Television: His Dark Materials industry and audience

 Industries


1) Which companies produced this His Dark Materials series?

The ones in charge of the creation of  his dark materials are bad wolf and new line productions. 

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

the first season of this of his dark materials has a bigger succeeds that a city of magpie as his dark materials had 7.2million views but  city of magpie only got 4.4views.

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's role with his dark materials was  they made his dark materials available in america by cable.this is important because this mean that his dark materials popularity would go up due to having its fan based doubled.

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.

The reason for why his dark materials used famous stars in the show is to gather other fan bases to there show as there favourite celebrity would be featured in it.

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

Bad Wolf was founded in 2015 to create ambitious, imaginative and relevant drama for the global TV marketplace.  From its headquarters in South Wales the company has built up an international reputation as one of the foremost independent production companies in the UK, producing over 50 hours of high-end drama for broadcasters and networks including HBO, BBC, AMC and Sky.

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.

The target audience are young people who are interested in fantasy,mystery and adventure themes

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:An example of personal identity is that adventure side of Lyra that they audience might connect with that character.

Personal Relationships:we can use the relation ship between will and Lyra as a platonic one as they both work together very close and don't mind the companion of one another with could relate to some of the audience  

Diversion (Escapism): 

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. 

-one audience pleasure is the experience through the characters.An example of this the experiences of time travel,flying and animals that can talk. 

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.

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? 

























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