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EOY Stranger Things revision
EOY Stranger Things revision
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1
How does the use of a monster reflect the genre?
it doesn't
It provides familiarity with the scifi/horror genre
it establishes a romcom genre
It is playful, a teen movie but also scifi and horror
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How could you define long form television drama?
one-off television dramas
soap operas
mini-series
TV drama that unfolds over multiple episodes
3
What is the name of the production company that produced ST?
Amazon Prime video
Netflix
21 Laps
Dreamworks
4
How many episodes does ST season 1 have?
12
14
10
8
5
What methods were used to market Stranger Things?
dedicated Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts
an interactive virtual realist 360 video of the basement set
the first 8 minutes used as a spoiler on YouTube
a four-hour live stream on the Twitch app
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What do you call it when a media text makes references to other texts such as past films?
semiotics
symbolism
fandom
intertextuality
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Why might ST make references to Steven Spielberg's ET (1982) and The Goonies (1985)?
to connect to the science fiction genre
to provide familiarity and a starting point for the audience
because the directors didn't have any new ideas
because we like watching the same old thing
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Who is the marketing of Stranger Things aimed at?
young audiences who were not interested in online content
young online audiences and film fans and digital natives
older audiences who watched 1980s films in the 1980s
parents and grandparents who were alive in the 1980s
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What intertextual references were made during ST?
Stephen King novels
shots and characters similar to The Goonies (1985)
camera pan down from the sky as in E.T. (1982)
fantasy game Dungeons and Dragons
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How does Episode 1 of Stranger Things defy the traditional horror narrative?
The narrative is delayed by cross-cutting with Hawkins Lab
There is a simple linear narrative
Will's disappearance introduces the community
It also establishes a crime drama context
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Who is this?
Lucas
Pete
Will
Steve
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What do you call a complex storytelling form with a main storyline with interwoven subplots?
narrative theory
circular narrative
flexi-narrative
fragmented narrative
13
What is the name of the American TV Show that claims to have influenced the style of Stranger Things?
The Sixth Sense
E.T.
Wayward Pines
Payward Wines
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What is a characteristic of long-form TV drama?
food for thought
a simple linear narrative
time-lapse scenes introducing a range of storylines
A range of narrative enigmas to draw the audience in
15
What do you call the appropriation by fans of media texts or characters by eg memes?
copyright infringement
textual poaching
stealing
egg poaching
16
Give an example of a way the Duffer Brothers play with narrative devices.
there is use of narrative enigma
There is a reference to Poltergeist, a 1982 Spielberg horror
Narrative devices are used
In a flashback, Joyce gives Will with Poltergeist tickets.
17
How did Netflix add status to Stranger Things?
by copying other dramas
by putting a lot of money into it
by using fairly unknown actors
by casting stars Winona Ryder and Matthew Modine
18
What does the 1980s setting establish?
a sense of nostalgia for both older and younger audiences
a classic horror setting
lack of digital technology
really bad fashion and hairsyles
19
When was Season 1, Episode 1 of Stranger Things?
July 2016
October 2000
January 2016
July 2013
20
The works of ONE of these practitioners was not an inspiration for Stranger Things
Stephen King
M. Night Shyamalan
George Lucas
Steven Spielberg
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What is key to Netflix's strategy for marketing Stranger Things?
ability to connect with fans
LFTVD's style and form
engagement with audience
intertextuality
22
What is an example of intertextual relay in Stranger Things?
Posters invoke memories of a Star Wars film poster
the posters copy other films
there is a relay race in the first episode
Eleven uses The Force
23
What do you call watching multiple episodes of a TV programme in rapid succession?
binge watching
addiction
an epidemic
proliferation
24
What was Netflix's first original TV series?
Orange is the new black
Stranger Things
Money Heist
House of cards
25
What would a flexi-narrative include?
central characters whose motives develop with them
a main storyline with interwoven subplots
a simple linear narrative
a combination of complex characters, creating tension
26
How is Stranger Things connected to The Goonies?
Both are directed by the Duffer Brothers.
There is no connection.
Both are directed by Steven Spielberg.
Actor Sean Astin is Bob Newby in ST & Mikey in The Goonies.
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How many countries does Netflix operate in?
130
100
150
190
28
Who is this?
Joyce
Karen
Nancy
Harriet
29
Who is this?
Karen
Nancy
Barb
Stacey
30
What was the budget for each of the episodes of Stranger Things?
$3 million
$ 750K
£6 million
$250K
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How was Stranger Things released?
streamed as a Netflix original series
on DVD
on Amazon Prime
in cinemas
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Who wrote and directed Stranger Things?
Stephen King
Steven Spielberg
The Duffer Brothers
Netflix
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What factors propelled Stranger Things to success?
Combination of genres - teen show, sci-fi and horror
fast-paced storytelling
connecting with fans and online audiences
using nostalgia as a narrative device and visual style
