Eastenders: Social Realism codes and conventions

What are the key differences between this and Made in Chelsea?

Note down:

• Themes and story lines
• Performance
• Lighting
• Costume
• Locations
• Dialogue and accent - how does this convey class and status of these characters compared to MiC?

Made In Chelsea Trailer - deconstruct this.

In four groups, watch the trailer and focus on one media language for deconstruction:

• Mise en scene: costume, locations, lighting, props
• Editing: title cards, pace, sound bridging, sound effects, music, quality of sound, is editing smooth or not?
• Sound: diegetic and non- diegetic, key, pace, volume, dialogue quotes
• Camerawork: shot types, angles, movement, handheld or steady camerawork?

Make thorough notes and once each group has fed back, use them to answer the following question:

How do media languages combine to create conflict in this trailer?

500 words, word- processed or hand written.

Soap Sub- Genre Presentations

As each group presents, take notes to gain understanding of each sub- genre.

The aim of this lesson is to explore different approaches to the soap genre and start deciding what kind of soap you might want to make for your final piece.

Note down:

• origins of the genre if explained
• length per episode
• aesthetic conventions - locations, costume, hair, make up. How do these demonstrate the class and status of the characters?
• stereotypical characters and storylines
• main conventions

Sub genres presentation

Soap Opera Pop Quiz

Traditional Soap Opera characteristics:

You have 2 minutes to revise and note down the following conventions:

• Length per episode:
• 3 stereotypical story lines
• 3 character types
• Name five soaps that fit the traditional template.

Soap Magazine Front Cover example

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