1. Genre

2. What genre does stranger things fit into?
Horror
Mystery
Sci-fi
Coming of age
Comedy
Action
Drama
Thriller
Adventure
Crime

3. Eleven from a lab is associated with the sci-fi genre, and the conventions of character being related to sci-fi appeals to a certain audience with interest in supernatural themes in relation to TV shows. And the introduction of the monster/demogorgan conforms to the horror audience and allows for adventure during the series therefore appealing to a wide variety of possible target audiences.

4. What is genre? Made up of… Character and story Audio Set Technical
Definition…
a style or category of art, music, or literature.

5. Steve Neal's genre theory…
Genre is an instance of repetition and difference
Genre either conforms or subverts
Difference is absolutely essential to the economy of genre
For example in “BACK TO THE FUTURE 3” the setting is in the wild west throughout the majority of the film yet contains comedic value and sci-fi elements such as time travel to make it subvert from an ordinary ‘wild west’ film.

6. How stranger things conforms in terms of gender

7. Theoretical framework
Media language- how media communicates meaning through conventions and techniques
Media representation-how media portrays events
Media industries-how certain processes affect media platforms and media forms
Media audiences- how audience affects how media is presented