deconstruction of Hollyoaks

Hollyoaks is a TV drama/ soap aimed at older teenagers and people in their twenties. It follows the lives of people in Hollyoaks showing certain families and the dramas in their lives. Most of the people in the soap are the same age as the target audience so people can relate to the characters and things that could be happening in the characters lives.

Hollyoaks uses alot of over the shoulder shots when two people are in conversation so that you can see each side of the conversation and the emotions on their faces. It also uses alot of close ups and medium shots to get a range of shots showing how the scene is developing. The transitions are usually cuts especially in a conversation but if there is a fight scene then the speed of the cuts increases to show the fast pace of the fight. The dialogue in the scenes are usually informal chat as the target audience would relate to this more. When in outside setting background noise is played to make it seem more realistic even when there is no one else in the shot. Point of view shots are also used in this extract and show the audience what is happening through the characters eyes. Like in this extract when the hands are taken away from the eyes to see the picnic, this put the audience in the position of the character. Also a high angle shot is used to look down on the characters showing where they are in the setting and it provides a range of camera angles.