His Dark Materials: Audience and Industries blog tasks

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 Audience

1) Read this audience rating guide for His Dark Materials. Based on the screening and this article, who do you think the target audience is for His Dark Materials and why? What about psychographic groups? You can revise Pyschographics here.

2) What audience pleasures are offered by His Dark Materials - The City of Magpies? Apply Blumler and Katz's Uses and Gratifications theory to the episode. Make sure you provide specific examples from the episode to support your ideas.

Personal Identity: In “His Dark Materials,” Philip Pullman masterfully weaves together themes of personal identity through the lens of dæmons, character development, and existential exploration.

Personal Relationships: One of the most prominent relationships in the trilogy is that between Lyra Belacqua and Will Parry. Their bond begins as a friendship based on mutual trust and shared experiences.

Diversion (Escapism): Lyra’s journey throughout the trilogy can be seen as a form of escapism. At the beginning of the series, she lives a sheltered life at Jordan College in Oxford, unaware of the larger world outside.


3) Thinking of the 3 Vs audience pleasures (Visceral, Vicarious and Voyeuristic pleasures), which of these can be applied to His Dark Materials? Refer to specific scenes or moments in the episode to explain your answer.

Visceral Pleasures Visceral pleasures are related to the physical sensations that a viewer experiences while watching a show. In His Dark Materials 

4) How did fans react to Season 2 of His Dark Materials? What about critic reviews? You can find some possible answers for this in this BBC website article on the critical reception for His Dark Materials and watch the fan reaction video above.

The fans are concerned about pacing issues in cetrain episodes and deviations from the original books

5) What might be some of the preferred and oppositional readings for His Dark Materials? Why did some fans love it? Why have other people criticised it? 

the fans loved it because it shows mystery wonder and strong character

Industries

1) Which companies produced this His Dark Materials series?

Bad wolf and new line production

2) What were the UK viewing figures for A City of Magpies? How did this compare to season 1 of His Dark Materials? 

the viewing figures of city of magpie got attention of 1.7m viewers 

3) What was American network HBO's role in making His Dark Materials and why is this important? Look at the notes above for more on this.

HBO got international distribution on what is essentially a BBC One production

4) What famous stars are in His Dark Materials and why do you think they were selected for the show? Watch the Comic Con panel video in the notes above to see the stars talking about the show.

James McAvoy as Lord Asriel: James McAvoy is a Scottish actor known for his roles in films such as Split and X-Men

5) Who are Bad Wolf and what do they produce?

Bad Wolf Ltd. is a television production company founded by Julie Gardner and Jane Tranter in 2015 based in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.

Comparison: Doctor Who - An Unearthly Child and His Dark Materials - The City of Magpies

1) How are the technical conventions different between 1963 Doctor Who and 2020 His Dark Materials (e.g. camerawork, editing, sound and mise-en-scene)?

Both Doctor Who and His Dark Materials fall under the genre of science fiction/fantasy and both series explore complex moral and ethical dilemmas within their fantastical settings

2) What similarities and differences are there between Doctor Who and His Dark Materials in terms of genre and narrative?

His Dark Materials, on the other hand, is a fantasy series that delves into parallel universes, daemons

3) How are representations of people, places and groups similar or different in the two shows?

Complex Characters: Both Doctor Who and His Dark Materials feature complex characters with depth and development throughout the series

Tone: Doctor Who is known for its whimsical and adventurous tone, often blending science fiction with humor and wit.

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