Research Task:

Kate Wigley

AUSTRALIAN SOAPS (Melodramas)

Definition:● A soap set in Australia which storylines and characters are exaggerated

● In Australian soaps, the non-diegetic music can be a lot more tropical to fit in with the ‘summer’ theme

● The colours in the background are more warmer toned than British Soap Operas

● Characters tend to wear more everyday clothing rather than posh clothes like you’d see in Hollyoaks

Examples:

Neighbours:● Set in fictional suburb of Melbourne called ‘Erinsborough’

● It is mainly based around the residents of Ramsay Street

● The show was originally going to be named Erinsfield but they changed the name to ‘Erinsborough’ because it was a loose anagram of ‘Neighbours’

● The school and Ramsay Street were the first set used by the characters and seen by the audience

● Later developments of the town weren't featured on-screen until 1986

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