Mise-en-scene: Stranger Things

COSTUME:

In the beginning of the trailer there is a man wearing a white lab coat. Lab coats are usually used as  way to identify  scientists. Later on in the trailer it moves to 4 teenage boys wearing typical 1980s clothes: colourful jumper, plain blue jeans and a pair of trainers. The colourful sweater could be a way of representing the way their lives are simple and in order, full of innocence that will soon be snatched from them.

LIGHTING: 

At the stare of the trailer, the hallway is dark and there are flashing lights. The flashing lights in the background could have connotations of monsters and fantasy. The flashing lights could also be used as a way to introduce something new into the series/trailer.

ACTOR PLACEMENT/MOVEMENT/EXPRESSION:

At the beginning of the trailer there is a man running through a long hallway. As the camera moves to his face you can see how he looks scared, unsure all at once. By the actor putting on these expressions it could show how the character has perhaps done something he shouldn't have. As the trailer moves on you see the 4 teenage boys in a basement looking engrossed in a board game where they're all waiting with their hands over their mouths, hands locked together and biting their lips in anticipation. This similar expressions could foreshadow how the boys will be linked in with the man in the lab coat.

fruit bowl autumn

 AUTUMN PALETTE

connotations and denotations

 

Denotation: there is a boy in the photo who looks disappointed. The background is dull and there is a broken wall next to the boy. He is wearing an old dirty dirty t-shirt.

Connotation: The slogan "dig toilets not graves" suggests people are dying and the other people, like the boy, have to dig the graves of these people. The wall in the background is broken which suggests the lack of money that these people have. The water aid mark is written in white and blue which gives connotations of cleanness.

Analysis: The advert helps the audience to understand how important water is to people like the boy on the screen. in addition, the text that says “dig toilets not graves” shows how severe the lack of water is in certain countries. Also in the corner it says “water aid”. The word aid suggests that this advert is for a charity that is probably trying to raise enough money to send clean water to children in need.

Denotation: In the photo there is a photo of an eye, a baby who has a breathing tube and a rotting lungs all on cigarette packets. 

Connotation: There are 3 different slogans mentioned in this photo all of them to do with something gory. These slogans all give the same message: stop smoking. In the background you can see that someone is holding the 3 cigarette packets. That means that someone chose these specific packs to use in their advert thinking that it would send the message across. The image of the baby in the background could reach parents specifically and encourage them to put down their cigarettes.

Analysis: The advert is clearly directed towards smokers to make them aware of the severity of their addiction. There are 3 different slogans in the photo “smoking causes emphysema” which is a lung, brain and heart disease that could lead to life threatening problems. The second one says “smoking harms unborn babies” this specific sentence reaches out too soon to be mothers, dads, aunties, uncles and grandparents telling them that their habit could be harming an innocent being. This advert has been put out to stop people from continuing with their bad habits as it can harm them and their family in many ways.

first homework

 1) Which part of Media are you looking forward to the most?

Studying movies

2) What knowledge and skills do you hope to learn in Media?

I want to be able to analyse things confidently

3) What grade are you realistically hoping to achieve in Media?

5-7

4) What device do you use most to access the media? (The media = news, TV, music, film, social media etc.) 

my phone

5) What is your average 'screen time' (or equivalent) on your phone each day. Is this about right, too little or too much? Why? 

8 hours. its too much because it makes my head hurt

6) What was the last TV programme or film you watched?

modern family

7) What device or subscription do you use to listen to music?

spotify

8) Do you play videogames? If so, what do you play games on and what is your favourite game?

no

9) Are you on social media? If so, what social media do you have and why do you like it? 

yes i am. instagram, snapchat, tiktok

10) Finally, do you think the media is a positive or negative thing for young people? Why?

i think its both