Stranger Things

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Introduction

This research guide has been created to support the Year 11 Media Production and Analysis students studying Stranger Things ;

Season 1 episode 1: “The Vanishing of Will Byers”

Season 1 episode 2: “The Weirdo on Maple Street”

When Will Byers suddenly goes missing, the whole town of Hawkins, Indiana turns upside down. Many people are on the search for Will, including his mother Joyce, his brother Jonathan, his friends--Mike, Dustin, and Lucas--, the police chief Jim Hopper, and other notable people. But one thing leads to another, creating a supernatural trail. And things get even weirder when a little girl with a shaved head comes into the story. (IMDb, n.d.)

Summary

IMDb. (n.d.). Stranger Things. Retrieved from https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4574334/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
When a young boy disappears, his mother, a police chief, and his friends, must confront terrifying forces in order to get him back.
IMDb. (2016, July). The Vanishing of Will Byers. Retrieved from https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4593118/?ref_=ttep_ep1
This link contains information specifically on Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers, 47min Episode aired 15 July 2016.
IMDb. (2016, July) The Weirdo on Maple Street. Retrieved from https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4593122/?ref_=ttep_ep2
This link contains information specifically on Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street, 55min Episode aired 15 July 2016.

The Duffer Brothers (Director)

Nicholson, R. (2017, October). "Could we do what Spielberg did in the 80s and elevate it like he did?" Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/ng-interactive/2017/oct/14/duffer-brothers-spielberg-80s-stranger-things
"We met in the womb. It was very dark. We’ve been together our entire lives.” From their offices in Los Angeles, over Skype, Matt Duffer and his twin brother Ross are discussing the origins of their creative partnership, and how, 32 years later, it gave birth to the spooky TV phenomenon Stranger Things. It’s been just over a year since the summer of 2016, when this nostalgic supernatural series went from word-of-mouth must-see to TV game-changer seemingly overnight." (Nicholson, 2017)
Sternbergh, A. (2017). Turned Upside Down. Retrieved from (http://www.vulture.com/2017/08/the-duffer-brothers-upside-down-journey-to-stranger-things.html
"The story of the Duffers is, like the plot of Stranger Things, an improbable yet engrossing and ultimately rousing tale, and there’s only one thing left to complete it, at least for now.
An encore." (Sternbergh, 2017)