Analysis of Soap Opera Episode

Name of Soap: Eastenders

Episode Title/Date: Monday 21 June 2010

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?
7 21
Many mid shots There is a lot of
used as this shows sound used within
List the List the type of the characters the episode most
storylines found: characters found and the actions of it being digetic,
and examples: that are taking either the
• Teenager place. dialogue spoken by
struggling • Business There is also a lot the characters or
with exams man of close up and a song being
trying to • Teenagers reaction shots played in the
cheat. • Old man used in order to scene e.g. from
• Married • Old lady show the the juke box in
women • Married characters the queen Vic, the
having an couple expressions. song will be
affair • Pregnant Shot reverse shot chosen to relate
• Young lady is also used to to the scene in
couples • Crazy show the some way.
• Old man women conversations
trying to • School between the
pursue a children characters.
lady
• Jealous ex
girlfriend
• Divorced
parents
and
children
• birthday
Mise-en-scene: Editing: Time: Target Audience?

Are there How is the soap How is time Who is the

common edited? managed in the target audience
settings/props Continuous/Non- episode? Is for this soap?
that are shown continuous? more time spent
regularly on one storyline The target
throughout the The soap is edited than another? audience for the
episode? If so, used continuous soap is mostly
what? editing, so all the The time is women of middle
scenes flow managed well as age, but also
The queen Vic is usually happening all the story lines families as it has
the main setting one after another have about the the prime time
used within the in time but some same amount of spot of dinner
episode and this is are shown to be air time and this time.
true for most simultaneous, e.g. caters to all the
episodes of the when to character audience members
soap, there is a are on the phone that may have What time is it
lot filmed in the to one another favourite scheduled to be
market on the and it cuts characters that shown on the
square. between the two may wish to follow television?
during the their story line
conversation. more than others. Eastenders is
shown on BBC 1 on
Why have Monday’s
specific settings Tuesdays
been chosen for Thursdays Fridays
this soap? and Sundays. It is
shown at 7:30 or
The specific 8:00 pm or around
settings have 2:00pm on the
been chosen as Sunday omnibus.
they are places
where all the
characters can
come together to
communicate and
also the audience
can relate to the
settings through
the use of
verisimilitude.