intro to sci fi and tv

 1) How does Class meet the conventions of a TV drama series?

From the trailer provided, we can infer that it has conventions of a TV drama as it has a dramatic narrative, specific codes and stereotypical characters.

2) What conventions of the science-fiction genre can you find in the trailer? 

Narrative: 

- Alien invasion

- Space travel 

- Artificial intelligence 

- Scientific advancement 

- Disease/Contamination 

Characters:

- Doubles/Clones

- Aliens who look different 

- Aliens who look like humans 

- New species

- Scientists 

Iconography:

- Prosthetics/Make-up

- Laboratories/Experimental Props or Costumes

- Colours: blue,grey,silver and green

- Time travel/Time machine/Gadgets

Settings:

- Futuristic worlds

- Parallel universe/New dimensions

- Different timelines 

- Different universe/Planets

3) What other genres are suggested by the trailer? Is Class an example of a modern hybrid-genre show? 

The trailer also suggest horror because Sci-Fi movies normally leading to mystery which could be revealed through horror. Class is a modern hybrid-genre as the setting is in a high school which looks some-what like high school now

4) Class is a spin-off from Doctor Who. At what point does the character of the Doctor appear in the trailer? 

The character of the doctor appears right at the beginning of the trailer.

5) Who do you think the target audience for Class is? Is this a typical target audience for the science-fiction genre? 

I think this TV show is aimed at younger adults and older adults (16 - mid 30s). This is because of the type of scenes that occur and the mysteriousness that maybe only these people would be interested in. However, consumers outside this range doesn't mean that they can't watch it, it means that Class has a wide variety of targeted audiences.