They had to get a balance and I think they managed to do it well. From the beginning bit you understand that this police box can fly. You understand that it is bigger on the inside. You are introduced to the sonic screwdriver. You are introduced to a part of the character of the Doctor with the attribute of being far from perfect as he has lost control of his own time machine/ spaceship. It quickly acquainted to the target audience age range due to the next scene being of a young girl praying. The T.A.R.D.I.S landing on its side and the doctor then walking into a tree both further the notion that the doctor is far from perfect. This attribute is used in a lot of TV shows and films because by showing a character’s floors you are making the character more relatable and we tend to root for the underdog. Walking into a tree shows that it is aimed at children due to comical’ style it has. His cloths also further this ‘silly characteristic of being irresponsible. His shirt is half tucked in. His tie is loose and sideways. His shirt is dirty and has holes. This is then furthered by dipping fish fingers in custard due to them not usually going together (a combination that most would not enjoy). Doctor who is good at having a very wide target audience and I think that this doctor widens it further still by including younger viewers. The lightness of this doctor and the younger target audience continues to show trough in things such as made up words and the amount of movement and lack of dialog plus over the top facial expressions especially in prisoner 0. He also has this sort of magic about him that was expressed near the beginning of the episode in the form of regeneration energy coming from the doctor’s mouth. Children like magical/ mysterious things. Most Disney films have an element of magic about them and most films for children have incorporated this. Including this episode of Doctor Who. The 11th Doctor (excluding John Hurt) showed that he wasn’t very trustworthy straight away as he said he be gone for 5 minutes and in actuality went for 12 years. He also said he was just going to take a trip round the moon and came back 2 years later. They use techniques such as lens flares to crease the effect or realisation.
They had to get a balance and I think they managed to do it well. From the beginning bit you understand that this police box can fly. You understand that it is bigger on the inside. You are introduced to the sonic screwdriver. You are introduced to a part of the character of the Doctor with the attribute of being far from perfect as he has lost control of his own time machine/ spaceship. It quickly acquainted to the target audience age range due to the next scene being of a young girl praying. The T.A.R.D.I.S landing on its side and the doctor then walking into a tree both further the notion that the doctor is far from perfect. This attribute is used in a lot of TV shows and films because by showing a character’s floors you are making the character more relatable and we tend to root for the underdog. Walking into a tree shows that it is aimed at children due to ‘silly comical’ style it has. His cloths also further this characteristic of being irresponsible. His shirt is half tucked in. His tie is loose and sideways. His shirt is dirty and has holes. This is then furthered by dipping fish fingers in custard due to them not usually going together (a combination that most would not enjoy). Doctor who is good at having a very wide target audience and I think that this doctor widens it further still by including younger viewers. The lightness of this doctor and the younger target audience continues to show trough in things such as made up words and the amount of movement and lack of dialog plus over the top facial expressions especially in prisoner 0. He also has this sort of magic about him that was expressed near the beginning of the episode in the form of regeneration energy coming from the doctor’s mouth. Children like magical/ mysterious things. Most Disney films have an element of magic about them and most films for children have incorporated this. Including this episode of Doctor Who. The 11th Doctor (excluding John Hurt) showed that he wasn’t very trustworthy straight away as he said he be gone for 5 minutes and in actuality went for 12 years. He also said he was just going to take a trip round the moon and came back 2 years later. They use techniques such as lens flares to crease the effect or realisation.