The document discusses soap operas and their audiences, narratives, representations, and genre. Soap operas attract a wide range of audiences but were originally aimed at middle-aged women. They use stereotypes but also subvert expectations through "countertypes." Narratives include cliffhangers, mini-cliffhangers, hooks, and dramatic irony to engage audiences. Representations in soaps often rely on stereotypes like vulnerable women and villains.

1. Assignment unit 2.
Hannah, Luke and Ellie

2. Soap opera’s Audience
The audience for soaps vary on what soap it actually is.
Soaps attract all ages and all types of people which is good
because it gives the program popularity. The people that
watch soaps are usually middle aged women. Soaps
where originally produced for female viewers with the
intention of selling soap powder for house-bound women.

3. Representation
Soaps are based in real life but with more tragedies. There are a lot of
stereotypes in soaps. They use stereotypes in characters so the audience
can identify certain characters.
The name of the soap will give off a strong connotation to its
themes, lifestyles and conflicts.
Soaps use stereotypes but make characters do something you would
not expect. This creates a countertype.
Women in soaps are mainly presented as the gossips and are
vulnerable. Other characters can be presented as villains.

4. Narrative
Stereotypical narratives of soaps consist of; Cliffhangers which is a dramatic event at the
end of an episode. Cliff hangers are used to draw the audience into watching the next
episode. Other narratives such as; Mini Cliffhangers also are designed to have the same
effect but before an ad-break. Soaps also use teasers which shows key scenes of either
conflict/ or dramatic excitement. Hooks are where a dramatic scene is shown at the
beginning of the program. The Hook will sometimes link back to a Cliffhanger shown
previously. Dramatic Irony is when an event takes place and the audience knows about
it but the characters do not.

5. Genre
Genre is a term for a category for literature and other forms of art or entertainment.
We have many types of the film genre, those are:
 Documentary
 Comedy
 Romantic
 Romantic Comedy
 Fiction
 Drama
 Horror
 Action and Adventure
 Thriller
 Family
 Crime

6. Mise-en-scene.
Mise-en-scene is, a French word used to describe the design
aspects of theatre and film productions. Visual information in
front of the camera its made up of five elements;
• Settings and Props
• Costume and Hair and Make Up
• Facial Expressions and Body Language
• Lighting & Colour
• Positioning of characters and objects within the frame

7. Priory Park Hill.
Our Idea.
 College
 Rebecca – 17, Bullied
 Sally, Louise, Lizzie – Bullies
 Tracy and Phil- Rebecca’s parents- Problems at home… Divorce?
 Phil- Violent, Abusive. Punches Tracy- Rebecca see’s.
 Tom- 11, Rebecca’s brother- in trouble at school
 Sally, Louise and Lizzie- Spit on Rebecca/ pull her hair/ call her names/ beat her up. Send her abusive text messages.
 Alfie- 21, Teacher at college Rebecca talks about her problems to… Dating her teacher.
 The bullies find out Rebecca’s dating Alfie and blackmail her into planting drugs on Alfie and if she chooses not to they’ll tell
everyone about their secret relationship. Rebecca choses not to.
 It drives her to kill herself.
 Jumps off college roof to kill herself.
 Based in college and at Rebecca’s house.

8. Characters
Phil played by
Steve McFadden
Rebecca played by Lacey Turner
Tracy played by Sophie
Sally played by Chelsee Healey Thompson
Tom played by
Louise Played by Rebecca Craven Joshua Pascoe
Lizzie played by Aleesha Dillion Alfie played by Jack
Whitehall