2. The setting, this part to our soap is incredibly important, and me and my group wanted to include several different stereotypical settings, such as a public, comforting area like a pub. which within our media piece we did use. Also we used such settings like local off licenses like you see in popular soaps such as Eastenders and Coronation street. We wanted the audience to be able to relate to our settings to almost make it seem like real life, allowing the audience to relate to our settings just like they would within their everyday life.
3.Costumes and props, these were two both interesting factors we came across when filming for our soap, because due to some constant issues such as timing of the days sun light, we had to film over several days. And we had to make sure all of our actors were wearing the same clothing as the first time they had been filmed.
4. Camerawork and editing, these two particular aspects for our soap were very interesting when structuring our story lines, because we wanted to illustrate different emotions and opinions through the shots we used. for example when using a mid-shot upon Malcolm (elderly man) we see him staring at what seems to be his past wife illustrating a sad emotive shot. The editing upon our soap was very linked towards our music in making it so that it fitted well with each other, for example which i feel is a very linked is the the piece of edditing upon Liam Dawson pushes the sterio button, and the music happens to turn on, via a non-diegetic technique.
5. Font and style, we used Sans Sirif for our soap and i feel this is a freat font to use for the future, its simple, easy to read. Which within our soap works well because with the text appearing for such a short time we need everyone to be able to read. Allowing our viewers to understand the concept of the soap itself.
6. Story and how the opening sets it up, within our soap we were trying to illustrate such story lines that hopefully would link to our specific demographic. For example 'Exam stress' as you can see clearly within my photo. Because within this current time period our target audience could be facing the same issues. 'Different conflicts' was the next storyline we based within our soap, and i feel this was great choice because it links to everyone within their everyday lives, having diversity is great but we wish for as many people as possible to view our soap. So having a storyline that relates to everyone i feel will work well.
7. Introducing characters, this section was increasingly difficult as time past, because we had to assure that all our characters had the correct items of clothing and facial expressions needed to give off the correct messages to the audience. For example within my picture you can see an attractive female matriarch wearing classy clothes, but showing a stern facial expression connoting that she means business, almost like Peggy Mitchel within Eastenders.
8.Special effects, within all media productions special effects are used to capture the audience and take the viewing level to the next stage. This is something in which we wanted to incorporate but also stick to the stereotypical values that a soap brings to the families watching at home. We used a program called finale cut pro, which enabled us to use such effects like the beam of light that appears on screen which gains the audience's attention for the specific details that appear on screen shortly after.
9. The use of the logo, within each shot we showed the channel four logo placed upon the top right corner. we used a technique which made the logo look opaque so that it didn't take any attention off of the soap itself. We used a synergistic feature with the logo being as i used it within my soap trailer, poster and Tv listings magazine. To purely illustrate what channel our soap was going to broadcasted upon so that the audience knows this and can tune in.
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