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Long Form TV Drama Stranger Things
Long Form TV Drama Stranger Things
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1
How could you define long form television drama?
one-off television dramas
TV drama that unfolds over multiple episodes
mini-series
soap operas
2
How much is it estimated Stranger things cost to make ?
$4 million
$48 million
$63 million
$12 million
3
How was Stranger Things released?
streamed as a Netflix original series
on DVD
on Amazon Prime
in cinemas
4
What do you call Henry Jenkins' concept of fans actively sharing content?
Participatory culture
semiotics
bacon sandwich
synergy
5
What do you call watching multiple episodes of a TV programme in rapid succession?
addiction
typical Wisbech behaviour
binge watching
proliferation
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What intertextual references were made during ST?
Walking along the railway line as in Stand by Me (1986)
use of dress and wig as disguise as in E.T. (1982)
Stephen King novels
fantasy game Dungeons and Dragons
7
How did Netflix add status to Stranger Things?
by putting a lot of money into it
by casting stars Winona Ryder and Matthew Modine
by using fairly unknown actors
by copying other dramas
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Who is the marketing of Stranger Things aimed at?
young online audiences and film fans and digital natives
parents and grandparents who were alive in the 1980s
older audiences who watched 1980s films in the 1980s
young audiences who were not interested in online content
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When was Season 1, Episode 1 of Stranger Things first available to watch?
July 2013
January 2016
July 2016
October 2000
10
Give an example of a way the Duffer Brothers play with narrative.
There is a reference to Poltergeist, a 1982 Spielberg horror
Narrative devices are used
there is use of narrative enigma
In a flashback, Joyce gives Will tickets for Poltergeist.
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What is a characteristic of long-form TV drama?
food for thought
A range of narrative enigmas to draw the audience in
a simple linear narrative
The introduction of a range of storylines
12
What does the 1980s setting establish?
a classic horror setting
really bad fashion and hairsyles
lack of digital technology
a sense of nostalgia for both older and younger audiences
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How does the use of a monster reflect the genre?
It provides familiarity with the scifi/horror genre
it establishes a romcom genre
it doesn't
It is playful, a teen movie but also scifi and horror
14
What do you call it when a media text makes references to other texts such as past films?
symbolism
fandom
intertextuality
semiotics
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Why might ST make references to Steven Spielberg's ET (1982) and The Goonies (1985)?
because the directors didn't have any new ideas
to connect to the science fiction genre
to provide familiarity for an older audience
because we like watching the same old thing
16
What is key to Netflix's strategy for marketing Stranger Things?
Eggos
LFTVD's style and form
engagement with audience
intertextuality
17
Who wrote and directed Stranger Things?
The Duffer Brothers
Josh Lynn
Netflix
Stephen King
18
What does Steve Neale say audiences want from genre codes & conventions?
The same thing as before
Dynamic change and evolution - similar but different
Preferred readings
Plenty of money
19
Why did Netflix not want to say how much Stranger Things cost?
Because it was so cheap
Netflix are not very good with money
They had borrowed the money and spent too much
So that it would seem like a viral success
20
What do you call the appropriation by fans of media texts or characters by eg memes?
textual poaching
copyright infringement
stealing
egg poaching
21
What is data mining ?
Using data from TVs spying on you
Using data from user profiles to make TV programmes
Finding material to make mobile phones work
Finding out how to get good dates with the opposite sex
22
What are the
four
areas of the theoretical framework?
media synergy, convergence, symbolism and semiotics
media industries and media audiences
media language, representations, industries and audiences
media language and media representations
23
What is responsible for the success of Stranger Things?
telling a story over 8 episodes rather than one film
the demands of traditional cable
viral advertising
the narrative pacing of its events
24
What methods were used to market Stranger Things?
an interactive virtual realist 360 video of the basement set
a four-hour live stream on the Twitch app
the first 8 minutes used as a spoiler on YouTube
dedicated Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts
25
How does Episode 1 of Stranger Things defy the traditional horror narrative?
We meet the residents of Hawkins after Will's disappearance
There is a simple linear narrative
The narrative is delayed by cross-cutting with Hawkins Lab
It also establishes a crime drama context
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What factors propelled Stranger Things to success?
fast-paced storytelling
using nostalgia as a narrative device and visual style
Combination of genres - teen show, sci-fi and horror
connecting with fans and online audiences
