Class - Co-owner of a Lonely Heart

Language and close-textual analysis

1) Narrative:at the start of the episode the shadow king kills one of his servants and as he does April brandishes swords and then burns the floor which leaves a burn a scorch mark . April is seemed to be very stressed and ram comforts her and takes her to his car in which they have an encounter with her dad she nearly kills him but she stops and he runs away. Then the new had teacher appears out of nowhere and tells them to be om their way. they go home and Ram and April have a session in the bedroom. But since Her and the shadow king are connected he has to do the same with one of his helpers. 

Character: April is seen as the hero character type because she goes to the Underneath to fight against the shadow king. Ram and April's loving relationship is developed through Ram being there to comfort April and their sex scene. Charlie and Matteius' relationship is also loving but goes on a rocky side as he dosent tell him the true context of the cabinet.

Iconography: All of the deadly flower petals eating into every living flesh they make contact with and eat it away.

Setting: The episode spans over many settings which enforce the genre of sci fi as The school is one of the main settings we see in this episode and this setting suggests that the show has schools are a standard convention of the genre.


2) The episode starts in equilibrium with students in their lessons, April's heart still getting shared between the shadow king and herself. This equilibrium is disrupted by April's dodgy behaviour at school and well as her crazy confrontation with her dad. This is recognised by the machete that she wields as well as her father dashing away. There is however reparation when her father returns and tries to make amends for his crimes as well as when April heals her mother's from the wheelchair. 


3.The hero character type is shown through Charlie or April, as Charlie is being tasked with saving the Earth using the Cabinet of Souls, whereas April is on a quest to retrieve her heart. It could also be argued that miss Quill is the hero as she is attempting to find a solution to the issue of the pettels. The Princess in this episode could be seen as April since she is seemingly rescued by Ram. The villain in this episode is without a shadow of a doubt the shadow king since he directly attempts to stop April from reclaiming her heart, in trying to take it for himself. 


4) What enigma and action codes (Barthes) can you find in Co-owner of a Lonely Heart? Make specific, detailed reference to the text using media terminology (e.g. media language - camera shots, diegetic/non-diegetic sound, mise-en-scene etc.)

bit of a dodgy question sir 

5) In the shadow kings planet the world seems to be dark and cold with not any sun and seems oddly volcanic which is the complete opposite to earth which is very bright with light and has a vast amount of colours.




Representations

1)The female April is portrayed as a heroic and brave, teenage girl but she is also the protagonist which is not normally the case. Male characters are usually associated with the hero role but the fact that this role is played by a female could potentially change the mindset of gender roles.

2) The representation of age is clearly shown in this episode of Class with Aprils mum mum being so concerned with her and Ram. The representation of teens is also reinforced through April's challenging behaviour toward her mother by getting a bit rowdy and answering back.

3) There is a diversity within the series as there is a balance with all races and BAME being clearly shown 

4)Charlie and Matteius have a gay relationship which is accepted by the modern British society and evenin the episodes.

5)Aprils mum is disabled and has to be in a wheelchair but even that dosent stop he from being feared by Ram when he is caught screwing he daughter. 


Industries

1) BBC Three is the BBCs online destination for 16-34 year-olds, tackling subjects that matter to them it was made in early 2013 and was previously a TV show.


2) It was doing poorly and they realised that the best way to connect with their audience was to go online.


3) How did the distribution of Class contribute to the failure of the show with audiences?

4) What advertising and marketing was used to try and promote Class to an audience? Why do you think this wasn't very successful?


Audience

1)it did very badly as didn't meet its target audience and filmed it with different age group every 
episode 

2) What audience psychographic groups might particularly enjoy Class?

3) What audience pleasures are offered by Class - Co-owner of a Lonely Heart? 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:

Personal Relationships:

Diversion (Escapism):

Surveillance (Information / Facts):

4) Thinking of the 3 Vs audience pleasures (Visceral, Vicarious and Voyeuristic pleasures), which of these can be applied to Class - Co-owner of a Lonely Heart?

5) How did fans in the 'Whoniverse' (also known as 'Whovians') react to Class? Watch the fan reaction video (and read the YouTube comments) on the Class notes blogpost or check the comments in the extension articles below to help with this.

doctor who

1) Narrative: The story is that two teachers from coal hill academy are speculating about a student of theirs called Susan . they bit find her address and follow her to he home . They are shocked to see that her house is in a junkyard and follow her in. When they go in they see that she is nowhere to be seen but they find her grandfather and a police box they question him and eventually get inside. the doctor tunes on the Tardis and takes them to the stone ages.

Character: Susan, the doctor, Ian Chesterton, Barbra white

Iconography: Tardis, radio, junk 

Setting: junkyard and classroom


2)For the equilibrium it starts with the teachers talking to Susan and thinking to go to her home. Then for the disequilibrium they see her home and the doctor. he wont let them in the Tardis and eventually they get in and see whats inside.  

3) The Doctor would be seen as the false hero and Susan Would be seen as a heroine 

4) An enigma codes is the Tardis as it links to the sci-fi theme of space time travel and the assumption that its out of this world technology.


Representations

1) The men stereotype is they are overpowering of women which is shown when the doctor told Susan that she must listen to what she says or else she can leave him.

2)the stereotype is that women are nice and loving as Barbra was nervous for Susan and wanted to check on her. a stereotype that subverts it is that women are weak. this was shown when Susan was begging the doctor to let the teachers go free.



3)The stereotype for old people is that they are intelligent as they have lived a long life which may imply that they are at a good understanding of what is good or wrong. this is the opposite of what the stereotype of young people as they are seen as naive and oddly dumb.


4) there is not much diversity in this episode of doctor who as its only restrictively white people but they are seen as people that are formal and fancy.

5) the teachers were seen as high class due to the formal outfits and the knowledge that they are teaching students. 

Audience

1)The target audience for doctor who is seen as a family audience and doesn't seem to have changed since it started

2) A main stream audience of that time may like doctor who as it was original due to sci-fi being a relatively new genre in 1963.3)Personal Identity:Susan liking the music similarity with every day teenagers.

Personal Relationships:Not wanting to be too revealing to the teachers

Diversion (Escapism): The tardis time travel effects

Surveillance (Information / Facts):Teachers talking abort the french revolution


4) If they had more diversion in it with more sci fi it could of been an even greater show.

5) Visceral pleasures
Industries

1) In 1963 there was only 3 channels.

2) Its very important to them as it makes them a lot of money as it has a massive franchise as it has been had a fanbase for a long time.

3) How does Doctor Who meet the BBC's mission statement to 'inform, educate and entertain'?

4)the BBC is funded by the public via TV licence

5)The watershed means the time when TV programmes which might be unsuitable for children can be broadcast