Assement 1 news language

germany homework

Context of The Berlin Wall

• Conclusion of WW2, Germany was split in two (East and West Germany)
• Western side was assisted by UK and US
• Eastern Side was assisted by Soviet Union
• Berlin was divided into East and West Berlin 
• Many people began escaping from the East side to the West because of the worsening conditions.
• In August 1961, the East Germans ordered that the border between East and West Germany was closed
• This included cutting the city in half and erecting a border between the two.
• First a temporary barbwire fence was put up
• Families were no longer able to visit relatives on the other side
• Some East Berliners were cut off from their jobs on the West Berlin side.
• They then erected a permanent wall made of concrete, which was known The Berlin Wall
• 87 mile long structure, featuring 116 watch towers, dogs, chain link fences, barbwire, and trenches to stop vehicles from driving across, also included a secondary wall on the East Berlin Side
• There were several checkpoints where people would cross, including the famous 'Checkpoint Charlie"
• It stood for 26 years but in the 1980s it started to get criticised, with Ronald Reagan, The President of America, stating 'Tear Down This Wall'
• This caused many Eastern Germans to protest against the wall and knock it down by hand.

What was life like? 

• There was a lot of surveillance, with many people living double lives.
• Poverty was a big problem at this time with people only managing to afford the necessities in life
• People tried to sneak through the wall but they would be very fortunate to succeed

What did young people listen to/do for fun?

• Music was heavily censored in East Germany, as authorities would carefully review lyrics for any hints of dissent, and ban a band if they found any. Bands were also only allowed to sing in German. Needless to say, the youth began clamoring for bands from abroad, and a black market developed of copies of western artists’ music and bootlegs of it.

What was Education like?

• Schools in East Germany were not just educational centres in the narrow sense of the word. Beside regular classes, they also organised ’pioneer afternoons’ with different themes. On some, kids could bring their pets. On others, they would be talking about holidays. They also spent many a pioneer afternoon playing outside in the forest. The pioneer activities served as the first preparation for children to become ’good socialists’. On special occasions like the first of May, they wore scouting-like uniforms that were different for each age group. They remember wearing a white shirt and a blue tie, which belonged to the youngest pioneers. The next higher group, ’Thälmann-pioneers’ had white shirt and red ties.”

Why did people want to escape?

• Poverty
• Worsening Conditions
• Regional Inequalities still exist, leaving the East behind the West with higher unemployment and poverty rates, population decline, and scarcity of large companies. Unemployment in the former West Germany is at 5.6%, whereas in the former East Germany it is above 9%.

Was it all bad?

• Many people hadn't done anything in their life that interested the Stasi, many people woke up, went to work, came home, ate, drank, and slept like anybody else. 

LFTVD- Fact Finding

Delivery Guide

Camera-
In the scene where Benny and the social worker are talking, the high angle shot is being used to show Benny is looking down on the social worker, which is ironic as she is the higher participant. Close up tracking slot after phone electrocutes Joyce showing dis-pare. All sheets of boys are eye level to show they are equal. when Benny i shot it is a long shot which zooms in to eleven to show her panic.

Editing-
In the scene of Steve and Nancy in her bedroom a jump cut is used to show the proximity between the teenager. As he moves closer the audience are aware f the advances in the romance within their relationship as it blossoms. When the social worker arrives at Benny's diner, the pace of the cuts, along side the intense non-diagetic music creates a overall tense sense of panic as the officials look for eleven.

Mise en scene-
At the Byers house the colours representing a reminiscing scene, with the browns and pastel colours, however the bright yellow contrast the dark colours to show the significance of this prop later on in the episode. At Benny's diner, Benny and Eleven are wearing is relaxed and comfortable clothes compared to the suited government to show significant  of the government. Nancy's room is a typical 80's girl with light and pastel colours to show her innocence  and purity. When Steve enters the room this dark clothes contrast from the light purity showing how he can change the atmosphere.

Sound-

Netflix and Tech

Industry Presentation

Circulation:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1RDBwl4DcrSHPSEI3e_-kY4B-Kym7_Sv9t76ceN5_rHo/edit?usp=sharing


Production:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1hPOdOLhCoMXUMpyvVQj5BqzCWgECtAtC1casZ3Nv6iQ/edit?usp=sharing


Ownership:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1WcOZORCu8fFKySiAlzXFDJ8EZIe26SJyc9ijsDJm8p4/edit?usp=sharing


Distribution:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-1c6Ikuopbl7ItwvhWcHWAQfXHM3uzCAurdBLl_Wb08/edit?usp=sharing

Fandom

Media Essay

How are different social groups represented in the sequence you have analysed? What role does the use of media language, signs and signifiers have in constructing and presenting these representations as real? Make a plan, go through the doc link and see what other students wrote for their scenes, take notes.

Multiple social groups have tried to be presented in the first episode of Stranger Things including; youth, parents and political parties. They are all represented through dissimilar ways. For example, media language, signs and signifiers all show them in different ways.

Interpreting different social groups, is the police and government. The government signs are hinted right from the off. Due to the identifiable personal that is dressed in the white lad coat that is stereotyped in most films to show the signs of discovery or unnatural sources. signifying intelligence as it is key to working in a white-collar job like this one. The camera work used creates a direct mode of address that shows us as equal to this scientist to give us a new perception of this scientist. The sounds of his footsteps show the normality of the government as they are still human and scared. The strobe lights indicate the hints of intelligent almost stuttering out of him as the adrenaline takes over creating this “normal” persona. The police are represented complete different to the government. Although they seem lazy and have that dull attitude, they are also secretly compassionate as hopper shows in the woods. Hoppers aura that is created as the way he strokes in late shows the laziness and the that boss has a non-caring attitude that suggest the opposite to the hard-working government. The representation then is given a sense of realism to the audience, as it is typical that the lazy sheriff who ha the most power is the lazy Sheriff as it has been dripped into the media through the cultivation, they through other medias. Camera looks up at hopper from a low angle shot to create this snse of entailment and power given to him just cause of his stature and mood, the producers do this in order to present the social group as having platforms.

Another social group which can be presented in episode one, Is the social groups of youths, there are multiple signs which show that they are teenagers, in the 1980s. The boys are on the bikes which is at first perceived as a sign. However, when I investigate these signs you can see that the boys use on their bikes a lot therefore showing their dependence and signifies their freedom and their trust and relationship with their parents. This further proved as the children can ride home late at night it seems so have trust yet also are used to doing this do so meaning they have been trusted for a while further proving the maturity and responsibility of each youth. So, on a whole this is showing the contrast to what a stereotype of youths are, as the boys are portrayed as intellectual. This is due to the complex game lasting10 hours and the fact they can be trusted to make their way home safely, shows an opposite to the stereotype of youths. Mike see’s this creature he appears to fear this when he runs to his house, therefore portraying the stereotype of a younger teenager who may act brave but is still a child at heart and still needs protection.

Stranger things walk through scenes

LFTVD- Language and conventions

Stranger Things Characters