Analysis and Review of Hollyoaks Devised by Phil Redmond, Hollyoaks is an evening weekday soap, lasting for half an hour. It is mostly aimed at young people from the ages of 16-24. Hollyoaks was first broadcasted on the 23rd October 1995, and has attracted an average of 3 million viewers each week. The target audience is young adults from the age of 16-24, who are students of a variety of classes, I know this because when watching the episode there are lots of stories about University
Analysis of Hollyoaks Title Sequence At the beginning of the programme, before the title sequence rolls in, there is already the first difference from many soap operas on commercial television. Whereas the likes of Coronation Street and Emmerdale and others on commercial based television, Hollyoaks does not have a sponsor, instead it has a now and next screen, and has a voice over of a slight summary of one of the storylines that happens. I believe that this could be done to encourage people
Eastenders, Coronation Street, Hollyoaks and The Archers. Soap operas are made and imported all over the world, in places such as Spain, France and America, so different countries have different favourite soaps. Some imported soaps we get are Neighbours and Home And Away, both from Australia. Soaps appeal to a very wide audience, as there are stories to cater for all age groups: children to pensioners. Also different soaps are aimed at different people. Hollyoaks is aimed at young teenagers
while also creating a great way to show what the upcoming program is about. One of these techniques is the use of split screening; this is a very attractive way to put across what a programme is about, tone or genera. In the television soap 'Hollyoaks' the beginning shows a short clip of around thirty seconds to around a minute that gives a little incite into the episode, which is followed by the use of split screening in the opening credits. In this introduction there is a blue background
The Conventions of the Soap Opera Genre with Reference to at Least Two Programmes The soap opera genre originated in America in the 1930s as a radio programme. It was targeted at housewives who tuned in while doing their household chores. Soaps included many domestic issues to keep the audience interested. The name “soaps” came from advertising slots between programmes. As the soaps were aimed at housewives, the adverts mainly consisted of products of a domestic nature. “Coronation
Reality for most people, is what they “assume exists independently of any concept or representation”. (Grossberg, 1998:184) That’s “reality” to us, no second thought about it. Fiske says that reality “is the product of that culture’s codes”; (1987:4) meaning, that our society presents us with “a collection of material facts, that we can accurately perceive”. (Grossberg, 1998:185) The concept that the material facts have to be collected is peculiar. It implies that a negotiation between the public
Discussion of Eastenders ‘Switch that rubbish off!’ this is often a sign that the younger generation of a household are gathered to watch the next instalment of the UK’s most highly viewed soap opera ‘Eastenders’. In my experience, I always knew when one of the many soap opera’s was about to begin as I would hear that exact instruction, (or one of similar meaning), being aimed, towards my sisters as they switch on the television between the hours of seven and nine o’ clock of most weekday
to maximise the figures. The timing will mean that the working members of the family/ parents will be home in time to watch. It also means that an entire family that eats together will be able to watch the soap together. Other soaps such as Hollyoaks and Neighbours will screened at different times due to their range in target audience. Daytime soaps are arranged for those such as the unemployed or house parents who do not work. There are also those who use the daytime soaps for a sense of
The Role of Television in Today's Society Has this technical box indoctrinated our minds with useless facts and images or has it given us a sensation of enjoyment, education and pure entertainment? Television has become ubiquitous across the globe. Nearly every household in Britain owns at least one television if not more. In my house we have three. For the past 80 years, this piece of technology has become more popular, cheaper and becoming more advanced. In London, 27th January 1926, John
Social realism has gone through numerous changes over the last fifty years not alone in television but in other forms of production too. In order to give a deep analysis of these changes, we must look at it with regard to both British television as well as its part in British cinema. Social realism is a genre of TV and film that focuses on topical and relevant issues in a modern society which are represented by different teachings and theories. Common themes such as money, sex, prostitution and drugs