End of Year 1 Exam Learner Response

1. WWW - Some good ideas introduced in 1.3 and Q2     EBI - 1.2 Consider how different elements drive the story forward.     Mark - 16/42     Grade - 4

2. We use CLAMPS to remember mise-en-scene. An example answer from the clip could be props - drinks and bread, or setting - empty city, etc. 

C - COSTUME 

L - LIGHTING

A - ACTOR PLACEMENT/MOVEMENT

M - MAKE-UP

P - PROPS

S - SETTING

3. Three possible answers for question 1.2 can be the following:

• Location: the empty city creates its own enigma code with the mystery of what has

happened to the city and the people that lived there. This is partially resolved later in the

extract.

• Props: the setting and props are both familiar (the drink bottles and bread towards the end

of the sequence) and also other-worldly in keeping with the fantasy genre (the city). The

creates a contrast that suggests the wider narrative arc of multiple worlds (including one

very much like our own).

• Costumes: Lyra and Will are placed in costumes that reflect the world they are from. This

helps to communicate the wider narrative arc of the show and emphasises the fact they are

‘out of place’ in this city currently. This creates a sense of narrative enigma (why are they

there? What will they discover? Are they in danger?) and also a sense of binary opposition –

of two opposing worlds. The costumes of the two other children help emphasise this

contrast and reflect the narrative development of the ‘Spectres’ that have left these.

4. One way Doctor Who reflects 1963 is that traditionally, Doctor was a white male, most often with a younger female companion, reflecting and reinforcing traditional gender roles of the times, with the man as powerful and in control and the woman as helper. Women’s helper role often been to provide an emotional, empathetic side to the programme. Reinforcing the idea that men are active, action-centred while women are more passive, emotional and sensitive. One way His Dark Materials reflects 2020 is by representations of teenagers have shown both continuity and change. Both Susan in then 1963 Doctor Who and Lyra in His Dark Materials are high-achieving or brave, intelligent or strong and determined. However, Susan in the 1963 Doctor Who seems more childish and has little control over her own life. She is more obedient to adults such as her grandfather. In His Dark Materials, Lyra is more capable, more active and more in control – she is not bothered what Will thinks or her and does not defer to him at all.

5. Three things I need to work on/revise on for Year 11 is needing to memorise the theorise and understand how to use them. Another objective is finishing my work in time. Another one is to aim higher.