Analysis of Soap Opera Episode

Name of Soap: Eastenders

Episode Title/Date: Friday 18th June

Complete the table below:

Storylines: Characters: Camera Angles: Sound:

How many How many What camera What sound is

storylines in the characters in the angles are used used in the
episode? episode? and why? episode and why?
10- meta narrative 22 -Midshot -Theme tune
-Establishing shot -Dialogue
-Low angle shots- -Diegetic
List the storylines List the type of to show the power -Extra-diegetic
found: characters found difference All helps to make
-Mitchells and examples: -Close ups- to the piece more
-Betting Shop -Jack the lad show the emotions realistic and help
-Peggy & Pat -Bad boy the audience to
-Slaters -Attractive feel the mood and
-Stacey & Ryan female sense what is
-Market-Dot -wise older person going on.
-Truemans - young innocent
-Charlie & Peggy girl
-Ben Violence
-Patrick & lover

Mise-en-scene: Editing: Time: Target Audience?

Are there common How is the soap How is time Who is the target
settings/props edited? managed in the audience for this
that are shown Continuous/Non- episode? Is more soap?
regularly continuous? time spent on one Mainly females
throughout the -Non-continuous storyline than with low socio-
episode? If so, there is different another? economic groups
what? times of the day -There is more
-Houses displayed time spent on one
-Pub throughout the storyline than any What time is it
-Shops programme other, the scheduled to be
Mitchell story is shown on the
very dominant. television?
7.30pm/8.00pm

Why have specific

settings been
chosen for this
soap?
-Recognisable
-Typical settings
for the situations
-Suitable for the
characters within
the soap.

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