereotype of children being curious all the time and their innocence. As for the Doctor, he is presented as smart, professional and talented in heroic ways. His traits reinforces the stereotype that men heros and always the ones who have the ability to save anything.
Iconography: Study the mise-en-scene (CLAMPS). How does the mise-en-scene communicate the narrative and Science Fiction genre?
The video is set in a mysterious area. The colour scheme and warm dark tones communicates the narrative to science fiction genre massively. The protagonists makeup is light, meaning she's not wearing a lot because she has a mission to do, discovery, so having a full face of makeup would distract that.
Humans: Series 1 trailer
Narrative: How is the story communicated to the audience? What do you think will happen next? Can you apply Todorov's theory of equilibrium to this clip?
This narrative is based on a robots that are disguised as humans. They are being sold to people and they do numerous of jobs to make life easier for the buyer. This creates a lot of commotion and people start loosing their minds. Speech used infers that its based on technology surpassing humans and thats all shown in the show.
Character: How do the characters appeal to the audience? Can you apply Propp's character theory to any of the characters in this extract? Do the characters reinforce or subvert stereotypes?
The way the buyers are presented as is most of them look wealthy and in the middle class /high class.This shows that the wealthier are more interested in buying these since they got the money to be paying for it.
Iconography: Study the mise-en-scene (CLAMPS). How does the mise-en-scene communicate the narrative and Science Fiction genre?
The different eye colours are shown to separate the humans from robots and show the differences and uniqueness. The eye colours are related to the vibe of scifi.
Setting: How does the setting fit the Science Fiction genre? What audience pleasures might the setting provide for the audience? Think about Blumler and Katz Uses and Gratifications theory.
The consumers may feel escapism as they watch this show since they may feel as if they're entering a new world full of robots and the power of them upon humans.
Stranger Things : Goodbye Mike
Narrative : A young group of 3 boys and a girl are trying to defeat this monster that has entered their school and are fighting in a classroom. Eleven the protagonist ends of shockingly defeating the monster by putting her hand out and using her powers to kill it. The lights flicker on and off and once they turn back on both eleven and the monster vanish.
Character : The characters appeal to the young audience since they can feel sense of self identity.
Setting : This fight is set in a schools classroom which gives the audience self identity since they can relate to being or having gone to school and being a student. The scene is not what typically takes place in a classroom therefore it subverts normal school activities.
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