its first broadcast was on the 9th of december 1960, and has been broadcasting since.
Conventions:
- Pub/ meeting place (allows gossip to circulate)
- Fights
- Hierachy
- Relationships/ affairs
- Political views
- Medium shots and close ups in dialogue (Over 90 percent of soaps are devoted to conversations between pairs of people)
- Cliffhangers/ tease devices
- Theme tune with a strong melody
- Studio lighting (high key)
- Mostly diegetic sound
- Constant illusion of real time
- Precise continuity
- Establishing shots/ tableaux (groups of people composed dramatically)
- Interweaving storylines through each episode
- Coverage of current social issues
An open narrative would never end, or would continue for a long duration. where as a closed narrative could be short.
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