His Dark Materials: LIAR blog tasks
1) How does His Dark Materials fit the conventions of the fantasy TV genre ? It fits the fantasy Genre because it has supernatural being soring through the sky and talking creatures 2) Applying Propp's character theory, what character roles do some of the main characters in His Dark Materials fit into? -Will fits into the helper category as he helps lyra throughout her journey -Lyra is the hero who drives the story -Ms. Coulter is the villain trying to seize Lyra -Pan is the donner providing Lyra with advise 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.) 4) What examples of binary opposition (Levi-Strauss) can you find in His Dark Materials...