Eastenders- Good & Bad characters

Eastenders- Good/Bad characters.

Aim of Eastenders- for teenagers to relate too, over exaggerated, entertaining because covers a variety of topics, aimed at a wide range of age groups through age range of characters, emphasises stereotypes on certain people/age groups e.g. Lola=teenage pregnancies, Dot= old and slightly slow, always finish’s on a cliff hanger which encourages people to watch another episode.

Rainie- bad character, drunken, drug taker, harsh, self-centred, insensitive, un-thoughtful, manipulative.

Tanya- good character, people are made to feel sorry for her, was seen as bad through affair with Max, shows emotion, nervous, scared, unsure.

Jack- good character, caring, worries/shows concern for others, masculine, ‘hero’, stands up for his rights/what he believes, proud of his achievements/ownership, clever.

Lola- bad character, thief, teenager who’s pregnant, liar

Lauren & Abbie- good characters, used for teenagers to relate too, deprived/difficult childhood, hard family upbringing, Abbie is a nervous character, not seen as bad for the ‘bad’ things they do, stressful lives, responsible/lots of responsibilities, serious, honest, Lauren is protective over Tanya and Abbie

Mise-en-scene- natural clothes and makeup- apart from Roxy who has lots of overdone makeup, main settings=café, market, houses and Queen Vic- all normal places for teenagers to hang out so can relate too, realistic settings.

Camera angles- over the shoulder, binary opposition- Carol and Amy- Roxy shouldn’t be there so over her shoulder so audience can see what Carol’s reaction is when she spots Roxy also Max and Tanya over Dot’s shoulder, showing the emotions on Max/Tanya’s face after Dot’s heart to heart with Tanya.