1. Ideas
for
Soap
Opera
Name
Life,
Love
&
Lies
-­‐ Life,
casual
everyday
ongoing
life
that
teens
live.
-­‐ Love,
romance
–
relationships
between
family
and
friends
-­‐ Lies
–
Deceit
between
couples
and
family.
Young
&
Reckless
-­‐ Young,
focusing
on
our
target
audience
so
they
can
relate
to
the
soap
opera.
-­‐ Reckless,
quick
decisions,
bad
and
good.
Character
Names
Groom
-­‐
-­‐
-­‐
Best
Man
-­‐
-­‐
-­‐
Bride
-­‐
-­‐
-­‐
Setting/Location
Wedding
-­‐ St.
Ignatius
Church
Reception
-­‐ Loyola
Center
Gregory
Marcus
Michael
James
Zach
Martin
Channel/Scheduling
Valerie
Eva
Evelyn
BBC
Three
-­‐ Omnibus
during
day,
new
episodes
at
night
-­‐ Prime
time,
mature
rating
20:00
-­‐ Prime
time
Target
Audience
Teenager
to
Young
Adult
-­‐ Relate
to
our
characters
(Katz)
-­‐ Most
likely
to
watch
during
prime
time
Cinematography/Editing
Establishing
shot
-­‐ Opening
church
doors,
POV.
Long
shot
-­‐ Altar
to
church
doors,
everyone
looking
at
the
bride
entering.
Tracking
-­‐ Down
the
aisle
until
on
altar.
Cross-­‐cutting
-­‐ Mid
shots
of
Best
Man
and
Family
as
well
as
the
altar.
Cut-­‐ins
-­‐ Of
the
phone
with
text
Tilt
-­‐ Toe
to
head
when
at
the
altar
with
a
separation
border
in
between
cutting
off
holding
hands
Character
Type
Bride
-­‐
-­‐
-­‐
Groom
-­‐
-­‐
-­‐
Best
Man
-­‐
-­‐
-­‐
Femme
Fatale
Seductive
Promiscuous
Nonchalant
Happy
Excited
Guilty
Angry
Bitter
Steve
Neale
Repeating
-­‐ Marriage
-­‐ Romance
-­‐ Teen
pregnancy
-­‐ Relationships
Different
-­‐ Location,
suburban,
residential
-­‐ Naming
show,
American