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

Dramatic narrative - 
Ensemble cast - 
Technical codes: 
Stereotypical stock

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

Science fiction and fantasy

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



4) What settings appear in the trailer?

Setting: 

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

Target audience would be for teenagers or young adults because they most likely to be interested in fantasy or science fiction based genres.

Teenagers and young adults because they are most likely to be interested in science fiction and fantasy based genre.

Grade 8/9 Extension tasks:

Read this Guardian TV review from the first episode of His Dark Materials season two. What did the reviewer think of the episode? Also look at the comments from readers below the article - do they agree? 

Have a look at this Guardian feature on the top ten Doctor Who stories. How do these fit the conventions of TV drama? Why do you think these narratives were picked in the top ten?

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