D83 Trailer

- Song is 2 tribes by Frankie goes to Hollywood
- Ronald Reagan - speech, cold war
- Fast editing - action packed - high production value
- Enigma codes - 2 sides? Romance? Spy? running?
- East vs West = Violence 

The opening of the trailer uses sound and editing to draw the audience in. Explain why this is effective
In the opening of the trailer we are immediately shown the image of war with the fast past diagetic music, communicating a correlation between violence and high-impact TV. The cuts between shots are fast-paced and there is a lot to view on the screen, mirroring the fast paced nature of the show and enticing audience members who are attracted to the genre. The editing also halves the screen for example east vs west or solder vs spy, highlighting the binary opposites and the division shown throughout the programme.

D83 poster analysis

D83 Characters

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_DjyWCuaqamnfU_B62M7AafP4n-2a6lqDdAFn4k_NtE/edit

D83 Representation task

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r36RS_DcuCOVpmS1pqZCX4zsvXKWB-FixLj5Mp-dYyQ/edit

Deutschland '83 Walk Through

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1foOYxgge1PgdZ2zviXXyl17THEvPwMAQtUKHnfH7aDI/edit

News essay

Research: Germany in the early 80s

Berlin wall background:After the 2nd World War, 

Germany was divided into Eastern and Western Germany.
- As a result of this the Capital, Berlin was also divided into east and West.
- The West was very capitalist, modern, free owned by the Uk and Us whereas the East was communist under the ruling of the soviet union. The East was government controlled using the secret police, The Stasi.
- For the first 7 years after the split, people were allowed to travel between the borders which let many people in the east move to the west.
-In August 1961, the border closed splitting Berlin, splitting up families and an 87 mile concrete wall was build to divided the two sides, there were 176 watch towers making sure people didn't cross.
- There was a space between the wall called the death strip were people would be shot dead if entered.
- There were several checkpoints that people could cross between, mostly Uk and Us people. One was called Checkpoint Charlie used primarily by Americans.
- It stood for 26 years but in the 1980s many started to criticize the wall. In a speech from Ronald Reagan, the American President, he stated 'Tear down this wall!'
- This cause many Eastern Germans to protest resulting in them approaching the wall and destroying it by hand.

In an effort to stem the tide of refugees attempting to leave East Berlin, the communist government of East Germany begins building the Berlin Wall to divide East and West Berlin. Construction of the wall caused a short-term crisis in U.S.-Soviet bloc relations, and the wall itself came to symbolize the Cold War. The wall symbolized the lack of freedom under communism. It symbolized the Cold War and divide between the communist Soviet bloc and the western democratic, capitalist bloc. 

Politics:

• It was the time of the cold war, with peace demonstrations in Bonn (then the capital of Germany) and elsewhere, and also the founding time of the Green party:

• Left-winged terrorism by the Red Army Fraction (RAF) killed several people, mostly prominent economic leaders (Herrnhausen of Deutsche Bank, Beckurts of Siemens, Zimmermann of MTU…), but also the US were target of attacks, like at the airport of Ramstein (1981)

Economy:

In economy, the decrease of heavy industry (coal mining, steel production) was at it’s peak; coal mines had already been closed in the 60s to 70s with few exceptions, now steel production was breaking apart. The following restructuring of the German economy led to the expression, that “Germany is the weak man of Europe”

In East Germany:

There were no bananas. You could only get them once or twice a year, and you’d only be notified of their availability by word of mouth. So you’d have to rush to the veggie store and stand in line to get your one banana per person in your household. They didn’t have much choice of where they could go on vacation. Holiday homes were usually linked and subsidized through work and you could obtain use of them once in a while.

You could only watch one of a few state channels, but radio waves know no walls, so those close to the border were able to pick up signals from the West.

Described as very grey. Whenever someone left they felt as though they were being watched even if they weren't. "As a child, I didn't know you could paint houses"

Public transport, travel, rent were all relatively cheap as well as basic food. "If you were young and didn't expect too much, then it was pretty easy to live a good life". People claimed they felt safe because of the high security. "You knew that whatever happened they had an eye on you, for better or for worse"

Equal pay for equal work, 90% of women worked.

Why was there so much tension and suspicion?

- Many east Germans were put under surveillance if the stasi thought that they were being rebellious by associating themselves with Western culture. 

- East Germany regarded the west as being run by old fascists and corrupted by big, international companies. They suspected the west to prepare for WW3. The west stated that the east deprived citizens of their human rights such as freedom of religion, speech and ability to leave the country

LFTVD ST Essay 2

The serial I am analyzing is Stranger Things and my set piece is episode 1. The drama follows specific long from TV drama (LFTVD) conventions which are imperative parts to make the programme interesting and exciting to watch. The series is set in the 80s and takes on a non-linear format with a fragmented narrative. The story line is based on the disappearance of Will and also has a multi-strand narrative which is important because it allows the audience to be constantly invested and immersed within the show, something that was the aim for The Duffer Brothers as well as to fit the conventions of a long form TV drama. The show includes many different narratives and an eclectic group of characters which allow the show to have many plot twists and, in turn, many different meanings and representations that are highlighted.

Stranger Things employs a fragmented narrative because right from the start we witness multiple parallel plot lines such as the laboratory, Eleven and the boys. We also see a non-chronological narrative strand in the flashback to Joyce and Will's conversation in Castle Byers. The fragmented narrative creates enigmas or questions for the audience, who have to work to figure out the connection, therefore ensuring greater audience engagement. We, as the audience, are immediately introduced to the genre of thriller through the scene of the scientist running through the laboratory. The diagetic sound of the alarm bell rings throughout the lab, alongside the flashing lights which appear to be a common aspect of the series, both introducing panic and an intense atmosphere to the show. A birdseye shot is then used to signify a being in more power or more dangerous than we have seen before. The shot shows the scientist looking up at the creature, along with the diagetic noise that it makes, and the audience are thrown into the sci-fi genre.

Stranger Things introduces the audience to many different genres. This is a key part to gaining loyal viewers as well as attracting a wide demographic as a few genres can be targeted as oppose to just one, for example, Stranger Things includes sci-fi, crime, fantasy and romance. An example of the romance genre is the love story between Steve and Nancy. The episode begins with archetypes of the popular, sporty character of Steve and the vulnerable, sweet and innocent character of Nancy, a relationship that appears to have intertextuality of many 80s teen romance films such as Sixteen candles. This typical relationship is enjoyable and classic for the audience to watch, whether they are young viewers similarly aged to the characters themselves or older viewers who have grown to love this narrative. In the scene with Steve and Nancy in her bedroom, the stereotype of Nancy is reinforced by the mise en scene of her bedroom. The pastel pink colours and décor of women and quilted patterns complement Nancy's personality well and greatly contrast the personality of her love interest Steve, making this narrative an immersive one as the audience invest themselves into the show to find out how their relationship grows. A jump cut is used to show the proximity between the characters. As Steve moves closer, the audience are made aware of the advances in intimacy within their relationship as it blossoms.

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