The first visual code I discovered in the first 5 minutes of Eastenders were the clothes that the characters wear. The characters are wearing normal everyday clothes so that it looks realistic and like a normal day. Bobby was wearing school uniform which indicated the time of the day which it is at the stard of the programme. The audience know it is the morning because Bobby is in school uniform and is being taken to school by Ian. Secondly, I identified the setting. The first setting we encounter is the cafe where 4 characters are engaging in conversation. The characters look anxious as they are talking about an issue. Their body language shows the audience that they are worried and confused. There's also scenes in a house, in the street, pub. The settings are things we encounter everyday. This gives the audience a sense of escapism as the audience can relate to this and its like they are having an insight on the characters life. When Tamwar is talking to Alice, he is shy and nervous and stumbling is words, portraying to the audience that he likes her.
Technical Codes
At the start of the show, the lighting is dark as Dexter and his mum are having a serious conversation. It shows the intensity of the conversation. The close up shot shows the audience the facial expressions of Dexter giving a sense of empathy as they can understand his emotion. There is a mid shot in Tamwars house and the cafe. The lighting turns softer in the cafe to set more natural day lighting. There's a mid shot of the characters as they walk into the cafe, this shows there posture and how they are walking in. They walk in quite fiercely and seriously as they know a serious conversation is going to take place. When Michael and Alice are having a conversation, cross cutting is used to make the audience feel involved in the conversation and they have close up shots of their face to show their expression during the conversation. Montage is used throughout the programme as it represents the passage of time throughout the day in the programme.
Audio Codes
Throughout the whole programme, there's digetic sounds like the characters talking and things we hear everyday such as objects moving, cars, doors opening/closing, footsteps. The non digetic sounds in this programme is the opening title music and the sound effects at the end. The sound effects at the end of the programme are the same throughout the whole series of Eastenders. It gives familiarity to the audience so they know that the programme is closing to an ends. Also, Eastenders usually ends on a cliffhanger so the music adds the to intensity and builts suspense, giving the audience a feeling of curiosity making them eager to know what is going to happen next. This gives them a reason to continue watching.
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