Language
1) Narrative:Class starts by continuing the narrative ark as they show us the shadow king talking to his servant in his volcanic planet about how he will try to get his heart back by any means necessary, it then starts to juxtapose with earth and the volcanic planet showing April with two swords in her hands. Suddenly April becomes progressively more violent throughout the day, she challenges a teacher when they talk about the sacrifice soldiers made for us. Eventually Ram notices her random out breaks and confronts her-talking to her about what might be happening. Then Ram drives away from the school with April then after Ram and April chat to each other April's dad then appears in front of them and talks to his daughter. Frustrated, April slowly walks towards her dad with her swords in hand. After this he frantically runs away. As soon as this happens, the new head teacher-with a sinister smile, appears and tells them to go back to school. Then Ram goes to Aprils house with her mother talks to them about how irresponsible they were. Next the head teacher calls Ms Quill for a meeting to question her on what is happening and whether or not if she wants the creature prohibiting her actions to get out. Aprils father is then seen by the viewers following April to her house, he then talks to her and the mother about how sorry he is for everything hes done. Ram then tries to stop her from killing her father and succeeds. Prepared, April helps her mother to walk again and then creates a portal to the shadow kings world-leaping into it with Ram.
Character: April, Ram Singh (These are now the confirmed protagonists and they are both in a relationship), Tanya, Aprils mother,Charlie, (These characters help the cast through emotion support or there intelligence), Head Teacher, Shadow King, Ms Quill (They are both characters with some kind of malicious intent or doing things for there own wants and needs) and Aprils dad.
Iconography: Red Motif,Orange,Blue, Flower petals(Slowly increasing other the episode-possibly to show them getting more dangerous.), Wheel chair, Black Motif, non-diegetic sound(slows down narrative) and school bell (diegetic sound).
Setting: Volcanic Planet/Shadow World, Earth, School (familiar location), Head Teachers office, back garden.
2)The beginning of the episode is the equilibrium however it quickly changes to the disruption as the shadow king plots a way to get his heart back again. It turns to the recognition when April starts arguing with the teacher in a aggressive manor and Ram notices something is happening with her as she is acting extremely strange. The reparation is when Ram convinces April to not kill her father and gives her mother the ability to walk again which startles her. There isn't a new equilibrium as the episode ends with April going after the shadow king in his world leaving it on a cliff hanger-making the viewers wonder what happens next.
3)April would fit as the heroine as she gives her mum the ability to walk again,she is kind and is now equal to the the shadow king, Charlie would be considered the hero as he is helpful towards the cast and also protective when it comes to anyone, Ms Quill and Ram Singh should be known as a false hero as they are over confident but in certain circumstances they are able to be compassionate. Tanya would be known as a helper as she aids the main characters with her intelligence and observations. The villain of the show would be the shadow king as he repeatedly tries to destroy Ms Quill, Charlie and any person who gets in his way.
4) Some of the enigma codes in Co-owner of a Lonely Heart would be the shadow king trying to kill the cast through April as they share the same hearts. Another enigma code i have noticed is the flower petals that slowly spread throughout the show. In addition, the conflict between April and the Shadow King is an action code that would interest the audience of class, since it has been going on for a while and they are anticipated to fight each other eventually. Also who is the headteacher and what her motives and intentions for the cast.
5)Binary opposition can be seen a lot in Class co-owner of a lonely heart. Light V dark is shown with the struggle between April and Shadow king (Shadow king has a world enveloped in darkness which makes this idea more shown. Right V Wrong is shown in various of ways, Ms quill wants revenge on the shadow king for killing her species but charlie believes that genocide, even for revenge, is not the best thing to do against someone who already committed genocide.
Representation
1) In Class, gender stereotypes are almost entirely subverted. April is seen as the protagonist when she jumps through the portal to attack the shadow king, protagonists are not usually female characters. Tanya is shown as intelligent but likes to play video games for her own entertainment, stereotypically, this would not be expected from someone in the BAME community. Ram, is a sporty person that gets in a relationship with April, this mostly reinforces the stereotypical male character. Ms quill is a ruthless person that tries to get everything she wants through some kind of manipulation, this is not expected as usually females are shown as supporting,kind and selfless yet she is the opposite to all of these. Charlie is a gay alien character who is the prince of his species, this subverts a lot of expectations as you wont see many types of characters like this. However shadow king reinforces most stereotypes for male characters as he is a vigorous yet independent character. In addition Class represents males as a supporting type of character in the show. Ram is a example of this, at the end of the episode Co-owner of a lonely heart he jumps after April already went through the portal, this could show how females are the more dominant type of character
2)Teenagers in Class Co-owner of a lonely heart are depicted as very identifiable to the audience. April, is seen at the start as a socially awkward person which can be seen as relatable for a lot of people who were/are in high school. Ram, is a typical character that likes sports and can be a egotistical. Tanya, is shown as an intellectual person that revises for most of the time shes at her own home. All of the characters parents are shown as overprotective and caring to the point where Rams father doesn't like the fact that he is going out with April. Furthermore, Tanya's mother makes her revise all the time because she wants her to do well in her class. However, Aprils father was shown as irresponsible and undependable when April needed her.
3)Class has a variety of different races and ethnicities represented in there show. E.g Tanya, she and her mother are shown in a some what stereotypical way as the mothers acts like most people would expect and Tanya is a character that subverts the stereotypes of a usual black female character. Ram Singh is seen as a person that subverts a lot of stereotypes for Sikhs as he is a sporty character who unexpectedly goes against his own parents. Charlie and Ms Quill both subvert all expectations as Charlie is a gay person that has a relationship with another person in the show, this is not something that the audience would predict to happen when seeing charlie, Ms Quill also subverts anything people would expect when seeing her.
4)In class sexuality is shown in multiple ways. April and Rams relationship grows other time and is shown as a typical relationship. Although April and Rams parents do not like the idea of them together they still continue anyway, also April and Rams association is meant to be relatable to the audience because the relationship between charlie and his boyfriend is not something that is seen/shown in everyday life/TV shows.
5)Disability is only shown through Aprils mother as she is in a wheel chair. She is mainly seen as weak and defenseless for an example, when April was about to kill her father, the mother was helpless to stop her in anyway. However, she can be seen as a powerful figure in Aprils life even though she is disabled.
Audience
1) The first episode of class was the most successful out of all of the other episodes. Co owner of a lonely heart was the 7th most viewed episode.
2)The psychographic group that might enjoy class would be an aspirer because of the supernatural and scientific factor of the show like the shadow king and the portals in the school that leaves a beacon in space and time.
3)Class offers personal identity by giving the characters a relatable situation, whether in there family or there relationship problems. April would be the most relatable character as she has a big personal problem with her father and has a relationship in high school.
It also offers relationships as Ms Quill, who is perceived as a heartless character has a reason as her entire species were killed off except for her and Charlie, this would make the audience sympathize with Ms Quill.
Diversion is also offered as they show us a place called the shadow world which is volcanic.
They offer a lot of surveillance as they teach the audience how the portals work in the show.
4)In my opinion, visceral pleasure would be the main thing that applies towards class. This is because they have many characters to relate to in the show.
5)The people in the comment section believed that the main antagonist is a way to stereotypical villain for a show that likes to subvert stereotypical things.
Industry
1) BBC3s objective was to provide an "innovative programming to a target audience of viewers between 16 and 34 years old."
2)The BBC3 went online only because they realised there target audience may go onto television at different times so it was better and smarter to just send it online. Also because they use devices instead of watching TV a lot of the time.
3)Class informs the audience on how shadow king and Aprils heart are connected. It educates the consumer on how the portals in the universe of Class work and it also entertains the audience by giving several enigmas in the show like the mystery of the box in charlies house.
4)Class was only distributed online which meant that not many people even had known about the show in the first place, but it was then shown weeks later in a late night slot (also known as the graveyard slot) which meant most people, especially their target audience, wouldn't know about its existence
5)Class was mainly marketed online and was highly intractable but this wasnt enough to show enough people that might want to watch this show as it wasnt even know.
Wednesday, 12 December 2018
Monday, 3 December 2018
Doctor Who- An Unearthly Child
Language
1) Narrative: The show starts with the two teachers-Ian Chester and Barbara Wright, in a school talking about a strange student called Susan. They mention how intelligent she is in both history and science so they decide to talk to her. Before they confront her Susan listens to music with a radio moving her hands with strange gestures until the teachers open the door. After this Barbara Wright convinces Ian to investigate where Susan lives. Eventually, they wait in a car at Susan's address to find out where she lives exactly. Once they see her walk into a junk yard they follow her and notice many strange things like mannequins, pictures and after a while they stumble upon a police box where they also meet the doctor that regards them as stupid and foolish. Promptly, Barbara and Ian shove there way into the police box and see Susan inside, next the Doctor believes that Barbara and Ian are not trust worthy so he sends them to another location. (possibly in the past)
Characters: Susan Foreman, The doctor,(They are seen as the knowledgeable characters as they know more then any of the cast)Ian Chester and Barbara Wright.(They represent the audience as they are less knowledgeable when it comes to the technology/science of the show)
Iconography: Diegetic sound, non-Diegetic sound, police box(TARDIS), Buttons, Car,futuristic lights,optical illusions.
Setting: Class Room, junk yard, car (interior), TARDIS, Unknown area(deserted and abandoned)
2) The equilibrium of an unearthly child is in the opening scene where you see all of the adolescents having a usual day at school, it quickly turns to the disruption when Ian Chester and Barbara Wright start to talk about there concern about a student called Susan Foremen, after they talk to her they follow her and eventually it changes to recognition when they follow Susan and realize that she is only smart in certain subjects like science and history but terrible at things like math and English, further, more it is when they meet the doctor. After this the Doctor believes that he must get rid of Ian Chester and Barbara Wright, this becomes the reparation as the doctor wants to fix Susan's mistake of leading them to the TARDIS. Their isn't a new equilibrium however they leave the first episode as a cliff hanger to make the viewers curious about what will happen.
3)The Doctor would fit into the false hero as he is a arrogant character that doesnt like humanity and would rather satisfy his curiosity then help people, however he might not fit into any category of propps theory as he can be cruel yet helpful. Susan Would be a heroine as she is a heroic character and is innocent in the narrative. Barbara Wright would be the hero as was the one who addressed her concern to Ian Chester which made them investigate. The helper would be Ian Chester as he aids in finding Susan.
4)In an unearthly child the enigma codes I can find are the alien at the end of the episode who is only shown as a shadowy figure and also how the TARDIS functions.
5)There is some binary opposition shown in Doctor Who for an example. Light V dark is shown in the show when London is shown as gloomy while the the TARDIS is shown as light and futuristic.
Youth V Age is also shown when u see the contrast between the Doctor and Susan (the Doctor is old and Susan is young). Right V Wrong is also shown when we see that the doctor wants to dispose of the teachers while Susan wants them to stay and also so she can stay in that time.
Representation
1) Some of the stereotypes that are reinforced for men are that they are protective and less emotional. The Doctor doesn't care about the teacher safety or well being at all and Ian Chester needed to be convinced to go with Barbara to investigate about Susan, however the Doctor is shown to care about Susan as he didn't want them going inside the TARDIS and Ian Chester in the end went to go help Barbara find out more about Susan.
Some of the stereotypes that are subverted for men is that they are physically strong. Ian and the Doctor both are more intellectual then they are brutes as Ian is a teacher of science and the Doctor is an alien who has gained extra terrestrial knowledge.
2)Some of the stereotypes that are reinforced for women are that they are caring and intelligent.
Susan and Barbara are caring characters as Susan wanted to make sure the teachers weren't harmed by the Doctor and Barbara was concerned with Susan
Some of the stereotypes that are subverted for women is that they are unconfident and weak.
Susan is becomes really outspoken when the doctor decides to get rid of them and Barbara persuades Ian into helping her.
3)Old people are seen as seen wise and and all knowing and this is reinforced in an unearthly child as the Doctor is shown exactly like this as he is arrogant about his knowledge.
Young people are seen as foolish and irresponsible, this is subverted in an unearthly child as Susan is shown as polite and timid.
4)Every character is seen as white and no other ethnicity. This is probably because other ethnicities had a very low social class at the time so they probably wouldn't be a teacher, a doctor nor a student.
5)An Unearthly child shows us normal social classes, for E.g teachers with a male person teaching science and a female teacher (the more traditional teacher) teaching history. Furthermore an old man as a Doctor is seen as a little traditional.
Audience
1) Doctor Whos target audience would be for people aged 10+ or are interesting in Science Fiction and it has changed a lot since 1963 as they take on a little more adult themes.
2)The psychographic Doctor Who is looking for would be people with an interest in science and history.
3) The audience pleasures for Doctor Who are: Personal Identity: Some people will be able to relate to Susan Foreman as she is an outsider compared to the other students. Surveillance: The doctor educates the audience and Ian Chester about how the TARDIS works but in a complicated fashion. Diversion: The TARDIS is able to send the doctor and his companions to any time or place which isn't possible in the real world. Personal Relationships: Susan Foreman has problems with her grandfather which some people may be able to relate to.
4)Another audience pleasure which would effect people in 2018 would be nostalgia as this is the first episode of a show that has continued for several years.
5)A audience pleasure that can be applied to doctor who would be vicarious pleasures as it makes us experience something that we haven't seen before. Additionally it gives us information about how there world works and functions.
Industries
1)BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) was the oldest national broadcaster and was made to provide information. There were 3 channels in 1963.
2)Doctor Who is the most important franchise to the BBC because it is the most iconic show/series they have not to mention it generates huge income for the BBC.
3)The BBC informs us on the general world of Doctor Who and how it works. It also educates us on history and the science of how everything works. Lastly, it entertains us by showing us unique ideas and characters.
4)The BBC is funded by its fee payers rather then sponsorship
5)OFCOM is the one to regulate the BBC and the water shed is a time where there are shows and films which are more explicit words and more gruesome violence.
1) Narrative: The show starts with the two teachers-Ian Chester and Barbara Wright, in a school talking about a strange student called Susan. They mention how intelligent she is in both history and science so they decide to talk to her. Before they confront her Susan listens to music with a radio moving her hands with strange gestures until the teachers open the door. After this Barbara Wright convinces Ian to investigate where Susan lives. Eventually, they wait in a car at Susan's address to find out where she lives exactly. Once they see her walk into a junk yard they follow her and notice many strange things like mannequins, pictures and after a while they stumble upon a police box where they also meet the doctor that regards them as stupid and foolish. Promptly, Barbara and Ian shove there way into the police box and see Susan inside, next the Doctor believes that Barbara and Ian are not trust worthy so he sends them to another location. (possibly in the past)
Characters: Susan Foreman, The doctor,(They are seen as the knowledgeable characters as they know more then any of the cast)Ian Chester and Barbara Wright.(They represent the audience as they are less knowledgeable when it comes to the technology/science of the show)
Iconography: Diegetic sound, non-Diegetic sound, police box(TARDIS), Buttons, Car,futuristic lights,optical illusions.
Setting: Class Room, junk yard, car (interior), TARDIS, Unknown area(deserted and abandoned)
2) The equilibrium of an unearthly child is in the opening scene where you see all of the adolescents having a usual day at school, it quickly turns to the disruption when Ian Chester and Barbara Wright start to talk about there concern about a student called Susan Foremen, after they talk to her they follow her and eventually it changes to recognition when they follow Susan and realize that she is only smart in certain subjects like science and history but terrible at things like math and English, further, more it is when they meet the doctor. After this the Doctor believes that he must get rid of Ian Chester and Barbara Wright, this becomes the reparation as the doctor wants to fix Susan's mistake of leading them to the TARDIS. Their isn't a new equilibrium however they leave the first episode as a cliff hanger to make the viewers curious about what will happen.
3)The Doctor would fit into the false hero as he is a arrogant character that doesnt like humanity and would rather satisfy his curiosity then help people, however he might not fit into any category of propps theory as he can be cruel yet helpful. Susan Would be a heroine as she is a heroic character and is innocent in the narrative. Barbara Wright would be the hero as was the one who addressed her concern to Ian Chester which made them investigate. The helper would be Ian Chester as he aids in finding Susan.
4)In an unearthly child the enigma codes I can find are the alien at the end of the episode who is only shown as a shadowy figure and also how the TARDIS functions.
5)There is some binary opposition shown in Doctor Who for an example. Light V dark is shown in the show when London is shown as gloomy while the the TARDIS is shown as light and futuristic.
Youth V Age is also shown when u see the contrast between the Doctor and Susan (the Doctor is old and Susan is young). Right V Wrong is also shown when we see that the doctor wants to dispose of the teachers while Susan wants them to stay and also so she can stay in that time.
Representation
1) Some of the stereotypes that are reinforced for men are that they are protective and less emotional. The Doctor doesn't care about the teacher safety or well being at all and Ian Chester needed to be convinced to go with Barbara to investigate about Susan, however the Doctor is shown to care about Susan as he didn't want them going inside the TARDIS and Ian Chester in the end went to go help Barbara find out more about Susan.
Some of the stereotypes that are subverted for men is that they are physically strong. Ian and the Doctor both are more intellectual then they are brutes as Ian is a teacher of science and the Doctor is an alien who has gained extra terrestrial knowledge.
2)Some of the stereotypes that are reinforced for women are that they are caring and intelligent.
Susan and Barbara are caring characters as Susan wanted to make sure the teachers weren't harmed by the Doctor and Barbara was concerned with Susan
Some of the stereotypes that are subverted for women is that they are unconfident and weak.
Susan is becomes really outspoken when the doctor decides to get rid of them and Barbara persuades Ian into helping her.
3)Old people are seen as seen wise and and all knowing and this is reinforced in an unearthly child as the Doctor is shown exactly like this as he is arrogant about his knowledge.
Young people are seen as foolish and irresponsible, this is subverted in an unearthly child as Susan is shown as polite and timid.
4)Every character is seen as white and no other ethnicity. This is probably because other ethnicities had a very low social class at the time so they probably wouldn't be a teacher, a doctor nor a student.
5)An Unearthly child shows us normal social classes, for E.g teachers with a male person teaching science and a female teacher (the more traditional teacher) teaching history. Furthermore an old man as a Doctor is seen as a little traditional.
Audience
1) Doctor Whos target audience would be for people aged 10+ or are interesting in Science Fiction and it has changed a lot since 1963 as they take on a little more adult themes.
2)The psychographic Doctor Who is looking for would be people with an interest in science and history.
3) The audience pleasures for Doctor Who are: Personal Identity: Some people will be able to relate to Susan Foreman as she is an outsider compared to the other students. Surveillance: The doctor educates the audience and Ian Chester about how the TARDIS works but in a complicated fashion. Diversion: The TARDIS is able to send the doctor and his companions to any time or place which isn't possible in the real world. Personal Relationships: Susan Foreman has problems with her grandfather which some people may be able to relate to.
4)Another audience pleasure which would effect people in 2018 would be nostalgia as this is the first episode of a show that has continued for several years.
5)A audience pleasure that can be applied to doctor who would be vicarious pleasures as it makes us experience something that we haven't seen before. Additionally it gives us information about how there world works and functions.
Industries
1)BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) was the oldest national broadcaster and was made to provide information. There were 3 channels in 1963.
2)Doctor Who is the most important franchise to the BBC because it is the most iconic show/series they have not to mention it generates huge income for the BBC.
3)The BBC informs us on the general world of Doctor Who and how it works. It also educates us on history and the science of how everything works. Lastly, it entertains us by showing us unique ideas and characters.
4)The BBC is funded by its fee payers rather then sponsorship
5)OFCOM is the one to regulate the BBC and the water shed is a time where there are shows and films which are more explicit words and more gruesome violence.
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