Analysis of Hollyoaks Title Sequence
At the beginning of the programme, before the title sequence rolls in,
there is already the first difference from many soap operas on
commercial television. Whereas the likes of Coronation Street and
Emmerdale and others on commercial based television, Hollyoaks does
not have a sponsor, instead it has a now and next screen, and has a
voice over of a slight summary of one of the storylines that happens.
I believe that this could be done to encourage people to stay tuned in
and watch the programme. I believe that by having this slight summary
could swing either way. Yes it could encourage watching viewers to see
how the storyline unravels, but it could also turn potential viewers
away. If they know some of the episode and that doesn't appeal to
them, then instead of watching like they were going to, they may tune
into another channel.
If they do stayed tune in and carry on watching the episode, then they
will be approached by another first for, but this time, covering all
British soaps not just a few. I'm talking about the fact that they
don't just have scenery in the title sequence. Each of the other main
soaps, Eastenders, Coronation Street and when it was on Brookside,
they all use scenery, to introduce the surroundings instead of the
characters. Yes, it does have scenery but this is pushed to the side
and in the centre is the difference to all other British soaps. They
have a real cast of the characters. This is different from that of the
American and Australian soaps, where they have a real casts its
normally a snap shot and the name, or a group of them and their
respective names, like in the case of Neighbours. No, instead they
have a centre real of micro-clips. In a circular motion, there are two
clips at a time, scrolling from the bottom of the screen to the top
and out of the picture. I really like this idea; it introduces you to
the characters, without letting you know their details.
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