Representation in episode 1

Constructed realism - All media we see isn't realistic due to editing, CLAMPS, POV etc.
Dominant ideology - Everything is run by rich, white, christian, men - Western, capitalist, heterosexual, able-bodied.

All media products are 'Constructed' -

  • They are made by a producer with a specific intention to create a certain meaning 
  • Producer hopes intended target audience will interpret and accept the meaning unquestioningly. 
Producers use different elements/conventions of media language to construct these representations.
Producers of different LFTVD's may use different elements of media language to:

  • Offer different representations
  • communicate different ideas and viewpoints
Stranger Things main Representations:

  • Don't trust who you are supposed to (I.e. the government)
  • The two main narratives; Will disappears and Eleven 
  • the supernatural - The fan, portal, monsters, scientists etc. 
  • Binary oppositions - Old fashioned town with new sci-fi. 

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