Eastenders Opening Title Sequence

Camera Work:

· An aerial shot of the river Thames and surrounding London area, establishes setting and gives regional familiarity.

· Camera slowly spins anti-clockwise and pans out giving larger view of central London.

· This bird’s eye view represents the audience watching in on the fictional lives of the characters in Eastenders.

Sound:

· The Eastenders theme is a short, easy to remember and distinguishable theme tune which notifies avid viewers and even many people who don’t watch it that the programme is starting.

· It starts with a few hard monotone drum sounds followed by a lighter melody which fades to signify the beginning of the programme.

Mise En Scene:

· We see various landmarks of central London; we know this from the winding river Thames, Millennium Dome amongst other landmarks.

Editing:

· The only real use of editing is the anti-clockwise spinning of the camera and the fade that occurs once the episode is about to begin.