Analysing Stranger Things
Mise En Scene
C.L.A.M.P.S
Costume
Lighting
Actors
Make-Up
Props
Setting
- The Byers' home is consistently in dim lighting with a dull 80s interior along with their brown/grey clothing connotes the poverty and struggle they have in their life.
- Benny's Diner is a stereotype for a typical suburban diner - a quiet place to eat that has only a few loyal customers but is a town hub to converse and meet with friends (as seen with Benny and the old boys that sit together).
- Pathetic Fallacy throughout the woodland scenes, the rain and thunder tell the audience that something bad is going to happen or happening, keeping the audience tense through the mysterious moments.
- Torches shining in Eleven's face have connotations of sci-fi and discovering an alien (linking with ET).
- The yellow phone in the Byers home stands out from the other dull props in the house, highlighting this is an important prop as it is the only communication gateway between Joyce Byers and Will.
Camera
F.A.M
Frame - (Long shot, Extreme long shot, Medium shot, Medium close up, Close up, Extreme close up)
Angle - (Eye level, Bird's eye, Worm's eye, Low angle, High angle)
Movement - (Pan, Tilt, Zoom, Arc, Tracking, Crabbing, Crane)
- Mid shots of Jonathan and Joyce on the sofa highlights the closeness and togetherness they have in the situation they are in. Their relationship is strong.
- Extreme close up of phone shows the panic and the lack of control Joyce has in the situation.
- High angle of social worker with Benny highlights the Patriarchy.
- Majority of camera shots with the young characters are eye level to direct the audience into engaging with these characters. For example with the three boys to go on the mysterious adventure with them.
Editing
S.T.O.P.S
Screen Time
Transitions
Order of Narrative
Pace
Special Effects
- Sound effect of an electric bang on the phone connotes that Will could be in danger, thus panicking Joyce and potentially having the same effect on the audience.
- When Connie shoots Benny in the Diner, the pace of the cuts begins to increase to show the danger and panic Eleven is in now as she is being chased by Government authorities. This increase of pace has an effect on the audience as they don't want Eleven to get caught, urging her to be quick in her escape.
- Jump cuts in Nancy's room highlight the close proximity and the romance and intimacy that's blossoming between her and Steve.
- There are multiple narratives happening in the first episode underlining the typical conventions of Long Form TV Drama. (Steve and Nancy romance, Mystery of Will Byers etc).
Sound
M.C.D.O.V.E.D
Music
Contrapuntal
Diegetic/Non Diegetic
On Screen/Off Screen
Voiceover
Emotion
Dialogue
- Non diegetic contrapuntal song (White Rabbit Jefferson) starts after Connie shoots Benny in the Diner. Volume increases along with pace of shots as Eleven runs away to culminate an overall sense of panic.
- Africa Toto is contrapuntal as it is an 80s themed song and highlights the romance in Nancy's bedroom between her and Steve.
- Off screen sound of Benny washing his pans in the diner to on screen of Benny actually washing them.
- Diegetic dialogue when Benny says "You don't sound the same as you did on the phone", this portrays the suspicion Benny already has towards the situation which rubs off onto the audience too.
- On screen diegetic sounds of a mysterious creature breathing/communicating when Joyce is on the phone to what potentially could be Will. Causing confusion and mystery as the audience are unaware and not sure as to what is on the other end of the phone.
- Non diegetic Sci-Fi instrumental emphasises the tension when the boys meet Eleven and are unaware of what she is and who she is.
C.L.A.M.P.S
Costume
Lighting
Actors
Make-Up
Props
Setting
- The Byers' home is consistently in dim lighting with a dull 80s interior along with their brown/grey clothing connotes the poverty and struggle they have in their life.
- Benny's Diner is a stereotype for a typical suburban diner - a quiet place to eat that has only a few loyal customers but is a town hub to converse and meet with friends (as seen with Benny and the old boys that sit together).
- Pathetic Fallacy throughout the woodland scenes, the rain and thunder tell the audience that something bad is going to happen or happening, keeping the audience tense through the mysterious moments.
- Torches shining in Eleven's face have connotations of sci-fi and discovering an alien (linking with ET).
- The yellow phone in the Byers home stands out from the other dull props in the house, highlighting this is an important prop as it is the only communication gateway between Joyce Byers and Will.
Camera
F.A.M
Frame - (Long shot, Extreme long shot, Medium shot, Medium close up, Close up, Extreme close up)
Angle - (Eye level, Bird's eye, Worm's eye, Low angle, High angle)
Movement - (Pan, Tilt, Zoom, Arc, Tracking, Crabbing, Crane)
- Mid shots of Jonathan and Joyce on the sofa highlights the closeness and togetherness they have in the situation they are in. Their relationship is strong.
- Extreme close up of phone shows the panic and the lack of control Joyce has in the situation.
- High angle of social worker with Benny highlights the Patriarchy.
- Majority of camera shots with the young characters are eye level to direct the audience into engaging with these characters. For example with the three boys to go on the mysterious adventure with them.
Editing
S.T.O.P.S
Screen Time
Transitions
Order of Narrative
Pace
Special Effects
- Sound effect of an electric bang on the phone connotes that Will could be in danger, thus panicking Joyce and potentially having the same effect on the audience.
- When Connie shoots Benny in the Diner, the pace of the cuts begins to increase to show the danger and panic Eleven is in now as she is being chased by Government authorities. This increase of pace has an effect on the audience as they don't want Eleven to get caught, urging her to be quick in her escape.
- Jump cuts in Nancy's room highlight the close proximity and the romance and intimacy that's blossoming between her and Steve.
- There are multiple narratives happening in the first episode underlining the typical conventions of Long Form TV Drama. (Steve and Nancy romance, Mystery of Will Byers etc).
Sound
M.C.D.O.V.E.D
Music
Contrapuntal
Diegetic/Non Diegetic
On Screen/Off Screen
Voiceover
Emotion
Dialogue
- Non diegetic contrapuntal song (White Rabbit Jefferson) starts after Connie shoots Benny in the Diner. Volume increases along with pace of shots as Eleven runs away to culminate an overall sense of panic.
- Africa Toto is contrapuntal as it is an 80s themed song and highlights the romance in Nancy's bedroom between her and Steve.
- Off screen sound of Benny washing his pans in the diner to on screen of Benny actually washing them.
- Diegetic dialogue when Benny says "You don't sound the same as you did on the phone", this portrays the suspicion Benny already has towards the situation which rubs off onto the audience too.
- On screen diegetic sounds of a mysterious creature breathing/communicating when Joyce is on the phone to what potentially could be Will. Causing confusion and mystery as the audience are unaware and not sure as to what is on the other end of the phone.
- Non diegetic Sci-Fi instrumental emphasises the tension when the boys meet Eleven and are unaware of what she is and who she is.
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