Soaps (Eastenders)

Soaps The television soap opera EastEnders televised by the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) on the channel BBC 1 is one of the most popular soaps viewed in Britain today. This is due to the drama possessing many traits to sustain viewers by creating a sense of meaning which also contributes to entertaining the audience. Film making devices such as mise-en-scene, editing, and sound are detrimental in allowing the soap to become moving thus making an impact …

…executed by the film making techniques employed that are evident in television drama. The viewer gains meaning from the text through understanding what is being portrayed. Audiences can only perceive what is given to them, thus the film language must contain correct and applicable visual and aural elements to give meaning to the viewers. EastEnders is successful in doing so and that is reason why it is one of the most popular English television dramas.