Introduction to TV drama

 1) How does this His Dark Materials trailer meet the conventions of a TV drama series?

- ensemble cast, some characters are constantly shown throughout the trailer 

- narrative, they constantly reference a girl through scenes and speaking about her, this shows that she will be important to the story along side the ensemble cast  

- genre, the scenery implies that it is fantasy as well as the props 

2) What genre (or genres) are suggested by this His Dark Materials trailer?

Fantasy and action since the trailer shows a weapons indicating that there will be many fighting scenes also there are guns and fights in the trailer. Its fantasy because is shows rituals and  fantasy themes in the trailer. 

3) What kind of characters and narratives are introduced in this trailer?

- Hero: the boy and the girl
- Villain: the cult at 30 seconds 
- Sidekick: the female at 0:37 
- heroine: the girl 
- Father figure: the men who have guns and the dagger 

4) What settings appear in the trailer?

- a castle 
- a small cave
- forest/jungle 
- a  cult building 

5) Who do you think the target audience for His Dark Materials is? Give reasons for your answer.

Science fiction lovers since it has many fantasy themes and implies sci-fi settings. The target audience is young adults and older teens because the trailer shows themes of rebellion, and people of this age can appeal to that.







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