1. Task 1 – Featuresin single camera production.
HOLLYOAKS
Hollyoaksisanongoingseriesformatanditis a soapopera genre,andthe way inwhichyoucan tell
that isa soapoperais because Hollyoaks isanongoingseriessince 1995 and have been,anditis set
inone place and livesaroundone place,if acharacter movesor leavesthatparticularplace we do
not tendto see a character before theycome back. The storyusuallywrapsaroundeverydaylife,
family,love andrelationshipissuesanditalwayspromisesanongoingsolutiontothatissue but
alwaysfindsanotherone.Plotsare usuallytwistedbutitiseasytowatch. Most of the soapoperas
are fictional anddon’tconsiderreal lifeeventsand don’tinclude itintothe plot.Andthe issuesthat
characters face inthe soapoperaare most likelytobe exaggerated.
The narrative ismulti strandedwhere acharacter isbeingdevelopedoverthe time,the endingof
each episode hasnoclearclosure,forexample if amurdererisjustabouttobe revealedtothe
audience,asuspensionhappenswithinascene justbefore the endof the episode.Thisisdone in
orderto keepaudience comingbacktowatch the show,be engagedwiththe charactersand most
likelybringahigherviewingratingforthe show.
Throughoutthe showwe can see a mixture of longcuts andfast cuts,longcuts usedwhen
conversationoccurwhichismostlikelyforasoap opera and to establishalocation.Fastcutsare
usedwhenthere is a suspensionwithinthe scene thatcreatesanatmosphere.There forlongcuts
are oftenusedtoportray everydaylife andfastcutsare usedinorderto create suspensioninthe
climax partof the narrative. The lightingthatisbeingcreatedwithinthe scene isanatural lighting
that isoftendone byusingminimal lightsetforthe single cameraproductionwhich,italsocanbe
that the use of natural lightingisusedtocreate more realisticatmospherewithinthe show.Itis
made sure that withinasingle cameraproductionyouhave nosetequipmente.gcamera,lighting
and microphonesvisible.Whereasonthe otherside the multi cameraproductionsuchas TV talk
showshave so muchlittle time tore arrange the cameras, and it isoftentosee movingcamerasand
operatorswithinthe shot,because itis mostof the timesalive broadcastand there islimitedtono
time to move camerasforthemnot to getinto the shot,itis alsodifferentforlightinginsingle
camera productionandmultiplecameraproduction,the lightingsettingshouldbe toitsbestinmulti
productionsasthere are no time for retakesandtakesmore time inpreparation.
