The establishing shot shows Dr. Who in a control room of what looks like a boat. The idea of a boat is shown by props such as a ring buoy with "Titanic" printed on it. It becomes clear to the audience that it is not a typical boat; as the image below shows, it is a 'space boat'.
Aspects of Sci-fi drama include the unlikeliness of a spaceship boat.
The party on the boat is evidently a Christmas party. This is portrayed through many means including the songs playing in the background. as well as the general theme of the room. It is decorated with rich colours including deep red, gold and silver. Not only do these colours represent wealth, they also represent festivity which again proves that it is a Christmas party.
Sci-fi is cleverly portrayed in Dr. Who through the use of costume.
Unrealistic characters such as the one pictured (left) make it blatently clear to the audience that the setting is far from every day life, and that it is infact from a fantasy world.
Camera shots/angles
The only time where the camera angles are relevent to the Sci-fi theme is where high angle shots are used in the scene where Dr. Who and Astrid are looking out of the 'Space boat' window into space.
Sound & Editing
Through the use of diegetic sounds; the Sci-fi concept is portrayed very well. The sounds played in the scene where Dr. Who is in the boat control room include typical space ship sounds (i.e. computers whirring and beeping) as well as bells ringing.
It is further portrayed through the sound of the robot talking to Dr. Who (pictured below)
It is primarily the use of computer graphics that really gives Dr. Who its' Sci-fi edge. Scenes such as the explosion, the 'space boat' flying in space and shooting stars for obvious reasons, could not have been done in real life.
The class of the people at the party is shown through costume. The women are shown wearing luxurious expensive-looking dresses and the men in tuxedos. In contrast to this; there is a couple named Foon and Morvin Van Hoff, who are evidently of a different class to the rest of the party-goers. They were dressed in fancy dress- due to being tricked. They also say that 
they did not pay for their tickets to the party, they won them; suggesting that had they not won the tickets, they would not have been able to afford them. Their accents also suggest they are from a working class background.
they did not pay for their tickets to the party, they won them; suggesting that had they not won the tickets, they would not have been able to afford them. Their accents also suggest they are from a working class background. Sci-fi is cleverly portrayed in Dr. Who through the use of costume.
Unrealistic characters such as the one pictured (left) make it blatently clear to the audience that the setting is far from every day life, and that it is infact from a fantasy world.Camera shots/angles
The only time where the camera angles are relevent to the Sci-fi theme is where high angle shots are used in the scene where Dr. Who and Astrid are looking out of the 'Space boat' window into space.
Sound & Editing
Through the use of diegetic sounds; the Sci-fi concept is portrayed very well. The sounds played in the scene where Dr. Who is in the boat control room include typical space ship sounds (i.e. computers whirring and beeping) as well as bells ringing.
It is further portrayed through the sound of the robot talking to Dr. Who (pictured below)
It is primarily the use of computer graphics that really gives Dr. Who its' Sci-fi edge. Scenes such as the explosion, the 'space boat' flying in space and shooting stars for obvious reasons, could not have been done in real life.
1 comment:
Lauren you started off very detailed, but you have rushed to finish the final two sections. You must ensure you are covering all aspects of the question in detail.
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