- Naturalistic settings
- On going serial format broadcast frequently
- multiple characters - strong female characters
- Storylines are fragmented and segmented
- Plot lines address topical issues
- Domestic Settings
- male Characters tend to be more stereotypical
- Events take place in a form of real time
- Emphasis on dialogue Expressing emotional issues and intimate conversations
Soaps are multi stranded with several plots going on at the same time. By having multi stranded plots, it attract a larger audience as viewers may be interested in a certain storyline. Storylines in soaps that are very dramatic and are 'life threatening' are normally dragged out for weeks even months. The outcome of this storyline is normally shown in an hour long episode or is shown at Christmas where the storyline reaches it's climax. Examples of these type of storylines are pregnancies, terminally ill (e.g. cancer), car crash or the ending of a long lasting relationship.
Main characters are based on the people that you would normally found around in any ordinary large city or town. The best characters within a soap would have the humour, jobs, living conditions, habits, and manners as a common place. These characters aren't normally based on stereotypes , but are made to satnd out and be individuals. In soaps they also have realistic meeting places such as pubs, parks and cafes.
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