We used 3 different story lines for our Soap genre, as there needed to be a variation of characters and occurrences. The 3 that we decided as a group to go with are stated below.
Drugs Scene
We decided to have a drug scene at the start of planning, and followed through with the idea. The main reason for this is that as a group we thought drug use are a major issue in modern day society, and is stereotypical to our target audience. With this in mind, we were hoping to get 2 characters to slowly approach one another and then have a quick trade, and after that both go their separate ways. This would make it clear what was going on.
Homosexual Affair/Love Triangle
Homosexuality is becoming more common and therefore would be a good topic to cover. After watching soaps like Eastenders and Coronation Street, we knew that affairs were very common as well, such as Kat & Alfie in Eastenders. In the planning, we managed to merge both of the subjects, and portrayed them as one. The initial idea for this was to have a homosexual couple saying goodbye to one another, and then one of them getting into a car and receiving a text from what we hoped would be recognised as another man, and hopefully the penny would drop that he is having an affair.
Proposal Scene
Our group all decided that we needed a happier storyline, as the Homosexual Love Triangle and the Drugs Scene were both quite negative, so we decided to go with a proposal. This was also a great way to introduce characters and relationships instantly. We shot the footage in a local pub, so that the audience would suggest it was a date of some kind. We finished the scene without the woman giving the man the answer, and we hoped this would be like a cliff hanger which would make the audience want to see the outcome and her answer.
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