Charlie Brooker said in

an article to The Guardian that Black

Mirror was made to

explore the darker side of our love affair

with technology. (Dec

2011).

Season 1: Episode 3:

The Entire History Of You

A Presentation ByRuby MountfordSheng David Min & Ronja Moss

Each season has 3, self

contained episodes

The Three Act Structure

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WHAT The?

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The Entire

History Of You

What you can see using ‘The Grain’

The remote of ‘The Grain’

Firs

t A

ct

Liam is a suspicious person

Has a work assessment Is trying to analyse his

life

… Also – he goes to a

dinner party with his

wife!

Seco

nd A

ct

Liam suspects his wife is

having an affair with her

ex

They argue about it He keeps going over the

memories of them together at the dinner

party

She says he is crazy

Thir

d A

ct

Liam convinces the ex to

delete his own memories of

his wife

But finds a memory of the ex

and his wife having an affair He confronts his wife He has to question everything with her. Including whether he is the

father of their child.

In T

he E

nd

Liam is alone in their

house

He goes through ‘The

Grain,’ remembering

happier times He decides he does not

want ‘The Grain’ Liam cuts it out with a

razor blade.

The 2 minute clip we’re going to show you

You know half the organic memories you

have are junk. Just not

trust worthy.”

We b

egin

… 20 minutes

and 57

seconds

into the

episode.

In The

Second

Act, just

before The

Third Act.

Don’t go all fucked up!”

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“I’m sorry, Fi. I know I go a bit

weird and wonky sometimes.”

WH

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NO

W Y

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KN

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Genera

l

‘mis e

n sce

ne’

Gloomy

Cold

Narrative

and identity

stay in

theme

List of sh

ots

1.mid shot –

wife yells

2.mid shot –

Liam yells

Cost

um

e

Analy

sis

Sophisticated, modern

day wear

Then cliché married couple pyjamas

Does not stand out as

it is perfectly in theme

Set

Analy

sis

Like costume design… It is a Sophisticated,

modern house Obviously belongs to

people who are wealthy

and stylish Does not stand out - as it

is perfectly in theme

Now

…

We’ll discuss –

The episode Within the series And the series Within the genre

The E

ntire

Histo

ry Of Yo

u

Episode Analysis

Scie

nce

Fiction

Genre

of E

piso

de

Science

Fiction

As plot

revolves

around

futuristic

technology

Fictional

technology

Like ‘The

Grain’

‘The Entire History of

you’ explores the effects of technology

on civilization. It is a reflection of

today’s society. Using

Facebook and the likes.

Bla

ck Mirro

r

Series Analysis

Charlie

Bro

oke

r

The C

reato

r

Jess

Armstrong

wrote ‘The

Entire

History of

You’

Charlie

wrote most

of the other

episodes.

Each episode has a different cast, a different setting, even

a different reality. But

they are all about the

way we live now – and

the way we might be

living in 10 minutes’

time if we are clumsy.”

“A twisted parable for the

Twitter Age.”

Techno-paranoia” feel

The producers

discussed having a

linking theme, or

presenter

They realised it would

be ‘Too Weird’

In 2012 Black mirror won The

International Emmys for best

movie/mini series

Genre

Analysis

Genre

It’s a

science

fiction

And an

analogy

series

First UK

series to

be a sci fi

analogy

Audie

nce

Analysis

Ratin

gs

IMDB 8.5

On Douban,

the Chinese

version, 9.3

The audience discussed

the ending online and

debated the directors

intention.

Last Thoughts on The series and episode

To explore the consequences

of scientific innovation

To examine and criticize our

dependence on technology

But there is irony in using

technology to examine

technology