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Doctor Who- Liar

Language and Contexts 1) How can we apply narrative theories to this episode of   Doctor Who ?  Todorov's Equilibrium: beginning of Doctor Who there was equilibrium because no one knew about the Doctor and Susan living in the Tardis. When the teachers discover that the Doctor and Susan live in the Tardis there is disequilibrium.         Propp's character theory:   The Doctor is almost always the protagonist. They identify the disturbance (alien threat) and take actions to restore balance often exploring new places to find the solution.  Barthes's enigma and action codes: In the 1963 pilot, enigma codes are established through the mystery of Susan’s advanced knowledge and the Doctor’s identity, while action codes like the teachers entering the junkyard drive the plot toward the discovery of the TARDIS. Levi-Strauss's binary opposition:  In the pilot episode, binary oppositions are used to create tension by contrasting the teache...

Arctic Monkeys I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor

  1) What do we know about the Arctic Monkeys audience? Think demographics, psychographics and how they got into the band. demographics- Working class white people psychographics- The Struggler  2) What audience pleasures are offered by the music video for I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor? The audience of I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor are particularly young indie rock fans. 3) Pick out three particular shots, scenes or moments in the video that would particularly appeal to Arctic Monkeys fans. Why did you choose those moments? The background looks really old fashioned   4) How did fans take a leading role in making Arctic Monkeys famous back in 2005? 5) How are fans positioned to respond to the band? What does Arctic Monkeys want fans to think about their video?