Introduction to TV drama: blog tasks

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

There's a narrative arc that goes through the whole series and there's a plot which gets resolved at the end of the series.

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

-sci-fi
-mystery
-drama

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

-villain
-hero
-friends
-business men and women
-workers
-priests.

4) What settings appear in the trailer?

-jungle
-forest
-street
-shed
-office
-lab
-beach
-church
-prison
-mountains

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

I think people that are interested in science, mystery and time travel since the series is about an alien girl and her alien grandpa travel to different time zones.

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