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Scripts Analysis

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Game of Thrones	Quote	Explain
Style	“The dire wolf is the sigil of your pack” “Snow drifts across the bodies of the fallen dead. Eight corpses lie frozen on the ground —men, women, and children wearing heavy fur”	Medieval, fantasy creatures (dire wolves) The tone is dark and the show includes murder in the first few seconds.
Content	“Ser Waymar is grey eyed and graceful, with an aristocrat’s air of command despite his youth”	Medieval royals and warriors (aristocrat’s air of command) The story is gruesome and mature, featuring corpses in the first scene.
Narrative structure	“The raven flies away from Castle Black, a large and ancient fortress dwarfed by what lies behind it: The Wall”	Begins with settings and introducing characters Multiple characters are introduced and they all make up the different parts of the narrative.
Genre	“Everyone looks to the Stark banners, with their dire wolf crest of arms”	The banners and crests connote that the series is set in medieval times, but the inclusion of the Dire Wolf implies that it is actually a fantasy TV show, with a dark tone.
Target audience	“How close did you get? “Close enough to see they was dead” “Snow drifts across the bodies of the fallen dead. Eight corpses lie frozen on the ground—men, women, and children wearing heavy furs.”	Fans of the Lord of the Rings and shows with similar settings, HBO shows in general. The dark tone is set up well, since the first scene has dead bodies lying on the ground in it, so the show is likely trying to appeal to people who like dark fantasy, particularly in an age range of 18-30 year olds.

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Alien	Quote	Explain
Style	“Where’s Earth?” “You’re the navigator.” “That’s not our system.” “I feel dead” “You look dead” “Long, dark. Empty. Turbo’s throbbing. No movement”	Alien monsters, fear of the unknown, possible death foreshadowing. The direct, to the point, simple structure of the sentences is similar to the structure of horror or thriller books.
Content	“The factory star-ship lumbering in the depth” “Two space helmets resting on chairs. Electrical hum. Lights on the helmets begin to signal one another Moment of silence…” “Where’s Earth?” “You’re the navigator.” “That’s not our system.”	Lost in space style monster attack. Lots of sci-fi elements and tropes in the beginning (ship lost in space, high tech, cold sleep). Barely any sound for the first part of the script, sets up the lack of sound for the rest of the film and creates suspense.
Narrative structure	“Long, dark. Empty. Turbo’s throbbing. No movement”	Begins with silence and no characters for a while. We understand the role of the characters in the beginning once they appear thanks to the information we can guess from their conversations and the setting
Genre	“Explosion of escaping gas. The lid on the freezer pops open. slowly, groggily, Kane sits up”	The setting tells you that it is sci-fi and the structure and style of writing implies that it is a horror film.
Target audience	“On each screen, blackness speckled with stars”	Adults; fans of horror and space

Sorin's Analysis of Game of Thrones

In his analysis, Sorin explains, using quotes from the first few pages, the style, content, structure, genre, and target audience of Game of Thrones. He explains the dark tone and violence using quotes from the first few pages, which he uses to show why GOT is brutal and gruesome, and intended for older audiences. He also makes note of the medieval references such as "heavy furs", explaining that the show is set in a fantasy/medieval period. He also explains the multi-stranded narrative structure based around the stories of multiple characters. He also identifies the use of the first scene to set up the tone for the rest of the series.