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Soap Opera Presentations:

Names: Katie and Georgia

Sub- genre: Scripted Reality - TOWIE

Is the definition clear and easy to understand?

Yes - everyday people, everyday life, exaggerated and much more dramatic

What soaps could fit into this sub- genre?

Towie, Made in Chelsea, The Hills, Geordie Shore

Have they given clear examples of codes and conventions, using existing examples?

Yes

Have they covered the use of: Lighting Editing Mise en Scene Sound

Lighting: mood is miserable then the lighting would be dark and grey. Bright lights represent a happy scene. MES: Clothing represents social class, make up – glamorous, fake tan – Setting: Essex (money, pampered) Sound: Opening theme tune – familiar with programme, has created its own language - Reem

Any extra information?

Questions?

Names: Max, Harriet and ...

Sub- genre: Telenovela


Television novel – normally spoken in Spanish Compared to British soaps – higher morals, long lasting relationships Melodramatic – to the point of being funny


Ugly betty started as a telenovela


Yes

Have they covered the use of: Lighting

Editing Mise en Scene Sound

Editing: Two shots often used for couples, reaction shots Sound: Spanish music

Any extra information? Different categories: working class, historical romance, mystery thriller teen drama Audience: Arab world – very popular, reflect on many of the morals and social questions faced in cultures like Morocco and Egypt. Stereotypes: Rich guy fallen in love with poor girl, Priest nosing on everyone’s business, Cinderella type storyline, rich become poor and vice versa, catfights, lots of sex – taboo subject, all comes out on tv

Questions?

Names: Vicki, Kat and Stephen

Sub- genre: American Fantasy


Unrealistic storylines, everything is over the top


Dallas – Props, music and accents relate to wear its set - Texas 90210 Desperate Housewives – ideal lifestyle of a housewives – want that body and house – desperate for love, for the lifestyle One tree hill -


Exaggerated dramas


Lighting – Saturated and mainly bright with an orange tint due to using artificial lighting to set a mood. Dark when there is death. Editing to emphasize the storylines – montage of characters reactions in a major event – quick jump edits. Flashbacks to remember previous events – fading in and out. Camera – High angle shot – used to set the scene (where they are) Two shots of characters (expressions and reactions) Costume is over exaggerated. Set in major cities. Props shown as flashy – expensive. Lot of make up Alot of none diegetic sound – background music to fit within a scene. Diegetic sound for setting the scene and subliminal messages – dialogue, screaming, gun shots

Any extra information? Stereotypes – Femme Fatale, mysterious women Heartthrob – male character who looks excite romance Bad Guy – causes trouble between other characters Mother Figure – gives advice to others

Time dialation – soem storylines take weeks to play and otehr take a matter of minutes Storylines: Affairs, Death, Sex, Abduction, Lies

Questions?

Names: Amy

Sub- genre: Australian Soaps - melodrama


Set in Australia – storylines and characters are exaggerated


Neighbours Home and Away Out of the blue Prisoner Flying Dramas The Sullivan’s



Lighting has been toned down – very bright compared to English soaps Don’t use extreme close ups – realism Set in Fictional suburban areas – Shots show alot of background

Any extra information? Different to English soaps – Music/outfits is more summery, different range of ages. Australia – co ordinate with each other. Less maintence than English melodramas. Famous characters- began on home and away now on American tv show Vampire Diaries. Kylie Minogue began on home and away. Stereotypes – all Australian, no other ethnicity’s . Stereotype themselves having a BBQ or by the pool – ideal lifestyle In an episode of neighbours they take a trip to London – see black taxis and celebrities

Questions?

Names: Alex and

Sub- genre: Realism


Made to not look constructed – show real life


Emmerdale Eastenders Coronation Street


Yes


Editing – subtle to show realism and give the audience a Lighting – Basic, special effects are not used Diegetic sound – always used in real soaps – background music in a shot is always played from a stereo in the shot or other etc. Only non diegetic sound would be the theme tune.

Any extra information? Stereotypes – Countryside, hills, Yorkshire Narratives: family arguments and petty crime, several narratives at once – ends with a cliff-hanger Characters: drive the plot, audience relate to them Catharsis - purging of emotions or the reliving of emotions through certain kinds of art

Questions?

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