Mise-en-scene: Stranger Things Analysis
1. Mise-en-scene Analysis Costume - At the start, the character is wearing a white lab coat. This suggests he is a scientist and works in a laboratory. This could also suggest that the genre of the series is science fiction. The other characters wear outfits symbolic of the 1980s, which is the time period that the series is set in. This helps to make the series seem more realistic. Lighting - In the laboratory scene, there are sterile, flashing lights. This could be an emergency alarm system, which suggests that something has escaped. Later on, the four main characters go down a dark road, creating a scary, mysterious atmosphere as the dark has connotations of the unknown. At the end, the light in the shed gets very, very bright. This contrasts the dark, creating unease. Setting - The clip starts in a restricted government laboratory, suggesting a science fiction genre with monsters or superpowers. The other setting is a typical American house in the 1980s, making the time period th
