Doctor Who: Language and Representation blog tasks

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1) Write a summary of the notes from our in-class analysis of the episode. You can use your own notes from the screening in class or this Google document of class notes (you'll need your GHS Google login). 

Camerawork and sound:

Music - theme tune to Doctor Who. Very science-fiction - sets genre from beginning.

Medium shot of Doctor holding vase with teachers in background - makes Doctor look evil.

Close-ups of Ian and Barbara when they go into the TARDIS to show shock and lack of understanding.  


Mise-en-scene:

Susan - first introduced dancing and dressed as 1960s teenager (costume).

Costume and hair typical of 1960s.

Setting - junkyard. Lighting - dark/shadows.  


Narrative and genre:

Science fiction - “That hasn’t happened yet” - time travel.

Propp character types: Doctor presented as villain.

Shadow in final shot - action code, enigma code and cliffhanger for next episode.  


2) How can we apply narrative theories to this episode of  Doctor Who? 

Todorov's Equilibrium:  mystery of susan home 


 Propp's character theory : Vladimir Propp stated that there were seven basic character roles when he analysed classic fairy tales and that these were present in most narratives. Media products still use these recognisable character types today:

Barthes's enigma and action codes:  Action Codes: anything that suggests something dramatic is about to happen. E.g. when the TARDIS begins to take off or when the shadow appears in the final shot of the episode.

Levi-Strauss's binary opposition: 

3) In your opinion, what is the most important scene in the episode and why?

In the end when they time travelled to another world and we see another person, it ends with the credits. I feel like this is the most important scene because it shows that they proved they can really time travel anywhere in the universe

4) What genre is An Unearthly Child and how can you tell? Make specific reference to aspects of the episode.

The genre is most likely science fiction because it obviously relates to how the police box can travel in time anywhere in space, making it think that the most scientific dream has been witnessed.


5) How does An Unearthly Child reflect the social and historical contexts of the 1960s?

It shows that you don't normally find a time machine in the junkyard and see revolutionary tech. The mobile phone was created in the 1970s so it makes everyone wonder in the episode how can this tech be shown in the late 90s

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