Thursday 3 November 2011

Conventions and codes of a Soap



You would expects theses things in a soap :
fights - adds drama and to keep you interested , want to know whats going to happen next
cliff hangers - to keep you interested in shows and keep the rates high
affairs - gets secrets out and keeps you interested , want to know if the person finds out about there cheating
theme tune - intro to the show , represents the soap
cross cutting - crosses between scence to another to build tention
mastershot - sets the scence / shows you the scence
close ups - to show facial expressions and creats atmosphere
medium shots - to show the persons body and a little space around them
meeting places e.g. pub cafe etc.
shot reverse shot - to show coversation between people
gossip - this catches the audience up if they have missed any episodes
ensemble shots - to show a group or a  collective of people in a shot
parallel cutting - crosses between scence to another to relate characters
C.G.I - to create a morden affect
bright colours - to show that the location of the soap is a nice place

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