Genre conventions

 Genre conventions depend on the repetition of codes and convention i8n media products

genre conventions are not fixed but rather evolve overtime as producers subvert established conventions, or use hybridity with other genres

genre codes are also established beyond media products themselves through sources such as reviews and marketing.

applying to ST

Stranger things blends genres, known as hybridity, where it demonstrates a range of generic conventions such as horror, sci-fi, romance, buddy and murder mystery to appeal to a mass audiences and make the most profit for its producers and distributors 21 laps and stranger things. Steve Neale's theory applies here as it identifies the use of genre and its influence on characters, narrative and representation. it also draws attention to the use of technique codes used and the importance of audience appeal when it comes to genre.

Nordic noire conventions

written from a police POV

dark bleak setting- significant night shooting 

Protagonists are complex and do not conform to any serotype- maverick representation

along with mise-en-scene the mood and tone 

challenging themes and social issues

limited dialog nothing unnecessary

long takes 

strong female representation, the central protagonist and is more like a 1940s detective from film noir

the carrying of burden- hatred, secrets hidden, exposes the underbelly of Scandinavian society


common tropes

The impressionistic use of light 

German expressionism of firm use of light to highlight dark and areas, the common one being the half-face which give a character a half shadowed face, highlighting visual turmoil or a multi-layer to their character 

This supports the trope of minimal dialoged and the story rather being carried by body language and the  actions of the characters



minimal dialoged used in the car on the phone

darkness only broken by car lights and flash lights

use of body language by Sarah Lund

scene shot at night 

hand held camera

shot of the victims legs/ violence


hybridized genre

standard police procedural conventions- narrative enigma

hybridized the thriller genre with the Nordic noire genre

Steve Neale's theory applies


Sarah Lund framed as taking responsibility

narrative tension builds as Sarah will not tell Theis until she is next to him

zoom out and intercutting shows greif

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