Narrative Timeline

Stranger Things Episode 1 - Scene by Scene

Stranger Things Timings

Tv Drama notes

Stranger things poster analysis

- The amount of people in the poster shows their will be multiple story lines. This attracts an audience to know who they are and what they go through.

- There is intertextuality within the poster crosses with ET by Spielberg show through the bikes and starry night.

-The characters at the top of the poster look afraid which suggests they have something to fear within the show.

-The center figure seems to have a power of some kind which is shown through the strength of her hand and her stare. This signifies that the show may be supernatural.

- The retro neon style font of the title suggests his show is set in the 80's which is further emphasises by the costumes and structure of the bikes. It can be said that this was influenced by Stephen King as he set many of his plays within this era.

- The barbed wire in the background connotes imprisonment of maybe more than one of the characters.

Stranger Things characters

LFTVD VOCABULARY

• Easter eggs - Hidden message or image.
• Time shifting - Available to watch whenever you want.
• VOD - A stream content through either a set-top box, a computer or other device, allowing viewing in real time or downloading it to a device such as a tablet.
• PVR - A personal video recorder is an interactive TV recording device.
• Streaming - A user does not have to wait to download a file to play it because the media is sent in a continuous stream of data so it can play as it arrives.
• Terrestrial - A type of television broadcasting where the television signal is transmitted through radio waves.

EXAM DIRT SHEET

Identify a strength/strengths in your assessment:

• Good big issue analysis regarding Trump and the Russian government.
• Marks gained on music video question.

What are the areas you need to improve?

• Q1- Talk about Van Zoonen's theory sooner and describe her theory in detail.
• Revise regulations for TV, Radio, Newspaper etc.
• Ensure to answer the question and not just put knowledge across.
• Make sure answers and not vague- concrete evidence needed.

What do you need to focus on for your final assessments?

• Revise all key facts about each topic (owners, regulators, opinions etc.)
• Practice questions will help write in each time frame.
• Analyse covers quickly.
• Politics at the time.
• Revise theorists!