Basic analysis
Episode- 02/10/15
Run time- 29 minutes
Music- used to enhance tone
Tone- Informal, Comic, Personal, Dramatic
Style- Conventional
Nationality- British East London
Themes- Mental health, Moving away, Family issues, Homosexuality, Engagement
Stereotypes:
Race- British (spend free time in the pub, cooked breakfast)
Vermisilitude
The issues touched upon in the episode would be realistic if represented separately however combining each of the issues into one episode makes it seem overly dramatic and unrealistic as a result. Other realistic points include the setting and dialect used.
Language used
Verbal- Tone of voice is used to convey the characters emotions this can give the audience a heightened sense of knowledge regarding the character and their choices. Tone of voice varies between each character and their respective situations.
Non-Verbal- Body language helps to further demonstrate the characters emotions to the audience and heightens the viewing experience. It can be used to demonstrate a characters deceit or truthful nature.
Over view of narrative
This is an episode taken from the TV drama Eastenders which falls into the soap genre of drama. In this episode we see various dramas taking place in the square. Some of the most pivotal moments in the episode include the drama caused by a characters mental health and fits another pivotal moment was Phil catching his son and boyfriend in his office which lead to fight. The fact that the show is choosing to tackle these issues which are less well represented in modern media and are seen as controversial by some shows that they are trying to make these matters more well known and improve the representation of these groups of people as well as improving people's knowledge and understanding of these matters.
Image from episode
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