Posts

Showing posts from April, 2026

Doctor Who - LIAR: Blog Tasks

Language and Contexts 1) How can we apply narrative theories to this episode of  Doctor Who?  Todorov's Equilibrium: It starts off in a school where everything is peaceful. However, near the end of the episode, chaos erupts when the Doctor sends the group to the past.  Propp's character theory: Hero/heroine- Ian and Barbara Villain- The Doctor Sidekick- Susan Barthes's enigma and action codes: Action Codes: When the TARDIS begins to take off or when the shadow appears in the final shot of the episode. Enigma Codes: The Doctor takes the teachers to the past and the final shadow may be a stone age person. Levi-Strauss's binary opposition:  Young vs old Human vs alien  Good vs evil 2) In your opinion, what is the most important scene in the episode and why? The most important scene in my opinion is when the group all go into the TARDIS. This is because it reveals where the student went. 3) What genre is An Unearthly Child and how can you tell? Make specific referen...

Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor: Blog tasks

 Audience 1) What do we know about the Arctic Monkeys audience? Think demographics, psychographics and how they got into the band. The audience is mostly white, middle class and young 2) What audience pleasures are offered by the music video for I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor? Diversion 3) Pick out three particular shots, scenes or moments in the video that would particularly appeal to Arctic Monkeys fans. Why did you choose those moments? 4) How did fans take a leading role in making Arctic Monkeys famous back in 2005? created an office fan space on the app MySpace. 5) How are fans positioned to respond to the band? What does Arctic Monkeys want fans to think about their video? The band encourages fans to view them as artistic and nostalgic. Industries 1) How did the Arctic Monkeys first achieve success and build up their fanbase? They gave out demo CDS  2) Why was P2P file sharing and MySpace an unexpected aspect to Arctic Monkeys' early success? It allowed their musi...