Monday 21 February 2011

Design Process - Soap Overview

Overview
‘Out Of Season’ is a soap opera set in the fictional seaside town Cliffside, a working class, close-knit community. The soap focuses mainly on the towns Secondary School and 6th form, ‘Cliffside High’ and portrays a realistic narrative based around the students and teachers lives - via family and friend relations the soap also explores other influential and important community figures.  The main object of the Soap Opera is to show a realistic view of the tourist towns and what their like out of season. 

Forums
The beach, The BeachCafé!, Arcade, The local Pub ‘The Submarine’ (referred the Sub by some characters) and the 6th form/secondary school. 

Character Breakdown
·         The 6th Formers
-          Charlotte = A Countertype, a clever girl with strict parents who is lost between a world her friends and a world with her family.
-          Izzie = the stereotypical Popular Pretty Girl.
-          Ella = The stereotype from soap operas of a troubled young woman
-          Maisie = the stereotypical higher class girl ‘snob’
-          Brad = the stereotypical Heart-throb and Jack the Lad
-          Sam = the stereotypical sidekick of the Heart-throb and Jack the Lad
-          Smithy = the stereotypical teenage youth – meddles with crime and drugs

·         The Teachers
-          Mr Johnson = a kind and wise older teacher
-          Mr James = the stereotypical middle-aged strict teacher
-          Mr Bretnall = a young and intelligent teacher, wanting to work his way up
-          Mrs Sharpe = the strong female stereotype – middle aged, head teacher
-          Miss Loval = the newest teacher – a young, pretty teacher finding her ‘feet’.
-          Ms. Kien = the stereotypical teacher. However, nobody knows anything about her private life.

·         Members of The Community
-          Paul = stereotypical entrepreneur (middle-aged and career driven) – owns The Submarine and the BeachCafé!
-          Jenny = stereotypical single mum trying to make it work – manages The Submarine
-          Becca = stereotypical young chav who is given a chance at work by Paul
-          Dora = oldest member of the community who works at the BeachCafé!


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