Mise En Scene Blogpost

                            

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"Stranger Things" is a popular Netflix show set in the 1980s that follows a group of kids in the small town of Hawkins, Indiana, as they encounter supernatural events and secret government experiments. In Season 5, Vecna is introduced as a powerful and malevolent entity from the Upside Down. Vecna aims to merge the Upside Down with the real world, creating chaos and destruction. The main characters must band together to stop Vecna's plans and save their town and the world from this impending doom.
 

In Stranger Things, the production team does a great job of making everything look and feel like the 1980s. They pick locations that add to the spooky and mysterious vibe of the show, like the small town of Hawkins and the creepy Upside Down. The set design includes old-school furniture and props that make you feel like you're in the '80s. The costumes and makeup are also spot-on, with characters wearing high-waisted jeans, graphic tees, and cool hairstyles from that time. The makeup helps show the characters' struggles and injuries, especially when they face Vecna.

Red lighting in a scene can provide a lot of narrative information. It can often symbolize danger, passion, or intense emotion. It can also create a sense of urgency in a character's emotional state. In the opening scene, we see red lighting, automatically we can assume max, our main character in this scene, is in danger. This lighting creates a mysterious mood that helps interpret the character as scared and lost. The audience is encouraged to respond with concern leading to higher engagement. As the clip progresses, we are introduced to more characters, based on their outfits we can assume that the setting takes place around the 80's based on the highwasted jeans, graphic tees, and colorful patterns. Along with the unique 1980's hairstyles such as big hair with a lot of volume, mullets, and feathered bangs. Towards the end of the scene, we see this clip transform into a moonlight lighting after saving Max from Vecna, this is to show the end of the scene.

In conclusion, the red lighting sets a tone of danger and urgency, making the audience concerned for Max. The 1980s setting is reinforced through the characters' outfits and hairstyles. The transition to moonlight at the end signifies Max's rescue and the scene's resolution.