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1) Write an analysis of the episode - using  your notes from the screening in class .  Make specific, detailed reference to moments in the text using media terminology (e.g. media language - camera shots and movement, editing, diegetic/non-diegetic sound, mise-en-scene etc..) You can currently  watch His Dark Materials on BBC iPlayer here . Camerawork, editing and sound: camerawork- angles (low angle of Lyra) make her seem powerful. editing-animals setting (unearthly child backdrop). Mise-en-scene: sound-epic orchestral music helps to set genre and atmosphere. settings- 'city in the sky' reinforces genre cave ocean waterfall. Narrative and genre: narrative- prophecy= equilibrium enigma and action codes.  fantasy genre- daemon animals (can speak) witches prophecy (supernatural events). You can  access our notes from the close-textual analysis in a previous class here  - you'll need your Greenford Google login to open this. 2) How does His Dark...

  1) Type up your  WWW/EBI feedback in  full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). WWW: fairly secure attempt at analysing both magazine CSP's. able to recall key media-terminology e.g. magazine connotations and theory uses and gratifications. EBI: depth and detail for top marks see LR lesson/mark scheme for suggestions. LR: see blog 2) Read  the mark scheme for this assessment carefully . Write down the mark you achieved for each question:  Q1: 2 marks Q2: 5 marks  Q3: 4 marks Q4: 3 marks Q5: 3 marks 3)  Look specifically at question 2. Use the indicative content in the mark scheme for question 2 to write  three  connotations of the design and layout of Tatler. The fact the cover star obscures the title of the magazine reflects how well established the Tatler brand is – Britain’s oldest magazine is recognisable to its audience even with some of the masthead behind the cover model. T  h...