His Dark Materials: LIAR blog tasks
Language and close-textual analysis 1) How does His Dark Materials fit the conventions of the fantasy TV genre? It has Daemons in it and also has multiple worlds in it which goes against reality. 2) Applying Propp's character theory, what character roles do some of the main characters in His Dark Materials fit into? Lyra Belacqua- Heroine Mrs.Coulter- Villian Lord Asriel Belacqua- Dispatcher Lee Scoresby- Donor Will Parry- Helper 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-en-scene etc.) Mise-en-ecene is used when the Witches have ragged and black clothing to present them as evil. 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...