Lesson Notes (06/09/2012) - Soaps

Soaps:

1. Eastenders
2. Coronation Street
3. Emerdale
4. Hollyoaks
5. Home and Away
6. Neighbours

My opinion of soaps:
In my opinion, soaps are a waste of time that are over dramatic in that there is always something extreme happening.

How Eastenders helped the audience catch up with recent events;

1. Charlie listed out loud all of the things that have been happening within his family
2. They make the personalities of the actors clear
3. They always call people by there names
4. There are elements of relationships between eachother

Camerawork:

1. Uses a lot of close ups, which help the audience see the emotions and tension surrounding the actors.
2. They use a lot of two shots to show communication

Editing:

1. Shot Reverse Shot to show some communication
2. They use simple things to add to the realism

Sound:

1. Cockney accent which helps us to determine the location
2. All diagetic sound (speech)
3. Sound Bridge - Hear it before you see it

Locations:

1. Familiar - community
2. Church

Soaps are serial drama's which dont end
A series will end eventually