1. SOAP OPERA SUB GENRE…
EXPECTATIONS?
• Narrative (storyline or
events)
• Characters: who is involved in
the events?
• Settings
What do these expectations reveal to you about how It may be filmed or the technical?
• camerawork
• mise-en-scene
• editing
• sound

2. NARRATIVE:
SETTINGS:
What does the plot cover? What events are taking place?
Where do events take place?
CHARACTERS:
Who is involved? Actions etc.
THE TECHNICAL:
HOW the story is told:
• camerawork
• mise-en-scene
• editing
• sound
REMEMBER:
Get as many detailed notes as you can and
worry about what to write about them after.
the clip
As a class, our weak spot is the technical….