The commissioning process

The Commissioning Process

Screenplay (final)

Zac screenplay (final)

Draft Screenplay

Zac draft screenplay

The Commissioning Process and Working as a Writer

The Commissioning Process and Working as a Writer

Commission Editors:

Commission Editors usually begin their career as editing assistants. They then begin working their way up the ladder to get to being a commission editor. Commission editors are typically employed by commercial book publishers. However freelance work can be available to commission editors if they have a large amount of experience. One of the main jobs of being a commission editor is to choose what will be screened. For example the commission editor for the BBC would choose what would be shown, along with the producer, but also the programming schedule of when each programme will be shown.

Producers:

Producers have full control of all aspects of a film's production. The producer chooses which members he would like on his team to complete the production of the film. Producers have the workload of pre-production by choosing the cast and crew but also the production they will be creating. The actual production making sure it goes smoothly and then post production and the marketing of the film. Producers will be shown lots of different film or TV programme ideas and they then have input on which one they would like to create.

Directors:

Directors may have written the script they want to produce, commission it to be written or can be hired after an early draft of the script has been complete. The director then must visualise the final production and how they want it to look. Directors manage all the cast and crew and leads them in the right direction. Directors also work very closely with editors in early pre-production to see what editing can be used to create the final product.

Script Editors:

Script editors are there to provide a critical analysis of the screenplay a production company has received. They do not offer solutions to fix the screenplay however they help the screen writer identify the problems and how this could affect the screenplay within production. Script editors are usually part of a production company but can be freelance too.

Agents:

Agents are used to find work for their clients, they use a range of contacts they have to give their client the best possible option available. For screen writing, agents would need to be very up to date as to what productions are happening and what screenplays have already been given the green light to be filmed. Then they would approach their client and tell them if their screenplay is similar to what has already or being created. Then they would try to help their client get their screenplay commissioned.

Writers:

The writers of the screenplay are responsible for researching the background of the story they want to create and also how they can make it appealing for a director to commission it. The writer would do thorough research on how they plan their story and how it unfolds. Then they would produce the screenplay and send it to various directors and companies to see if it would be good enough to be created. Again the director would have input to see if they could visualise the screenplay and also this is where a script editor is important too.

Corporations:

Corporations are the different channels in which show the programmes. An example of major corporations would be the BBC and Sky. Corporations exist to show the programmes we all watch but also to always give new screenwriters a chance to show what they have. For example the BBC have a competition called the Writers Room, which allows anybody to submit a screenplay of their own to the BBC for review and then the best screenplay is chosen and the winner will have their idea created by the BBC. Other major corporations such as Sky do also commission but it is much harder to show them.

Independent Production Companies:

If you cannot get commissioned by a major corporation there are always independent production companies which you could approach to ask if they will commission your screenplay. It may be beneficial for the writer if they are unknown because it would be cheaper for the company. Most smaller production companies produce their own scripts and also some funding from bigger production companies for a revenue of the final product.

Independent Producers and Directors:

Independent directors have a very easy job of producing their own screenplays because of the amount of power and input they have within the final product, however the major downside to this is that you would need to be in a good position by being able to afford to produce this screenplay by yourself. In addition independent producers are basically the same as they get to choose what to screenplay to finance they have to deal with the consequences if they make a bad decision and the film does not succeed.

Organisations:

Organisations for example The Script Factory are in place to aid screen writers and the people involved with writers. They do not finance the screenplay but they offer help in developing the screenplay and give advice on improvements and how to get it seen. As said before the BBC also help by providing the Writers Room.

The role of the writer throughout production:

Starting at pre-production a writer must research many things before even beginning to write the screenplay. Some of this research includes the background story of the screenplay, what the plot will be but also any influences in which the screenplay may be based on. Moving on to the script editing, once the screenplay has been created but in early drafts the writer must then keep re-reading and making improvements he seems necessary. Once the screenplay in final drafts the writer will then begin to try and get directors or producers involved to then begin production of the screenplay. When a director or producer is interested the shooting for the script production begins as soon as possible. Page lock down is vital if a production is to be filmed efficiently. Page lock down means that any changes or revisions of the script are coded specifically and sent out as individual pages. Then if there are any adjustments during shooting it is easier to see what needs to be changed before the final product.

When working as a writer there are many things you must consider within your work and also to get your work known. One of these could be agent representation. This is a very good thing when being a writer because your agent would help you get your screenplay noticed by directors and producers they have within their contacts. Agent representation is a great way to start as a writer but first you would need to find an agent who would like to represent you. Another part is royalty payments, when you are creating your screenplay you may need to think about music within the screenplay and what necessary precautions will need to be made so you can have access to the music you would like. Also when researching for the screenplay you must make sure you are not using anything which is libel because this will affect your chances of getting the production made. When being a writer you may need to pitch to different companies to make them interested in your screenplay, having a short but effective professional presentation would be a great idea to start with but then lead onto the story in more depth when presenting it. In addition time management is key to being a writer because you will either need to create your screenplay to a deadline if a company has asked you to create one or you may need to create a professional screenplay fast to then show directors before they choose another. However, another time management factor would be about adding changes to the screenplay.  Finally when working as a writer there are many legal considerations in which you must face. One of these is copyright, when creating a screenplay the writer must do research first to make sure that nothing already exists like their idea but also to make sure that when you are going to write a screenplay you do not just research how you want your screenplay and then steal it. One because the screenplay may be copyrighted and serious legal action could be taken and two, stealing this screenplay would be known as plagiarism. In addition to this when a writer you must be aware of bias opinions and censorship because you may create a screenplay on a great idea but because some people have bias opinions and also the way censorship is in life, the screenplay may be turned away. When creating the screenplay you must also keep in mind who would be the target audience for the screenplay be because if you screenplay would have a lot of violence and for an older audience then it would not be allowed to be shown before the watershed. 

Research and Development

Constraints:

Time – When working on a project in a group there will always be timing problems as you have to rely on other members as well as yourself. Some timing problems could be if that a member is late or away then that will put the production back. In addition we have been given preliminary deadlines for the different parts of the production. Again if the work is not up to standard or someone is away then this will put the production back. In addition we was thinking of filming one scene in dusk/night, in order to do this we would need to use out of college hours and figure out what times would be the best to film this scene and if the location is available.

Costs - We do not need to purchase much for our production in which we are lucky for this. The only thing in which may need to be purchased would be a police uniform as there is not one in which we could use, however practically everything else we need is available for us to use. In addition if we travel to other locations then petrol money may be an issue.

Personnel – For our production we are all going to have different acting roles, as well as doing the camera work. However we may need some outside help. This would be great for our production and have thought if we help out another group then they can help us. The only down side would be helping the other group will put our production behind time wise.

Resources – As mentioned earlier, we mainly have all the resources we need and they are already being provided for us, there are only a few things in which we may need, so we will either need to purchase them for find them from somewhere else.

Legal and Ethical considerations – Our production would not be invading people’s privacy as we will blur out car number plates if necessary, also we will not get anyone else in the shot if they do not want to be. We will not give out our talents information to anyone after they have signed the talent release form. We will not be creating anything which will harm or offend people of religion of different races.

Codes of Practice – Our production will be up to all the standards that Ofcom requires to be able to broadcast a production. We will also require our broadcast to be played after the watershed as there will be some violence and the younger audiences really should not be seeing this. There will be no vulgar language in our production however the storyline is dark and seedy.

Copyright – Although this production was influenced by other existing TV drama’s, this production is not copying those drama’s in any way and all the ideas in this production are non-copyrighted material. However if we require some music we may need to gain rights to the music used.

Audience Research – The primary audience for our production would be around the ages of 20-40. Both genders would be interested because the hint of violence may interest males however drama is a predominantly female genre. Also our primary audience should be the social class of C1 or D. The secondary audience for our production would be 40+, again both genders would be interested and the social class of E or C2.

Audience Figures – According to BARB, Silent Witness is number 9 and 10 in the top 30 most watched on BBC One both with around 7.3 million views. From this we know that this show is very successful and as our production is like this programme, there is a wide audience already to view our production.

Primary Content Research – For the production there was questionnaires handed out to the primary audience we wanted and good feedback was received and 90% would want to watch this programme if it was aired. In addition to this I pitched this idea to the class before my idea was chosen to be used and I got positive responses from this pitch.

Secondary Content Research – For the production we researched on BARB some similar programmes which relate to our production and see how well they performed. Sherlock, which I took inspiration from performed very well. It got around 11 million views in January 2012. In addition Silent Witness also performs very well with around 7 million views in January 2013.

Research Into Competitors – There are many competitors in the Crime-drama genre, such as Sherlock, Silent Witness and Elementary. All these shows perform very well and the target audience of our production is the same as these three shows. This shows that our target audience should be interested in our production also. In addition our production should perform well.

Research Into Market – There will be many Crime-drama’s around and always will be but to push our production we need to use the USP which is the twist in the story that it is the protagonist actually the murderer, this then should attract the audience to our production. However, this USP may be easy to spot which will then lose the production audience members.

Script Research

This image was taken of a script of Inspector George Gently – Series 5 Episode 3. This script links to my own script because this script is based around a detective for the police just like my idea. It is very beneficial to me because this image is the opening scene and it shows us that already the narrative is straight into a detective story. This would be a great way to attract the audience instantly because they are involved straight away and they understand what is happening. They will not feel like they have missed anything before this beginning.

This script would be categorized as secondary research because someone else has produced this script and I researched and found this script on the BBC Writersroom(link).

Finally as mentioned before this material was very inspirational as it taught me to get the audience involved straight away and begin with the case being shown to the two main protagonists.

This image was taken of a script of Death in Paradise – Series 1 Episode 1. This script would link into my own script well because again it gets straight into the story there is no sort of introduction to the episode it goes straight into the story. Again this would attract the audience and keep their attention because they will not lose interest by waiting for a really long introduction to the episode.

This script would be categorized as secondary research because someone else has produced this script and I researched and found this script on the BBC Writersroom(link)

Finally as mentioned before this script would be helpful because it shows that attracting the audience straight away would be very helpful for dramas and not having a long introduction to the episode.

This image was taken of a script of My Murder. This script may link into my script well because although I have said that getting straight into the action is a good thing the audience may want to know about the characters first before the actual episode begins to unfold. I chose this because the opening scenes give a little background on the characters involved in the programme.

This script would be categorized as secondary research because someone else has produced this script and I researched and found this script on the BBC Writersroom(link)

Finally I said before that getting straight into the action would attract the audience but I’m also thinking of the other audience members would enjoy a little introduction to the characters involved.

This image was taken from a news story by The Telegraph showing that a hairdresser was murdered by her jealous former detective husband. This would help my script because it is a news story which has occurred containing a police detective who has had power and then changed because of this power. This news story also shows that the young woman tried to tell the police about her husband’s violent behaviour but no action was taken.

This news article I have found would be categorized as secondary research because someone else has written this article and then published it on The Telegraph’s website.

Finally this news article could help on my script as it shows that gaining power could change a person but also change how they act and how they used to be before taking on the role of a detective.

This image was taken from a news story by Daily Mail showing that a former police detective brutally murdered his wife in their own home in front of their two children. This would help my script because again it is a news story which involves a former police detective who had the power of being that role and then abusing that power and or changing because of the power they have. This news story shows that he beat her with a baseball bat over a missing changing bag then stabbed her in the throat just weeks after giving birth to their new child.

This news article I have found would be categorized as secondary research because someone else has written this article and then published it on the Daily Mail’swebsite.

Finally this news article could help on my script as it is another occurrence in which someone has been murdered by a former detective either because of having that power or because of abusing the power.

This image was taken from a news story by IOL News showing that in Cape Town, a police officer returned fire to an armed robber after firing at himself and his partner. This article also says that the police officer “rushed to his partner’s aid, taking a bullet in the process”. This news story would help my script as it shows some partnerships turn out to be great friendships and even brotherhood. It also shows that no matter what some partners are there for each other and will do whatever it takes for each other.

This news article I have found would be categorized as secondary research because someone else has written this article and then published it on the IOL News website.

Finally this news article could help and be important as it shows the camaraderie between two partners which would do anything to save one another and the bonds between two partners.

Exisiting Materials:

I have had inspiration from BBC One’s Sherlock, the reason for this was because I really enjoyed the on-screen text that Sherlock had within its episodes. I think it looks really professional and comes across that the audience can actually see what the character is thinking and can get inside the characters head also. In addition to this I also had inspiration from BBC Two’s Edge of Darkness, the reason for this is because I liked the idea of a police detective being the protagonist of my story as well as having twists within the story just like Edge of Darkness has. Finally I also have had inspiration from Showtime’s Dexter the reason for this is because my protagonists are police detectives like in Dexter however it matches this programme because one of my protagonists is also a serial killer which is the same as Dexter himself, I really liked this idea because it is a good twist however it may be easy to figure out.

Opinion and Speculation:

“every killer and every killing is unique.”
“emotions play animportant role in decision making.”
“ killersgo through a mental and physiological process of detachment that prevents themfrom seeing the victim as human.”
“People a lot smarterthan you and I have struggled with this question since the dawn ofcivilization, and no one has come up with an answer yet.”

These quotes from various websites have helped me because the twist in my story involves the protagonist also being a serial killer, so finding these quotes helps with the question “why do people kill other people?.” When finding these quotes it states that some people who are serial killers are mentally unstable, or emotionally unstable to make their own decisions and in the end do not know what they are doing. In addition one quote states that serial killers get to a mental state that they don’t see their victim as a human like themselves. But finally to this subject there is no full answer as to why others kill because it has been an unanswered question for centuries and no matter how much research is put into this question it will still remain unanswered. So for my script this helps as one of the protagonists could be mentally unstable but the police could not know this, lead the protagonist to be the serial killer involved in the twist.

Screenplay Pitch & Pitch Feedback

Pitch script proposal by kobalv2

Script proposals and writing a synopsis

Script proposals and writing a synopsis

There are many reasons why you would want to produce a script proposal, one of these would be to show your ideas to a company to see if they would be interested in creating the programme your script is based around. When producing a script proposal for a film for example you would have to pitch your idea to a board of a film company and explain why your idea would be good and the main unique selling points of the script.

On the other hand for factual entertainment programming, some scripts are not set for example a football broadcast, there cannot be a set script already for the broadcast as they do not know what will happen in the football game, in addition to this some parts could already be set for example the pre show before the game starts where the commentators talk about both teams and their best players etc.

Lastly, fictional entertainment programming, an example would be a drama but depending whether it be a single, series or serial, this then effects the producers of the script because if it is a single, then the proposed script could be looked over and minor adjustments could be make by the TV company if they do not fully like the idea, however, if it was a serial like Eastenders then the script writers would need to keep proposing ideas to the BBC and checking that the ideas are good and will keep the audience interested.

When presenting my script proposal I plan to produce a verbal presentation showing the research I have carried out on other scripts which I want to base my script around, these will be a variety of scripts not just one genre, also they will be from different channels to see if there is a change in how the scripts are created on different TV networks. In addition to this I will also show the unique selling points of my script in the presentation and I will try to get feedback from TV networks to see how the script could be improved before I begin creating.

On the other hand I will also produce a short written report, this report will entail what I intend to do with the script and how I plan on doing it, which will be attached to the copy of the script I will hand to the reviewer, however on the script given to the reviewer it will have the unique selling points underlined and the main parts of the script underlined and they can make notes, which I will take into consideration and then improve on to make the script more suitable for their brief and client demands.

The title of my proposed script is 'Face in Darkness'. The reason behind this name is because I want it to be a crime drama and there is one person going and killing certain people one by one in the neighbourhood.

As I just mentioned I would like my script to be based around a crime drama, I got inspiration from watching 'Edge of Darkness' and 'Sherlock', from this I wanted to create a script on a crime like 'Edge of Darkness' but then add in a few technical elements like text on screen from 'Sherlock'.

I will produce concept art of the proposed scenery for the programme and try to find a place which represents the concept art as close as possible.

The unique selling points of my script would be that 'Sherlock' was a great success and having aspects from 'Sherlock' may interest people but also there are many crime dramas on TV and they all seem to do very well so it seems to be a popular genre.

Suggested target audience for my script would be 20 - 30 year olds of both genders but mainly males as it will be violent however drama is a dominantly female genre, in addition to this the secondary audience would be older people from 30 - 50, these still may be interested in viewing, again both genders also.

The initial scenario as mentioned earlier is there is this one killer who nobody can find, killing certain people of a neighbourhood, the detectives cannot figure out why either, they cannot put a plan together and figure the mystery out.

I would like to propose the product as a single but two parts to make up the one single, and leave the first part on a cliff hanger as it may entice the viewers to watch the second part.

My intention of my product is to mix two different programmes I have seen into one and see if it works well and if the audience enjoys the programmed produced. Choosing this narrative again was good as it is a popular genre and gets good ratings and with the correct advertisement viewers will be drawn in.

My proposed product is high concept because it can be described precisely and also can be described very easy.

I will try to communicate my product by focusing it on being local and having the characters speak not the queen's English but not all slang either, kind of a variation of them, the characters also will remain professional at all times and no sort of funny business within the interactions of characters.

There is not an intended message within my product.

There are only two main characters one of which is Chris, Chris is a 38 year old man in the police force, he's been a detective for the same one in Norfolk for the past 15 years. His role is to train and be partners with the secondary main character Bill. He has a standard home life living by himself in a small flat. Chris was based on Benedict Cumberbatch from 'Sherlock'.

Bill is a 24 year old trainee detective who has to work alongside Chris as he gets used to the job and if their partnership grows they will stay as a team, he has recently just joined the Norfolk police force and is nervous about starting but jealous of Chris at the same time, again a standard home life living by himself in a small flat.

There are no non-fiction talent requirements for my production.

The beginning will start off with Bill joining the police force and going to the police station for the first time and getting the briefing that he will be working with Chris and also will get a little information about Chris. Then it will move on to the middle which will entail one or two people have been murdered but they are no traces of the killings and both main characters cannot figure out why. The story then moves onto where the ending 2 more people have been killed but it was Bill killing them all along and hiding the bodies in the police station and he tried to frame Chris. Bill then gets put in prison and its another case solved. 

Screenplay Research

BBC Writers Room:

A bit about writers room

We know how hard it is to be a writer and we believe in finding ways to inspire and inform you, to keep you across changes, giving you access to commissioners and production departments but most importantly to the skills and and experience of established writers.

We are not here for the short term, we understand how long it can take for a writer to find that first and second commission, but if we think you have talent then we will do everything in our power to support and develop you for the long term

BBC offer various ways to help writers by offering them step by step tips on how to write a script. In addition they also help by letting writers download previous scripts to then gain an idea of how they need to write their scripts.

Who is involved

Kate Rowland leads the team and is the BBC's Creative Director.

Paul Ashton is the Development Producer, overseeing writer development, script calls and talent searches, development schemes, partnerships and production projects. Writersroom is one team sited in two places.

In the London office there is also a New Writing Coordinator, Website Producer, Assistant to the Creative Director, and Script Assistant; and in Salford there is a Project Coordinator.

Alongside us is a team of freelance professional script readers who work on the script calls, talent searches and competitions.

 

Here you can see that in 2011, strictly come dancing was the most viewed with 11,422,000.

A year later in 2012 you can see again that it is the most viewed programme.

However what we need is dramas and as you can see in 2011 and 2012, Eastenders is still in the top 3 of the most viewed.

Alongside with this Merlin has drama elements to it and is in the top 10  for 2011 and 2012 also.

 

As well as BBC 1, Channel 4 has to put up some competition and although they don’t have as much success in the views they still have a huge amount of views.

Unfortunately on the top 10 for channel 4 there are not any well-known dramas hitting the big ratings                    

Another competing channel is ITV1, Although these are seen as the main competitors to the BBC they still hit the same if not more views on their programmes.

For example the BBC has Eastenders as their main soap and drama whereas ITV has Coronation Street and comparing these two programmes they get around the same amount of viewers however in 2012 for ITV Coronation Street overtook I’m A Celebrity.

 

As you can see here Eastenders is on at 8pm on BBC 1 however its rival Coronation street is on twice in one night compared to once and its on half an hour before Eastenders and then half an hour after Eastenders. This gives viewers who like both to watch both soaps and count as a figure for the statistics.

Silent Witness:

Choices Part 1 and 2

Within the opening scene of this programme we see one of the main characters Ainsley Modest in his car with what we assume his fiance, they are driving to Ainsley's newly opened night club. When they arrive at the night club Ainsleys fiance runs over to who we think is Ainsley's sister, Simone, Ainsley then follows behind but notices a car move in the distance, he turns away but then turns back and sees the car window rolling down, an arm then appears from out the window holding a sub-machine gun and begins to fire at Ainsley and his nightclub in the background. Once the shooting is over the police are called and review that 2 are dead and others severely wounded.

The characters involved in this opening scene were Ainsley, Simone, Ainsleys fiance, Terry the doorman, The mystery gunman and also the others outside the nightclub.

The primary audience for this particular episode and the series overall would most likely be around the ages of 35-55, the reason for this is because younger audiences may not understand what is happening to engage into the series whereas older viewers can understand and also would be more interested in this series. In addition to this I think that both genders would enjoy this series however drama is predominantly a female genre but because of the crime element added to this series males would be enticed to watch this series also.

The secondary audience for this particular episode and the series overall would most likely be around the ages of 20 to the main target audience, again because any lower may just not be interested in the series whereas 20 is a decent age to say that they may be interested in watching. Again both genders because of the crime elements and because it is a drama.

I enjoyed the thrill elements to the gun shootings but also how the assess the bodies to see exactly how they died and then using what knowledge they have gained to guess who it was and how it all happened together. I would like to forward possibly the thrill elements as I would like to do a crime drama also like this episode.

The part I disliked was how there was a really big build up to the big gun fight and then they just get caught out and arrested which ruined it for me. I would hate to have a big build up in mine and then for it to just fall. 

Sherlock:

A Scandal In Belgravia

Within the opening scene of this programme we see what previously happened in the first series with Sherlock and John Watson trapped in a swimming pool place with Moriati. This then goes to John Watson blogging about eveything thats happening and then goes into a montage of different cases that want sherlocks help but he just sends them all away.

In the opening scene the characters involved are Moriati, John Watson, Sherlock and all the other characters who are asking for sherlocks help.

The primary audience for this particular episode and the series overall would most likely be around the ages of teens to around 30. The reason for this is because it has whitty humour which would appeal to the younger audience and also would seem more interesting to a younger audience. Both genders would also be interested in this programme.

The secondary audience for this particular episode and the series overall would most likely be around the ages of 30-50. The reason for this is because although the main focus is the primary audience their may be a minority or other ages that also enjoy the humour and other aspects to this programme.

I really liked the way the statistics were on screen and how the edited the 3D plane in when sherlock was trying to figure the puzzle out. I would love to incorporate this into my planning.

I did not enjoy that there were some parts that didnt need to be there which made the episode longer but did not make any point of being there for example they did not help with the story etc.

Casualty

S27. Ep.16 - I Saw Mommy Killing Santa Claus

During the opening scene of this programme you see Dylan walking into work just outside the hospital when it begins to snow, he then stops outside the hospital and places his hand out and starts to feel the snow on his hand it then cuts to the hospital.

In the opening scene is just one chacracter who is Dylan.

The primary audience for this programme would be around 20 - 35 year olds, the reason for this is because there is some gore which younger audiences would not want to see and also the timing of this show is fairely late for younger audiences also. Also both genders would enjoy this programme.

The secondary audience for this programme would be over 35s, the reason for this is because although the main audience is 20-35 year olds older audience members still may be interested and enjoy this programme.

I really liked how there are more than one thing happening in the episode which really enhances how busy hospitals are and how much they have to deal with on a day to day basis.

One thing i did not like about this was there was some parts that did not seem that they were created well for example there was one part which seemed that you can easily see that they are acting and it didnt look very well.

Edge of Darkness

Compassionate Leave

In the opening scene of this episode, Ronald Craven was assigned to the union case which involved the miners voting on whether they wanted to switch to nuclear power or not and James Godbolt was having a fued with Craven because he is complaining to Godbolt about the votes they have recieved.

In the opening scene there are two main characters who are Ronald Craven and James Godbolt.

The primary audience for this programme would be around the ages of 30 - 50, the reason for this is because the protagonist tries to represent the viewers by being a parent and knowing how much they care for their child and how lost they are once its gone.

The secondary audience for this programme would be younger audience members, the reason for this would be that they still may be interested in what parents go through to look after their children and the pain they feel if were gone.

I did not like this programme because i feel that it is outdated compared to what i was use to growing up with also because it is outdated it was filmed in 4:3 whereas its 16:9, in 4:3 you cant see as much which would be better. In addition to this i think that it was too slow which meant it lost my attention.

Eastenders

18/12/2012

Within the opening scene of this episode, Alfie was with his child Tommy going through a little christmas present box pulling out plastic glow in the dark stars and telling Tommy that when they glow he will be thinking of him and the scene finishes with Alfie telling Tommy he is sorry.

In the opening scene there is Alfie Moon and Tommy Moon.

The primary audience for this programme would be 25 - 35 year olds, the reason for this is because its on at reasonable times throughout the week however soaps are usually for parents which is what the primary age range is.

The secondary audience however may not be parents but may be younger or older than the main target range, this is because there are some teenagers that watch eastenders and also some older people that also watch this programme.

I did not like this programme because i feel that it is too cheesy and you know what is going to happen, it has a linear storyline which never really goes anywhere. It is still modern because it started a long time ago but the series is still going. It is also filmed in 16:9 which is good compared to 4:3. In addition to this some of the characters are easy to read and overall are just too simple.