TV - Stranger Things Flashcards
How many EPs in LFTVD
10-12
Features of LFTVD
- Multiple storylines/ narrative arcs
- Established characters
Stranger Things Broadcasted
2016
Who created Stranger Things
The Duffer Brothers
Who distributed Stranger Things
Netflix streaming services
Netflix background
- Created in 1997, however switched to online in 2007.
- Delivered entertainment to your door
- Viewers can consume an entire series in one go
Stranger Things - what did they win?
Won a nomination in 2013
Benefits of Netflix switching online
Allowed viewers to control their viewing, choosing when & how much to watch. Don’t have to stick to TV schedules.
What did Netflix do in 2013 - not nomination
2013 - started making their own content
How does Stranger Things appeal to audiences?
- Targets a wide range of audiences by…
- Using a younger cast to attract younger viewers
- Older, famous actors to attract older generations, create a nostalgic feel
- Use old songs from the 80s to add to nostalgia
Where’s the location of Stranger Things?
Filmed in Atlanta
To what extent does ownership influence the production process
If the producers are vertically integrated, they own the processes, therefore can save costs and spend more on the production
How does technology influence to production & consumption of media production
- Better technology means cheaper & more advanced marketing so more consumption
- Technology also means more platforms so easier access to watch media
- Means better quality videos/ production so more consumers
Roland Barthes Theory - Enigma Codes
- Enigma codes - something happens that makes the audience want to watch more/ find out what happens
Torrodov’s Theory
- Identifies the different stages of a narrative
- Moving from everyday life ( equillibrium)
- To the disruption of that ( disqeuilibrium )
- To the resolution of the disruption into a ( new equilibrium )
Torrodov;s Theory applied to Stranger Things
- Their normal, everyday life - Equilibrium
- Will goes missing - Disequilibrium
- They need to go find Will - New Equilibrium
Stranger Thing’s Genre
Sci-fi
Intertextuality in Stranger Things
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