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
Explore
CEMS (Camera, editing, mise en scene, sound)
Re focus on question and audience.
Compare
