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stranger things revision

   Stranger Things Notes Flickering lights- sign of demogorgon Panning shot showing will pass fence symbolises he is almost trapped by it Barking dog horror sci-fi conventions Close up of Will's face with non-diegetic sound Winona Ryder first name seen in credits use of star power Slow panning scene of Hopper's messy house not horror or sci-fi First intro to Dr Brenner shows mistrust and mystery Flashing lights return with return to lab First intro to Eleven with dirty clothes and shaved head Benny misgenders Eleven showing how she is breaking gender stereotypes by having a shaved head Low shot shows power dynamic of Hopper and kids Contexts Historical- Police in 80's not as respected Hopper shown as dead beat Intertextuality Reference to X-men 134- Jean grey gains her powers Will runs to shed E.T reference Stephen King style font Zooming into font to show scene pulled from twilight zone Running to shed and preparing to fight Evil dead reference Theorists

Lupin revision

  non diegetic thud for title card first shot after title card breaks hyper realism with a low skyline shot with smog visible Domestic chat between Assane and Claire Highlights Assane as a sneaky or magician qualities being able to sneak a folded rose and money into Claires pocket. Drawing on tradition of French cinema and Louie Leterrier through flashbacks Shows how Assane can disguise as millionaire, tourist and janitor to show dual personalities Assane challenges racial stereotype of black people being poor symbol of danger with criminals using red car smash cut before car crashes finishes the episode with another postcard image of Eifel tower and the rest of Paris Economic Postcard rich area of Paris opens the show Historical Historical and political contexts of racism as Mrs Pellegrini doesn't recognise Babakar and is scared without reason. Social Contrast between upper class and working class in Louvre. no one cares about working class Id's very clearly aren't the cri...

LFTVD trial exam preparation- Q3

 1. different modes and language associated with different media forms communicate multiple meanings 2. how the combination of elements of media language influence media 3. how developing technologies affect media language 4. codes and conventions of media forms and products including the processes through which media language develops as genre 5. dynamic and historically relative nature of genre 6. processes through which meanings established 7. how genre conventions are socially and historically relative 8. the significance of challenging and/or subverting genre conventions How much does stranger things cost per episode? $6 million 21 Laps produced Stranger Things Winona Ryder intertextual reference= E.T Netflix rivals Hulu Disney+ Prime video Netflix created 2007 creator of Lupin George Kay Omar Sy plays Assane