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music soundtrack (the title comes from David Bowie’s “Life on Mars”)
television references (the Test Card girl, Camberwick Green) and the obvious generic parody of cop shows such as ‘The Sweeney’ and ‘The Professionals’. Open University. BBC News and idents – Robert Dougall & Enoch Powell, ‘Planet of the Clangers’, Dr. Kildare, “Watch Out: There’s a Thief About”
elements of fantasy/the surreal - David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks”. “The Wizard of Oz” - yellow brick road, Dorothy, over the rainbow, “I think I’m going to miss you most of all, scarecrow” (1 17) Frank Morgan
Hunt’s ‘High Noon’ poster.
Media Series - TV
Hybridity and intertextuality
Media Language Page 9
Identify any intertextual elements within Episode 1 of “Life on Mars”. Look at these elements and consider how they work in terms of media language (creating meaning), genre and audiences.