Soap do not usually contain a lot of action, and are mostly dialogue-driven, the camera is made as invisible as possible in order to create an eye witness affect, the shots that are used to achieve this affect are establishing shots, over-the-shoulder shots, two-shots, mid close ups and extreme close ups.
Movement of the camera is also important as it navigates to and from conversation, moving the narrative to another interweaving the storyline changing the subject matter and visuals.
The establishing or linking sequences show the spacial context by providing an overview of the location, this is used when the storyline changes but can not be changed by the narrative.
The editing within soap opera is very simple, this means there are no or very little use of dissolves or fades, and only use of cuts in order to create a natural transition between story lines.
Sound within soaps is always diegetic; this means there is no added sound, meaning the sound within soaps is normally conversation, background noise, or music being played in the background (not soundtrack). Theme music for soaps plays an important role as is signals the start of the programme and at the end of the the programme which works as a cliff-hanger as well as adding suspense to the scene; it is usually the first note which overlaps the final frame of the programme which is the only non-diegetic sound within most soaps.
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