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?

9 21 Mid Shot- Diagetic

presents Non- diagetic
List the List the type of characters, show Extra- diagetic
storylines found: characters found audience what Background
and examples: they are wearing, traffic
Mitchells their body Passing train
Betting Shop- Young Couple language and Police car
Ryan and Janine Jack the Lad expression Market sounds
Peggy and Pat- Troublesome Old Tracking Shot- Music in the scene
Holiday man and woman Allows audience to
Slaters think and feel as
Dot and Patrick- the character
Danceing High Shot- Shows
Exercise Bike weakness
Charlie and Peggy Low Shot- Shows
Phil- Presents authority and
Pregnacy power
Stealing Over the
shoulder- Can see
Multi Narrative characters from
another’s view
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 Females
throughout the Continuous editing than another? Low social status
episode? If so, Crossing cutting- Older People
what? used to interlink Each story line is
scenes and to given time but What time is it
Queen Vic swap and change some story lines scheduled to be
Exercise Bike Continuous cuts- are more focused shown on the
Community Centre suggests the on television?
House episode is in real
Cafe time Mitchell’s 8:00pm
Betting Shop Shot reverse shot storyline
Eye line match Queen Vic-
setting
Why have
specific settings
been chosen for
this soap?

Meeting points
every character
knows where it is
and can relate to
in