Mise-en-scene: Stranger Things analysis

 1) Choose THREE aspects of mise-en-scene (e.g. costume, lighting and setting) and write a short paragraph for each about the denotation and connotation and what is communicated to the audience.

For example: 

Costume: The character at the start is wearing a white lab coat. This suggests to the audience that the person is a scientist and is probably running away from a failed science experiment such as a creature that might be turned into a monster because of the failure. Another example is when after the lab chase scene, there are kids with casual clothing playing a board game. This shows the audience the character's personality, what they like to wear and how they would like to look when they are with their friends.

Lighting: The lighting of the scene was all dark, gloomy and scary. This makes the scene more dramatically scary for the audience as it makes them feel more mystery in the scene as they would be uncertain of what might happen next which will also make them feel danger from monsters, jump scares or traps etc. Another example is when the scientist was running in a light flickering setting this creates tension and uneasiness upon the audience as it is also like a chase scene.

Setting:

Props: 

Actor placement/movement/expression: The characters were placed in a scary surrounding with a dark lighting. They had a scared and terrified expressions and were seen to be running away from a creature which creates an uneasy and uncertain feeling for the audience and when the characters are in a chase scene it creates alot of tension on the audience.