eastenders

We see a static shot of Alfie moon walking down a street, Mise en scene denotes shops on the street, and he walks past a dry cleaners and a news agents, Alfie is also carrying bags which suggests that he has been out shopping. This is representative of life within a working class communal area as it has houses, and shops. The camera then cuts to the Mise en scene of a pub and background lighting is used to create this dimly lighted pub, we have a 180-degree shot with the camera showing 8 or 9 women all shouting. The camera then cuts to a shot opposite to show a young boy looking very confused and quite frightened.


The women within the pub all range between the ages of 20 to about 60 years of age, this represents how all members of society like to socialise, and in this particular scenario at there local pub which is open to all people of the area. Costume denotes the way gender is portrayed within society, we see Kat at the head of all the leering and shouting, wearing a low cut top, Jewellery and an excessive amount of make up. This could possibly be a representation of the average working class women in London.

A long shot of Alfie and Spencer hugging connotes an example of family values within society and this is an example of brotherly love. We then cut to a zoom out shot of a living room, which belongs to the Beale family; mise en scene denotes 3 characters sat on the sofa looking worried about another member of the Beale family. We also see an extreme close up during this excerpt of a camera, which has been given to the boy whom is moving away, and it is showing a picture of Ian and his wife, this again presents this idea of love and family values.

Sound plays an important part within soap operas, as they are a representation of reality background music is not needed, therefore ambient sound of traffic and people talking in the street, which is quiet in order to hear what is going on with the dialogue.

Cuts from different family situations, we see the older generation, a family situation, a pub scene in which Spencer moon is mistaken for a stripper and the ladies within the pub throw themselves at him, and this is because Spencer is Alfie moons brother.