stranger things

1. What are the formal codes and conventions of Long-Form TV Drama? 
Episodes 
Plot twist 
Main characters 2. How similar or different are the formal conventions used in Stranger Things? 
They follow it because they have the main characters that are faced with a dielema and have to fix this, it is full of plot twists that keep the viewers intrusted 3. How does this help to develop the genre and the way in which audiences respond (positively or negatively) to long form TV dramas? The genres of the set texts for example, Stranger Things as a Science Fiction/Horror hybrid genre drama or Deutschland 83 as a Spy Thriller genre drama. 

4. What codes and conventions are used to help audiences recognise their genre? Make reference to specific examples. 
At the start of the episode they are playing a game with each other showing that they are from a younger demographic and this still enjoy playing with toys and games 5. How may these two set products contribute to changes or developments within the genre in their current form? 

6. What similarities and/or differences are there between the genres in Stranger Things? How do these help to popularise the form?
The difference between sifi and horror because they have a monster that you don’t know where is it but you have the girl 11 who can move this with her mind which is sifi 

1. How is the episode, and the way the events unfold within it, structured?
They have a problem that they are faced with and then they need to come together to try and fix it. This is a recurring theme throughout the show 2. How does the episode begin and finish? 

3. What are the story beats* between the beginning and end of the episode? 

*Story beats are the points of action upon which you hang your basic story. When you connect the actual individual action points, they build up to story, like a puzzle. These are the story moments that are the X happens, and then Y happens… and then Z happens… and on.

4. How is the pace set by the narrative structure and the events as they unfold? Does this support or challenge the narrative conventions of the genre?
The pace gets faster and faster throughout the show and I would say it is fast because will gets taken within the first 15 mins of the show this shows that they are not wasting time and want to get straight into the action 5. Are there multiple story-lines and how are these set up within the narrative structure? What are the benefits of multiple story-lines? 
Yes they have the story line of 11 and then you have the boys together and then finally you have nancy and Steve 6. How can these help to develop the media form of Long Form TV Drama? 

7. How can these additional story-lines attract an audience? 
It gives you more than one thing to think about which means that when something is solved you then have to work out the other story lines problem and this keeps them interest 8. How effective is this structure in the way in which it communicates multiple meanings? Refer to examples from Stranger Things.

9. How does the chosen narrative structure help reinforce the genre conventions (science-fiction/horror) of the product?