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Analysis of Soap Opera Episode

Name of Soap:..........................................................................................

Episode Title/Date:............................................................................................

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
||||||||||||||||||||||| • Establishin why?
|||||| g • Theme
• Cross cut tune
List the storylines List the type of • Diegetic
found: characters found • Extra
• Betting and examples: diegetic
• Money • Feisty woman • Non-
• House/Living • Couples diegetic
• Babies • Families
• Relationships • Social worker
• Rivalry • Old,
• considerate
couple
Mise-en-scene: Editing: Time: Target
Audience?
Are there common How is the soap How is time
settings/props that edited? managed in the Who is the
are shown regularly Continuous/Non- episode? Is more target audience
throughout the continuous? time spent on one for this soap?
episode? If so, • Continuous storyline than • Majority
what? another? of the
• Machines, • Real time population
factory
• Pub

What time is it
scheduled to be
shown on the
television?
Why have specific • 7:30pm
settings been
chosen for this
soap?

Other Key Notes on the Episode:

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