Stranger Things: uma análise sobre a construção do imaginário nostálgico da década de 1980 pelo olhar da direção de arte

Abstract

This study aims to understand the construction of the 1980s imaginary through the analysis of art direction, especially in the Stranger Things series. The research is divided into three main focuses: first - the discussion of imaginary concepts and their relevance for the construction of universes in audiovisual productions, the nostalgia approach and the recovery of the 1980s; second- the definitions of art direction and the role of the professional in the development of audiovisual materials; and finally, the analysis of the Stranger Things series focused on aspects involving the construction of the 1980s imaginary from art direction. For the development of this work, bibliographic research was used as an initial basis and after, at the end, the analysis of film images. After the study, it is concluded about the importance of art direction in the series in question. It is possible to understand how certain elements are used in the scenarios, compose the characters, so that the creation of the eighties imaginary in the Stranger Things series is possible. In addition, it was possible to understand that the series is built as a form of homage to the 1980s, bringing not a copy of an era, but a reinterpretation of it, which talks, especially from the art direction, with current generations. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]