d "Eastenders" again has more meaning than what it is , a word. It has developed into a "logo" and is always used in any form of advertising, in its own "font". The title sequence lasts for a little over 20 seconds but sends out many messages within that time.
Technical Difference Between Modern Soaps
Televised Soap Operas, especially British, are all quite similar in the way of how they are constructed, social issues they tackle, types of characters they portray, and the way scenes
are shot, although each one does retain its individual "look" and atmosphere, to keep its artistic originality from the rest. The fist Scene of Eastenders that I recorded, was composed of only 10 shots and 3 very simple camera angles. They all remained even and rhythmic, composed of 1 long shot and the rest mid shots of the two characters, talking . The shots were simply two different "over the shoulder shots", depending on which character was talking.
This is mainly done for two reasons, firstly a logical technical reason, that due to the tight schedule of the episodes, The director and cameramen, haven't got the resources to devise, interesting and new camera angles. Secondly this sort of Camera work and quit editing, is pretty much a convention in all soaps, it avoids distancing the viewer. The whole point is to draw people in and make them part of the narrative. "it is in the naturalist tradition, Providing a "window on the world" D. Chandler. The lighting is made to look completely natural, and is filmed in a "realism documentary" way. The first scene, is relatively "bor
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