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  Create a new blogpost called 'His Dark Materials: LIAR blog tasks' and work through the following tasks: Language and close-textual analysis 1) How does His Dark Materials fit the conventions of the fantasy TV genre ? it has a mythical creature that can talk usually called 'demon', it has an unordinary world and there are more than one that strangely humans can survive in which is not normal in real life. 2) Applying Propp's character theory, what character roles do some of the main characters in His Dark Materials fit into? lyra fits the hero, will fits the sidekick, mrs coulter fits the villain, lord asriel belacqua  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.) the demon communicates with everyone in the show 4) What examples of binary opposition (Levi-Strauss) can you find...

  1. What is meant by the term ‘deregulation’ in the context of the UK radio industry? How does this contrast with how the UK government historically controlled the airwaves up until the 1970s?   Deregulation refers to the systematic dismantling of these strict state rules, shifting the power from government regulators over to the free market. 2. Explain how deregulation dismantled ownership laws. How did this change allow multinational media conglomerates to sweep in and build massive national brand networks?   Before deregulation, ownership laws prevented a single company from buying up too many radio stations.   This allowed multinational conglomerates like BMG to sweep in, buy up local stations, and build massive national brand monopolies. 3. In a heavily regulated era, radio stations faced strict penalties or license loss if they abandoned local programming or dropped community news quotas. How has modern deregulation allowed Bauer Media Group to cut e...

  1) Type up any feedback from your teacher in full (you do not need to write the mark/grade if you do not wish to). 2) Look at the mark scheme document linked above. Question 1.1 asks about mise-en-scene. What do we use to remember mise-en-scene? Give one example answer from the clip too - you'll find example answers in the mark scheme.    • Will’s costume – makes him look like he is from our world • The two children they are chasing – costume and make-up to make them look abandoned/homeless. • Setting – empty city. • Actor movement – the chase scene. • Props – the drinks and bread. 3) Question 1.2 asks about narrative features in the extract. Look at the mark scheme to pick out three possible answers for this question.   • Excellent analysis of the product that is detailed and critically engages with the nuanced aspects of how media language is used. • Focus on how narrative features communicate meanings is thorough and effective. • Consistent appropriate and effec...