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France

 Frances political landscape  The Guardian view on the French left: divided it will fall and fail, again | Editorial | The Guardian Becoming more right wing - marine le pen immigrant teen killed by police - causing protests and riots  Banlieue -  french suburbs where immigration is pushed to, often full of crime and violence, less policed Issues of race and identity  The french colonial empire comprised the overseas colonies, protectorates, and mandate territories that came under the French rule from the 16th century onward Paul Gilroy - post colonialism melancholia  Argues that even though we no longer have colonies, the representations of these groups are affected by this time  Colonial discourses continue to inform contemporary attitudes to race and ethnicity in the post colonial era Civilisation constructs racial hierarchies and sets up binary opposition based on notions of otherness The television drama uses the character to explore themes and is...
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Lupin

 Genres Lupin draws from Thriller Crime World Drama Action Romance  Heist Comedy Adventure  Detective fiction mystery police procedural Interesting facts from the article  He is the middle child of 8 His dad worked in a factory His mum worked as a cleaner  He has 5 kids He starred in the highest grossing french film ever made - intouchables  He put up his own posters  In his 20s he was a comedian Friends with Nicolas Anelka He + his wife moved to a nice part of Paris  Was in many blockbusters - Jurassic world  His dad is a senegalese immigrant Assane Diop Protagonist After his father is framed for robbery , assane becomes inspired by a classic french novel 'lupin' and becomes the gentleman thief Babakar Diop Assanes father Origibnally from senegal, he immigrated to france with his son and gained employment as a chauffeur for Hubert Pellegrini. When a diamond necklace that had once belonged to Marie Antoinette  young assane  protagon...
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Lupin

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Introduction to Lupin

 Paris  love food Eiffel tower fashion art the Louvre landmarks  luxury sport crime poverty mimes How Paris is represented Amelie and Emily in Paris Amelie shows the more realistic side of Paris, whereas Emily in Paris focuses on the luxurious, upper class side. 'Magical' but not realistic  Not a very diverse movie La Haine La Haine shows the more criminal side of Paris, less romance and magic but more violence and danger Black and white colour - shows the emotionless side of Paris Diverse cast Lupin Mix of the stereotypical romance and love with the crime, violence and action in Paris Baudrillard Post modernsim Modern societies were organised around production a post modern society organises itself around the 'simulation' previously important social distinctions suffer 'implosion' the new world of hyperreality media simulations eg Disneyland and amusement parks Bauldrillard might suggest that Emily in Paris shows a hyper reality of Paris whereas Lupin shows a b...
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Stranger things and genre

genre - a group of texts which all have the same themes and conventions as other texts in the same category 1 - Group/buddy movie - orange, yellow Conventions - real world based, themes of friendship, multiple main characters eg the goonies eg grown ups  eg superbad 2 - thriller / crime - black, grey Conventions - high tension, anticipation, rise and fall of tension,  eg pulp fiction eg the hunt eg hijack 3 - Sci-fi - Conventions - technology, unfamiliar settings, futuristic  eg alien eg terminator  eg avatar 4 -  Love story - red, pink Conventions - romantic settings (eg paris), main characters usually a man and woman, colours like pink and red  eg romeo and juliet eg titanic  eg west side story 5 - Coming of age -  Conventions - external factor forces them to mature and grow up, sadness towards the end, becoming adults  eg stand by me  eg the goonies  eg IT Hybrid -  it is clear that stranger things demonstrates genre hybri...
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Stranger things season 1 episode 1

Camerawork and camera angles  - high angles, low angles, tracking shots and zoom etc Establishing shot - space  mid shot long shot slowly tracks in extreme high angle shot in elevator  slow tracking shots  establishing shot of wheeler house  wide shot of kids playing d&d close ups (individual) over shoulder shot close up detailed shot of the demogorgon piece from d&d high angle looking down at mike low angle looking up at Karen over shoulder shot - Karen and mike wide shot - showing all characters  Nancy in a tracking shot extreme wide shot  close up shot  tracking shot from sky to kids extreme wide shot of kids riding bikes  shot from space panning down showing signs of danger  close up on bike spinning - alone in the woods  wide shot of woods  tracking shot of will movement is similar to the scientist in the opening shot  extreme close up of door lock unlocking tracking shot from trees as if we are watching detai...
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Stranger things characters

STRANGER THINGS CHARACTERS  Jim Hopper Local police chief of Hawkins Past trauma - lost his daughter Becomes protective father figure to eleven Shown initially as an alcoholic and drug user Eleven (Jane) Hopper Psychic and telepathic powers escaped from Hawkins lab  socially isolated at first harsh childhood shaved head, dirty - challenges gender norms strong bonds with mike, will, Lucas and Dustin Will Byers Disappears in s1 sensitive, quiet hinted in s1 that will is gay - comes out in s5 represents innocence and trauma likes playing d&d strong friendship with Mike, Lucas and Dustin son to joyce byers and brother to Jonathan byers Lucas Sinclair sceptical of  eleven at first only main black character in s1 - experiences racism in s1 ep1  strong friendship with mike, will and Dustin cautious and logical Dustin Henderson intelligent, nerdy, likes comics, interested in science and technology brings comic relief solves a lot of the problems strong friendship with Lu...
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