Brief for media practical production

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Brief for media practical production

For my practical production I intend to work with two friends to produce a 5 minute clip from a soap opera. My soap opera will contain elements of traditional soap operas such as Eastenders and Emmerdale as it will conform to the codes and conventions of a typical soap opera.

Emmerdale and Eastenders differ slightly in where the soap is set, and mostly by the audiences that they are targeting; Eastenders' target audience is more for the age group of around 15- 70, whereas, Emmerdales target audience is more for the age group of around 30-80. This is because of the setting and the scenes used within the soaps, for example, Emmerdale is set in Yorkshire with local amenities such as a pub and horse stables whereas in Eastenders there is a launderette, a local pub and a market store. We are constantly being shown a variety of different settings and establishments as soap operas have numerous things going on at the same time, with the characters being the same every episode (excluding new comers) and each character in turn getting a main storyline which helps contribute to the realism of the