Analysis of Hollyoaks Title Sequence.

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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 to stay tuned in and watch the programme. I believe that by having this slight summary could swing either way. Yes it could encourage watching viewers to see how the storyline unravels, but it could also turn potential viewers away. If they know some of the episode and that doesn’t appeal to them, then instead of watching like they were going to, they may tune into another channel.

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If they do stayed tune in and carry on watching the episode, then they will be approached by another first for, but this time, covering all British soaps not just a few. I'm talking about the fact that they don’t just have scenery in the title sequence. Each of the other main soaps, Eastenders, Coronation Street and when it was on Brookside, they all use scenery, to introduce the surroundings instead of the characters. Yes, it does have scenery but this is pushed to the side and in the centre is the difference to all other British soaps. They ...

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