Stranger Things Episode 1 – Scene by Scene

Scene Name	Screengrab	What happens	Key features and terms - DISTINCT and camera, editing, mise en scene, sound, themes	Meaning - why, how?
Opening Scene – Hawkins Laboratory		●        Scientist running down corridor ●        Gets into the lift to escape ●        Scientist snatched by unknown thing	●        Flashing lights ●        Centre shot of a closed metal door ●        Slow paced music at the beginning with the same speed to getting a close up of the door ●        Comes into contact with Hawkins fast pace. Loud, many noises and distractions	●        To build tension, curiosity ●        Danger and a sense of seclusion ●        Tension build once again, increases the suspense
Boys playing Dungeons and Dragons		●        Mike is the DM and introduces the Demogorgon ●        The boys try to ‘fight it’ by rolling a dice to attack with a fireball	●        Emphasis on the game characters, louder noises when anything hits the table ●        Theme song starts to play showing a relation of this scene	●        Showing their friendship bond ●        Loud music to engage significant parts of the game.
Mike talks with his mother		●        Game took ten hours ●        Disinterest of the mother ●        Ignored by the father	●        Low angle shot to show power ●        Off the shoulder angle to clearly see who’s talk. ●        1980 fashion, middle class potentially working. ●        Theme song still playing in the background	●        To show mikes relationship with his parents.
Boys find the dice		●        Boys find the dice – Will is ‘got’ by the Demogorgon ●        Encouraged to lie	●        Dark lighting ●        Boy moving quickly to get out	●        Creates a spooky atmosphere
Dustin goes to Nancy		●        Nancy is on the phone to Barb ●        Dustin attempts to offer pizza ●        Nancy slams the door	●        Another over the shoulder camera shot to show their conversation between each other. ●        Theme song still playing throughout	●        Nancy is uninterested, and considered as rude. Concludes an audience opinion of her.
Cycling home		●        Flickering porch lights ●        Will says “the Demogorgon, it got me” ●        Will cycles off alone and falls from his bike – he is pursued	●        long camera shot of the boys riding in the distance coming closer to the camera. ●        Music of theme song gets louder ●        When following byer on his bike the music cuts and plays spooky music, majestic sounds	●        To focus our eye on bryer and what’s going on around him
Byers’s home		●        Chased through the house ●        Silhouette of the Demogorgon at the window ●        Telephone not working ●        Will pursued to the shed where he is taken by the unseen monster	●        Close ups of bryer ●        Rattling music ●        Mix with fast and slow edit and camera movement ●        A lot of zooming in and out to gain focus on a subject	●        To express emotion felt. Increasing the viewers interest
Opening Credits		●        Red font ●        Minor key increasing tempo music	●        Fading editing ●        Zoom in on a letter at the end ●        Black background, emergence	●        Red representing danger, angry possibly blood ●        White representing emptiness, blank space with no information.
Hopper’s Home		●        Hopper waking up and getting ready ●        Cigarettes, alcohol and prescription drugs	●        Tv weather in the background, ●        Messy room, unorganised negative representation of hopper ●        Hopper outside smoking, peaceful surroundings	●        Shown this to make an opinion on if he’s good policeman, unreliable.
Byer’s Home		●        Joyce Byers also getting ready ●        Jonathan Byers cooking breakfast ●        Joyce Byers ringing Mike's mum	●        Long length camera shots, showing the surroundings we saw when will went missing. ●        Close up camera shots with wills mum on the phone re-creating when will was on the phone asking for help. Before he got taken.	●        Suspension as we know he’s milling whereas the character knows less, feeling synthetic and engrossed wanted to find out exactly where he has disappeared to, just like the parents.
Middle School		●        Boys confronted by bullies ●        Will noticed to be missing	●        Wide angle shot ●        Characters walking towards the camera. ●        Over the shoulder camera shot ●        Slow editing ●        No theme songs or noises in the background
High School		●        Nancy and Barb talking dating ●        Nancy and Steve talking about tests and studying ●        Nancy and Steve in the bathroom
Police Station		●        Local police offices – Powell and Callaghan ●        Hopper interacts with his colleagues
Joyce and Hopper		●        Talking about Will’s absence ●        Hopper’s local knowledge ●        Joyce’s concern for her son
Hawkins Lab		●        Dr Brenner’s first appearance ●        Changing into Haz-Mat suits and arming themselves ●        Upside Down portal
Benny’s Diner		●        11 arrives at Benny’s diner and steals food ●        Is caught by Benny
Middle School		●        Teacher introducing the AV Club ●        Boys talking to the teacher ●        Interviewed by Hopper
Castle Byers		●        Flashback to Joyce and Will talking ●        Back to present and he isn’t here
Benny’s Diner		●        Discussion with Eleven and her lack of speech ●        Benny phones ‘social services’ ●        Eleven reveals her powers ●
woods		●        Searching for Will Byers in the woods ●        Discovery of Will’s bike
Hawkins Lab		●        People listening on local telephone conversations ●        Implication that they are listening to Benny
Byer’s House		●        Joyce Byers ringing ex-husband ●        Hopper brings Will's bike to the Byers household ●        Hopper checks the shed
Mike’s House		●        Mike’s house at the dinner table ●        Different family relationships
Woods		●        Night search for Will Byers ●        Hopper’s daughter discovered
Boys Houses		●        Discussion on walkie-talkies ●        Plans to find Will ●        Setting off on bikes
Nancy’s Room		●        Steve sneaking into Nancy’s room ●        Study cards ●        Kissing
Benny’s Diner		●        Female ‘social worker’ arrives ●        Benny is shot ●        Eleven is pursued and escapes ●        Attacks the two government officials
Woods		●        Boys looking for Will
Nancy’s Room		●        Moved from studying to kissing ●        Nancy argues with Steve ●        Nancy throws Steve out
Byer’s Home		●        Joyce and Jonathan Byers reminiscing ●        Will Byers? On the telephone
Woods		●        Boys discover Eleven