Soap operas are first and for mostly serials , whose conflicts are not resolved at the end of each episode, although cliff-hangers are still commonly employed! In EastEnders, the actors talk of the last page in scripts as the ‘dum-dum, dum, doosh!’-the dramatic high point with which the programme ends. Some soaps employ the Block pot style, where one central story line is resolved but the series still remains a serial with many narratives not resolved. Brown (1987)suggested that soaps have an infinite middle Emotional complications & climaxes : The emotions of the characters are crucial in soaps. Plot Expansion : A plot develops/extends over a long period of tike in soaps; often this can be over many years! Rotating Plot Lines : Shifts from one set of characters to another…this is part of the serial structure.
Soap Opera Themes
Soap Opera Themes LOVE: From relationships come ambition, jealousy, happiness etc which can all be used in a soap plot. CONFLICT: Always based on personal relationships rather than problems at work. The sphere of action in soaps is definitely based on the domestic setting. SECRETS: The exchange of secrets sets up dramatic irony and conflict where the audience is invited to know more than the characters. (Uses & gratifications theory) SKELETONS in the CUPBOARD: Stops the plot getting boring when new information surfaces about a character’s past!
(This information is from
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The Narrative research has helped us with ideas such as non diegectic music; the 'dum-dum, dum doosh!' that Eastenders use for their cliff hangers has helped us develop our ideas as to how we would end an episode. Also as we're doing a trailer and we want the audience to really get intrigued as to what is going to happen in order for them to actually watch the first episode; we need to portray conflict between characters and show their individual personalities behind non-diegectic music. The 'dum-dum, dum doosh!' leaves you wanting to know how the situation is resolved.
Regarding the Theory of Equilibrium we dont want to show too much within our trailer either, showing stage 1) equilibrium and 2) the distrubtion to the equilibrium. So we wont show too much about the characters in our trailer that it then becomes predictable as to what is going to happen.
The soap opera theme has helped us with our trailer ideas aswell and we now have a better understanding as to what themes we can 'distrubt' is you like. So we meet the conventions of a soap opera trailer for new soaps. Portraying stage one and two of the theory of equilibrium.
-Jordan Kenneally
The Narrative research has helped us with ideas such as non diegectic music; the 'dum-dum, dum doosh!' that Eastenders use for their cliff hangers has helped us develop our ideas as to how we would end an episode. Also as we're doing a trailer and we want the audience to really get intrigued as to what is going to happen in order for them to actually watch the first episode; we need to portray conflict between characters and show their individual personalities behind non-diegectic music. The 'dum-dum, dum doosh!' leaves you wanting to know how the situation is resolved.
Regarding the Theory of Equilibrium we dont want to show too much within our trailer either, showing stage 1) equilibrium and 2) the distrubtion to the equilibrium. So we wont show too much about the characters in our trailer that it then becomes predictable as to what is going to happen.
The soap opera theme has helped us with our trailer ideas aswell and we now have a better understanding as to what themes we can 'distrubt' is you like. So we meet the conventions of a soap opera trailer for new soaps. Portraying stage one and two of the theory of equilibrium.
-Jordan Kenneally
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