soap opera brief
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TW18
(working title)
A New Soap Opera
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Themes
Crime Drug dealing Blackmail
This conflict will be between higher middle class people and working class families.
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Setting
We picked to set our Soap in an area just outside of London.
We wanted to have an area where there is a clear divide between higher middle class and working class people.
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Our Target Audience
We are going after the 16-30 year olds competing with Hollyoakes
Larger percentage of male viewers
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Character Groups
We have two rich families and three working class families.Family 1Family 2Family 3Family 4Family 5Extending characters
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Family 1
Mum: Is unknown of her family's activities. Dad: Having an affairGirl: Ordinary teenage girl trying to arrange her partyBoy 1: Was best friends with Dad’s Younger Brother from Family 5Boy 2: Struggling to make friends at school.
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Family 2
Mum: Puts a lot of the attention in her life to her daughter, expects her to make it as a model. Delusional.
Dad: Gambling debts, colleague of Dad from Family 1Girl: Aspiring model, she is does not know of her dads debt
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Family 3
Mum: Wishes her family could get on, however understands her sons behaviour Step dad: Conflict with Boy 1 and original DadBoy 1 (from Mum’s first husband): Missis his DadBoy 2 (from current family): Does not get along with Boy 1, this is shown through school, rival friends.
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Family 4
Mum: Drug addictBoy:Grandma: Girl: Depression
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Family 5
Dad: Does not want to create friction in his family yet wants his brother to stop dealing.Mum: Wants her brother in-law to stop dealingDad’s Younger Brother: Drug dealer
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Extending characters
Gambling dad has a best friend who is a bad influence.
Wife from family 1 has a best friend trying to convince her to leave cheating husband.
Children’s friends; teenagers, rebels, geeks.
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Possible Main Storylines
Dad in Family 2 blackmails Dad in Family 1 about the affair in order to pay off his gambling debts
Younger Brother in Family 5 striking out at Boy 1 from Family 1 talking to police about his drug dealing
There will be a undertone of the conflict between the two socio economic groups
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Possible Sub-Story Lines
Clash between Step dad and Boy 1 in Family 3
Mum in Family 4 trying to give up cocaine
Girl in Family 4 trying to end her life
Girl in Family 2 organizing her birthday party
Boy 2 in Family 3 being bullied at school
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Possible story lines to gain female interest
Drug addicted mum fighting for her children against social services.
Mum from family 1 finding out about cheating husband and leaves to start new life.
Detailed episodes about suicidal daughter in family 4.
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Print Media
We will put it in the as it is more suited for soaps
We will have a main picture of a divide between the two groups
On one side Boy 1 from Family 1 on the other Younger Brother from Family 5
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The End
Feel free to ask any questions