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  Mise-en-scène is a French term meaning ‘Put on Stage’.  It refers to the Media language used by the producer in their media product to communicate with their audience so…everything we see on screen. We can remember what this includes using the acronym CLAMPS: Costume Lighting Actor placement and movement Make-up Props Setting 1) What do each of the letters in CLAMPS stand for? . Costume . Lighting . actor placement and movement  . make-up .setting 2) What TV genre is Stranger Things?   Its a horror, supernatural, mystery, supernatural and Thriller based genre 3) Choose 3   aspects of mise-en-scene (e.g. costume, lighting, setting) and write a short paragraph for each about the denotation and connotation in the opening 8 minutes of Stranger Things. What is being communicated to the audience? How does the mise-en-scene help to communicate the genre of Stranger Things? .The lighting is very dark in all the scenes its dark, from the beginning middle to end. .Costumes are very normal, the

Denotation:  the literal meaning of something E.g. A rose is a garden plant Connotation:  the suggestion behind this literal meaning (reading between the lines) E.g .The rose suggests romance and love. Denotation:  the literal meaning of something E.g. A rose is a garden plant Connotation:  the suggestion behind this literal meaning (reading between the lines) E.g .The rose suggests romance and love. Denotation:  There is some text with colourful streams behind each letter set around a pack shot of the product itself. The background appears to be sky. Connotation:  The advert builds on the slogan for Skittles ‘Taste the rainbow’. The connotation of the colour suggests that Skittles are joyful, fun and will provide a positive experience for the audience. The colours are vibrant and the sky in the background creates connotations of flying – this suggests to the audience that this is an exciting product.  Analysis:  The advert helps the audience understand the product as the colours refle