For research on Soap operas each member of my group analysed the title sequences of different soap operas. For example, Elena Christodoulou analysed Home&Away a small community soap, Natalie Michael analysed Neighbours a Australian soap, Thegla Savvides analysed Hollyoaks a teenaged based soap, and i analysed Emmerdale a mature audience soap.
Analysis on Emmerdale: What is being communicated?
In the opening title sequence of Emmerdale we are show broad Yorkshire landscape. We see small country towns which automatically make us think that the soap is for a older audience rather than a teenage audience.The birdseye view of the town and the scenes of people driving and ploughing fields hints at the knowing of peoples business, suggesting gossip in the storyline. As the camera quickly flies over the scenery we get the impression that the soap is fast moving , maybe in introducing new characters or storylines, this could be to keep the audience wanting to watch more.The camera angles used are also very effective as throughout the sequence the camera is always facing down towering over the town, as if to create a dominant role for the audience suggesting that we know more than what is being communicated.Also from the wide open landscapes we get the feeling of being lost or deserted which could be explored further in the storylines.The music is non diegetic only the audience can hear it. The full string orchestra and piano create the right calm tranquil atmosphere for the soap.
group effort by Natalie Nicolaides
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