Stranger Things Language

Language…

Mise en scene:

-Byer’s house – dim lighting, brown clothes, 80’s interior

-Yellow phone contrasts and stands out… communication

-Bennys diner is when eleven seeks shelter

-Woods heavy rain

-Nancys bedroom

 -Choppers, torches, shines on elevens face (theme of light throughout)

Sound:

-Non digetic sci- fi instrumental sound emphasises tension when they find Evelen.

-Joyce on phone screen digetic sound of mysterious creature.

-Off screen sound of pot was in bennys diner to on screen of bennys washing

-Off screen digetic knocking disturbs in the narrative and raises alarm.

-Non digetic contrapuntal song song commences as soon as benny is shot- white rabit jeffferson find song. The volume and pace increases as eleven runs away.

-Nancy’s room- Choice of song Africa toto is contrapuntal- romantic mood 80’s theme.

(-In continuous moments throughout the episodes we are presented with numerous non-digetic sound instrumentals. Usually in a sci-fit creepy manner it helps add atmosphere to the scene. For example…)

Camera:

-extreme close up of phone shows extreme panic

-High angle looking down on social worker- patriarchy

-most camera shots of the young people were eye level shows equality amongst them and the audience.

-long shot of connie when the gun shot then goes to a close shot of eleven to demonstrate panic.

-Two mid shot of Jonathon and Joyce close on the sofa signifies closeness in relationship.

Editing:

-Jump cut Nancy room/ promimity/ intimacy

-Connie pace of cuts increases- panic

-SFX electric bang from phone communication with will and sci fi other

-shot reverse shot

-order of then narrative- multi stranded narrative underlines the lftvd conventions. In the scene- happening mostly simultaneously except eleven’s escape and discovery. Linking characters at the end of the episode.

Essay writing:

Representation!!!!!

Discuss the ways the extract constructs the representations of…

Point

Example from scene

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   CEMS (Camera, editing, mise en scene, sound)

    Re focus on question and audience.

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