Mise-en-Scene: Stranger Things Analysis

 Mise-en-scene: Blog task


Watch the opening of television drama ‘Stranger Things’, a science fiction story set in the 1980s when four friends get wrapped up in a dangerous alternate universe.



Create a new blogpost called 'Mise-en-scene: Stranger Things analysis'. 

1) Choose THREE aspects of mise-en-scene (e.g. costume, lighting and setting) and write a short paragraph for each about the denotation and connotation and what is communicated to the audience.

For example: 

Lighting: The lighting, during the part where the boy looked up at the light bulb, was flashing and very bright. This connotes that when the flash happens, some sort of major event happens, for example, when the light flashed, the boy disappeared. This creates suspense and makes the audience wonder what is going to happen next. It gives the audience an aspect of enjoyment to look forward to when watching the series and makes them want to re- watch the whole thing. 

Setting: At the start, the man was in a laboratory of energy. This might mean that he was making some creation to do with energy as he was wearing a lab coat and looked like a scientist too. It also suggests that the contraption that he made, which went terribly wrong, was created and stayed near that area as the boy went missing there and saw the dark figure there too. In addition, the word energy is used as to describe the lab as well as the dark figure (the misconception that was created) because that figure was very fast- linking to energy- and he seemed really energetic when chasing the little boy. 

Actor placement/movement/expression: The actors expressions were confused, worried and terrified. This is as when the boy went into the restricted area and spotted the dark figure, his expression went from normal to confused and petrified. He also ran away very fast as soon as he saw the shadow because he was scared. His rapid movement connotes that he is in danger and is is trying to escape from whatever is chasing him.

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