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Historical context Stranger things- It has a nostalgia element being set in the 80s appealing to audiences who are young during this decade and has also been influenced by 80s cult films. Fear of AIDS/HIV and fear of the unknown are presented in stranger things  as they were apparent during this decade. The killing - The Nordic noir genre started to become popular. People became more interested in crime and the criminal mind as well as the idea of attack on family life rather than wholescale attack on a a city/country. Economic context Stranger things- The show is a Netflix original making it high budget, allowing money to be spent on the narrative, costume, and special effects as most of the cast were unknown. Episodes of presents different classes of wealth and the families for their households. The killing- Produced by a public service broadcaster in Denmark, then was globally distributed, broadcasted on BBC Four in the UK. Low-budget yet mass audience due to its global re

Structuralism —Levi Strauss - suggests a binary opposition (pairs that oppose/conflict)  is important in narratives - identifying binary opposition can be used to determine ideological messages in narratives. Applying structuralism to the killing- There is binary opposition of light and dark in settings for example where Nanas body is discovered and in Thies and Permilles house. The household is presented is safe and warm through the lighting where is the darkness of outside conveys something bad is going to occur. It’s also binary opposition of Meyer and Sara Lund’s character despite having the same job, as she is serious and well established and he is presented as more immature. Narratology - Todorov -identifies different stages of narrative, suggesting it’s apparent and every narrative. -The stages of equilibrium, which is the norm, the disequilibrium, which is the disruption, and the new equilibrium. -this helps to reveal values and ideologies. Applying Narratology to st

Significant mise-en-scene -deserted street at night, pathetic fallacy sets the tone of the scene - juxtaposition between well lit home to dim lit outside, conveys a sense of safety inside, yet the opposite for outside to hint at Nannas death. -the car is a significant prop as it links to the politicians character suggesting his involvement with her death. - the foot is significant as it does not show how she was killed only gives clues, you do not see her body for a reason. Th cause of death is unknown. Sound Diegetic -Sound of the water falling from the car -Phone call conversation between Thies and Permille. -argument between Thies and policemen -Meyer revealing the body is Nanna. -footsteps Non - diegetic -music starts slow, low pitch and suspenseful to establish the scene -when Thies and Permille discover Nanna’s body is found the music changes to high pitch to signify sadness. Significant camera shots -There establishing shot of the car being pulled out the water

Postmodernism - Baudrillard - images and songs are the key feature in our society - challenges the established order - hyperreality is the idea that representations are now more apparent then reality. - hyper real representations to represent reality instead they are representations of representations that no longer relate to reality. Applying postmodernism to Stranger things - Stranger things can be. Described as hyper real due to the representation of the 80s which are based on other media representations from films and media texts from this time including E.T and IT. Stephen King and Spielberg have created representations through the supernatural and American life in the 80s which is already Stephen King and Spielberg have created representations through the supernatural and American life in the 80s which is already hyperreal. These ideas have then been represented in stranger things. Applying post modernism to the killing - The Nordic Noir genre presents Denmark and crime i

Netflix industry- Netflix was founded in August 1997 and  introduced it’s  streaming services in 2007, following it’s first own produced content “the house of cards” in 2013. Overall Netflix has 167 million subscribers worldwide with 60 million in the US. It began streaming in the US and has now expanded globally to 190 countries. The company’s annual revenue is around $15.79 billion U.S  dollars. Netflix has won 8 awards out of a total of 54 nominations, being nominated for Oscar and Emmy awards Description Netflix, Inc. is an American media-services provider and production company headquartered in Gatos, California