Case Study- Stranger Things Flashcards

1
Q

When was it made?

A

15th of July 2016

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2
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Institution

A

Netflix

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3
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Where was it shown?

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All countries where Netflix is available

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4
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Viewing figures?

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14.07 million

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5
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Producer/ director

A

The Duffer brothers

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6
Q

Name the main stars

A

Millie Bobby Brown
Gaten Matarazzo
Winona Ryder

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7
Q

Twitter

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@stranger_things

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8
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Awards

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  • Golden Globes: best performance by an actress in a TV series dram, Winona Ryder. Best thing series- drama nominated
  • Hollywood music in media awards, won outstanding music supervision television
  • AFI awards won tv program of the year
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9
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How has the show been promoted

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  • rap performance at golden globes 2017- major plot reveal
  • executive producer Shawn Levy spoke with vanity fair
  • Facebook hosted q+a session regarding season 2 with the Duffer Brothers
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10
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points about netflix

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subsription funded
126 original film/tv prduced snd ditributed in 2016
streaming media/ video on demand
dvd by mail on request
over 98 million subscribers 04/17
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11
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budget for show

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unkown but limited

eg. the void - black curtains and an inch of water on the ground

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12
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features of poster

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stephen king title
featues main characters drawn in style down centre
elevn in centre controlling hand
colours used blue black suggsest night
major part of show hints eg fairy lights bikes the shed and scientist
restricted area fence

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13
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product placement

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eggo waffels
ritz, pringles, coca cola in 80s packaging
hunts snack pack - fans have requested they bring the retro tin back
dungeons and dragons board game as well as other iconic bard games placed in basement

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14
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what is featued on the new netflix advertisement campaign

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“dont be a 10 be an 11”

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15
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moral panic

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people are thinking energy firms conduct experiments like this. US department of energy “we dont mess with monsters but the energy department is in the business of detecting invisible dangers”

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16
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todorv

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equillibrium- boy playing dungeons and dragons in basement
disequillibrium- will byers goes missing etc
new equillibrium- will is found and alive

17
Q

why is the time of release significant?

A

released in summer 2016 when most hit tv shows come out in autumn, made media have something to write about. shows the new demographic of netflix - portable/ anytime/ anywhere

18
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e- media usage of actors

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shared a lot of backstage pictures- connects audience

19
Q

joyce

A

realistic mother; stressed, over worked, underpaid.

values kids more than herself

20
Q

Dustin

A

has cleidocranial dysostosis (real life) picked on by bullies, non developed adult teeth - lisp
colin barnes representation of disabilities- pitiable and pathetic