TV Drama, Eastenders

Albert Square. The Butchers, The Di Marcos, The Beales and the Fowlers. To create this title sequence, an aircraft flew over the east end of London at about 1000ft. taking photographs in strips. This was done over several days and about 800 photos were taken, developed and pasted together like a mosaic.

The main reason for an opening sequence is to: Introduce characters, Introduce what they do, The logo, Introduce the setting and it is music that relates to the show.

This music relates to the show because the starting is loud and has a shocking affect because its like a thumping noise, also the music is slow and unhappy but yet shows a little happiness and this links to the show as there are different times of happiness and sadness. Moreover when the opening music comes on viewers are automatically aware of what show is on because the theme music is catchy.

Created by producer Julia smith and script editor Tony Holland, Eastenders has remained significant in terms of the BBC's success and audience share, and also the history of British television drama, tackling many controversial and taboo issues previously unseen on mainstream television in the UK.

C - Costume .. No people
L - Lighting .. Grey/Blue colours
A - Angles .. Birdseye view facing down onto East End of London
M - Mise en Scene .. All of East End of London
P - Props .. Only shows the area
S - Setting .. East End of London