FINAL PRODUCT PLANNING - Research - Institution, Audience, Issues and Debates:

Research:

Institutional research - Which station should broadcast your soap, and why?

I believe that a Television station such as BBC One could broadcast our soap, this is because BBC One already broadcasts many soaps, such as EastEnders and Waterloo Road. This means that BBC One already has an audience for soaps. Also, because our soap contains a fairly young task, there is already somewhat of an audience for a soap like this, because Waterloo Road also contains a fairly young cast.

Audience research:

The audience of my soap can be linked with the institution(s) that I believe could broadcast my soap. This is because, if a soap contains a predominantly young cast, young people are likely to watch it. For example, in my soap trailer, the cast will be aged between 17 and 18, meaning that, in my opinion, the audience for my soap will be 15 – 25 year olds, because it will explore the issues that they face.

Issues and debates:

Catharsis needs to be explored when looking at the issues and debates of a soap. Catharsis means when someone watches certain situations in a soap, and empathising with them, because you are going through the same situation. This makes the viewer feel better. This can be linked to audience, because if a young person watches a character of a similar age, in a soap, going through a situation that they are going through, catharsis may occur because the viewer can empathise with what the character is going through. I will try and achieve this catharsis in my soap trailer.