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OCR A Level Media Studies TV Drama Stranger Things
OCR A Level Media Studies TV Drama Stranger Things
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1
What does Steve Neale say establishes genre codes & conventions in marketing & other products?
intertextual relay
interesting play
interhouse replay
scifi
2
What is key to Netflix's strategy for marketing Stranger Things?
engagement with audience
ability to connect with fans
LFTVD's style and form
intertextuality
3
Who is the marketing of Stranger Things aimed at?
older audiences who watched 1980s films in the 1980s
young audiences who were not interested in online content
young online audiences and film fans and digital natives
parents and grandparents who were alive in the 1980s
4
What do you call watching multiple episodes of a TV programme in rapid succession?
an epidemic
binge watching
proliferation
addiction
5
What are the
four
areas of the theoretical framework?
media language, representations, industries and audiences
media industries and media audiences
media synergy, convergence, symbolism and semiotics
media language and media representations
6
How was Stranger Things released?
streamed as a Netflix original series
in cinemas
on DVD
on Amazon Prime
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If you have 25% extra time, how long should you spend on the LFTVD section of the exam?
ages
88 minutes
an hour
70 minutes
8
How does the use of a monster reflect the genre?
It is playful, a teen movie but also scifi and horror
it doesn't
it establishes a romcom genre
It provides familiarity with the scifi/horror genre
9
Why might ST make references to Steven Spielberg's ET (1982) and The Goonies (1985)?
because the directors didn't have any new ideas
because we like watching the same old thing
to provide familiarity and a starting point for the audience
to connect to the science fiction genre
10
What methods were used to market Stranger Things?
an interactive virtual realist 360 video of the basement set
dedicated Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts
the first 8 minutes used as a spoiler on YouTube
a four-hour live stream on the Twitch app
11
How long should you spend on the TV Drama section of the exam?
30 minutes
one hour
70 minutes
50%
12
How does Episode 1 of Stranger Things defy the traditional horror narrative?
Will's disappearance introduces the community
There is a simple linear narrative
The narrative is delayed by cross-cutting with Hawkins Lab
It also establishes a crime drama context
13
What do you call Henry Jenkins' concept of fans actively sharing content?
media sandwich
semiotics
synergy
spreadable media
14
Who wrote and directed Stranger Things?
Steven Spielberg
The Duffer Brothers
Stephen King
Netflix
15
What is an example of intertextual relay in Stranger Things?
the posters copy other films
there is a relay race in the first episode
Posters invoke memories of a Star Wars film poster
Eleven uses The Force
16
What is a characteristic of long-form TV drama?
food for thought
time-lapse scenes introducing a range of storylines
a simple linear narrative
A range of narrative enigmas to draw the audience in
17
What does the 1980s setting establish?
lack of digital technology
a sense of nostalgia for both older and younger audiences
really bad fashion and hairsyles
a classic horror setting
18
What do you call the appropriation by fans of media texts or characters by eg memes?
egg poaching
copyright infringement
stealing
textual poaching
19
What intertextual references were made during ST?
fantasy game Dungeons and Dragons
shots and characters similar to The Goonies (1985)
Stephen King novels
camera pan down from the sky as in E.T. (1982)
20
What would a flexi-narrative include?
a simple linear narrative
central characters whose motives develop with them
a combination of complex characters, creating tension
a main storyline with interwoven subplots
21
What so you call it when a media text makes references to other texts such as past films?
symbolism
intertextuality
semiotics
fandom
22
How could you define long form television drama?
mini-series
soap operas
TV drama that unfolds over multiple episodes
one-off television dramas
23
How did Netflix add status to Stranger Things?
by casting stars Winona Ryder and Matthew Modine
by using fairly unknown actors
by putting a lot of money into it
by copying other dramas
24
How is Stranger Things connected to The Goonies?
There is no connection.
Both are directed by Steven Spielberg.
Actor Sean Astin is Bob Newby in ST & Mikey in The Goonies.
Both are directed by the Duffer Brothers.
25
What factors propelled Stranger Things to success?
Combination of genres - teen show, sci-fi and horror
connecting with fans and online audiences
using nostalgia as a narrative device and visual style
fast-paced storytelling
26
Give an example of a way the Duffer Brothers play with narrative devices.
In a flashback, Joyce gives Will with Poltergeist tickets.
there is use of narrative enigma
There is a reference to Poltergeist, a 1982 Spielberg horror
Narrative devices are used
27
What is responsible for the success of Stranger Things?
satisfying advertisers with continuous narrative hooks
the demands of traditional cable
telling a story over 8 episodes rather than one film
the narrative pacing of its events
28
What percentage of the Evolving Media (2) exam do the long-form TV drama questions make up?
40%
50%
60%
100%
29
What do you call a complex storytelling form with a main storyline with interwoven subplots?
narrative theory
fragmented narrative
circular narrative
flexi-narrative
30
When was Season 1, Episode 1 of Stranger Things?
July 2016
July 2013
January 2016
October 2000
