Settings and MES in Soaps

Settings in Soaps:

For this task, I decided to focus on the soaps, EastEnders, Hollyoaks  Coronation Street and Emmerdale because i believe that these are the most popular British soaps viewed by the audience. From looking at these four soaps, I noticed that one of the main settings was set in the local pubs in the  soap. These pubs being The Woolpack in Emmerdale, The Rovers in Coronation Street, The Queen Victoria in EastEnders and also the Dog in the Pond in Hollyoaks. Other similarities within the soaps are also clubs, family homes and cafes. The reason why I feel that these particular settings are constantly used within soaps is because the audience are very familiar with these sorts of settings, which makes them realistic settings. 

Mise-En-Scene in Soaps:

Mise En Scene also plays a big part within soaps. The image on the left is a inside view of the Queen Victoria in EastEnders. As you can see they have really focused on Mise En Scene, as they have included everything that you would expect within a pub, for example the Beer taps, the bar itself and also drink glasses. It also shows the conversation between characters, which is also something you would see in real life situations. The Mise En Scene within this image really helps set the scene. 

They have also focused alot on the Mise En Scene in the Cafe in the soap Emmerdale. As you can see they have included everything you would expect inside a Cafe, for example the tea and coffee machine, drinks, food etc. In the back of this shot, they have also included a black board, with the list of items you can buy as well as the price of the items, which also makes the scene more realistic. The same with the image above, this shot also shows conversation between characters which also helps set the scene.