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Significant Mise en Scene Flashing lights throughout Used to represent danger 80s costumes Dustin's cap, Will's coat Contrast between the Byers' house and the Wheelers' The Wheelers are much more well off than the Byers Barking dog Shows there is a threat Lighting contrasts throughout, juxtaposes with end scene Hammer, ropes, cool boxes in background of basement scene Kids are used to adventure Skis in background Show the Wheelers' wealth Warm lighting in basement Represents innocence and security Will goes straight for the gun when he gets into the shed Could show a lack of innocence Could link to the "broken home" stereotype Sound Diegetic Lights flickering and buzzing Ambient sounds of crickets then alarms Dogs barking - disruption Non-diegetic Incidental music Sound motif (kids) Boom of the Demogorgon Significant Camera Shots Reverse tracking shot of scientist running Mirrored when Will is being chased in the house Scientist looking up at the monster D...

Context Representation Audience Industry Language Indiana, 1983 Flashing lights/darkness - recurring motif to represent danger, create sense of dread Dad is less involved in decisions Winona Ryder - star of the 80s First impression of Hopper is messy and lazy Stereotypical American high school bullies People in lab are anonymous and interchangeable White orbs used to represent Upside Down Intertextual reference to Poltergeist Warmer colour palette used for flashback Friends desperate to help, other parents protective of their own children Will and his group presented as perfect students Hopper is secretly grieving Only character to welcome Eleven is killed

Defining Moments of 80s America Rise of "yuppie" (young, well-educated professional) culture Cable TV became affordable for most MTV, ESPN and CNN all introduced HIV/AIDS epidemic Developments in space program War on drugs escalated as crack cocaine came onto American streets Tense relations with Iran 1981 tax cut for upper classes Reagan wanted higher income to trickle down as people being taxed less would spend more Electronic innovation Nintendo brought NES to America in 1985 Environmental issues Oil spills Chernobyl ET released in 1982 John Lennon assassinated in 1980 Cold War ends and focus shifts to China Themes of 80s Films Children Mystery/supernatural elements Friendship Deception Reflects tension with Iran/China High school Bullies The unknown Constant sense of threat

1. The importance of a free press in a democratic society - fourth estate to hold the powerful to account 2. Viscount Rothermere owns the Daily Mail Group with 24% market share, followed by News Corp owned by Rupert Murdoch - both examples of news barons 3. Right wing bias - news leans into capitalism as papers need to be sold 4. Daily Mail has highest circulation and 4.1 million daily online readers 5. The Guardian is the most popular online quality news source 6. The Mail has recently come under pressure from campaign groups seeking to influence editorial decisions by pressuring advertisers - it is currently without an editor as the previous one was fired for being too critical of the Conservatives 7. Daily Mail is Conservative supporting with links to the Conservative party 8. Guardian is liberal and left-leaning aligned with the Labour party 9. The Guardian is owned and supported by the Scott Trust who have a 10% market share 10. The Daily Mail is the most widely read newspaper in ...

The I is the new version of the Independent (a broadsheet which was phased out some years ago) Vertical masthead on the side of the page - already expressing the difference with other papers Less traditional appearance than other papers - appeals to a younger/more modern audience Hybrid between red top and mid-market tabloid No main photo to anchor headline - total focus on story Very little copy - just the headline and standfirst Strength in representations - mostly female-written stories Focus on harder news but cultural - soft news also featured

Baudrillard and Hyperreality The new world of "hyperreality" is more real than the "real", and controls how we think and behave Applies to the Joe Lycett Sue Gray story as the news is so ridiculous that his parody report was seen as believable by some in Downing Street - hyperreality has become very similar to reality Hesmondhalgh and Cultural Industries Cultural industries follow the normal capitalist pattern of increasing concentration and integration Cultural production is owned and controlled by a few conglomerates who vertically integrate across a range of media to reduce risk e.g. Disney owns companies which give them complete control over every stage of production, increasing their domination over the market Disney+ is Netflix's biggest rival. Whereas Disney used to release old films and television on Netflix and pay a fee, by creating their own streaming service they cut out the fee and keep all the work within their company. This reduces cost and risk a...