“Soap opera”

By Anton ChernovGroup 416

A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on television or radio.

Soap operas appeared in the USA and were broadcast initially by radio. The first present soap opera considers “Betty and Bob” (the first transfer on October, 10th 1932).

In 1947 there was a first television soap opera under name “A Woman to Remember”.

Soap opera — one of genres of teleserials. Differ a large quantity of series, can act in film and be broadcast by years, have certain genre features

Because of the big frequency of display of a soap opera (usually five times a week), it is compelled to keep slow rate of a narration. Thus, the plot is clear to the televiewer who has passed some episodes or in general the serial only has started to look.

One more sign of a soap opera is drama and emotional character of a plot. Dramatic effect flashes and ceases in parallel plots not simultaneously, and by turns.

The actor of a soap opera playing one character, can vary to several times. Also revival of the lost character with a view of a raising of a rating of a serial is possible.

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“Soap opera”

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