I have created a questionnaire to find out what audience a soap opera targets, i will use my results as a source for when I start planning my own soap as I will know what different audiences like in certain soaps.
Soap opera questionnaire
This is a questionnaire to find out what kind of audience soap operas target.
(Put a circle around or tick the correct option) J
1. Male or Female
2. How old are you?
Under 12 12-18 19-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56+
3. What is your favourite soap?
Coronation St Hollyoaks Eastenders Neighbours Emmerdale Doctors
4. What attracts you to a soap opera?
Action packed storylines with murders and explosions
A good love story
Attractive characters
Mysterious and complex storylines
5. Would a trailer for a soap encourage you to watch the full episode?
Yes
No
6. What time would you watch a soap opera?
Day time around 12pm
Afternoon around 5-6pm
Evening 7-9pm
7. Do you think soaps should have classic characters which stay in the soap for years and years or renew the cast often?
Classic characters
Renew cast
8. When a soap opera uses a serious issue or illness in a storyline do you think it helps build awareness of that specific issue raised?
Yes
No
9. Do you enjoy watching special episodes of soaps that only focus on one storyline?
Yes
No
10. Do you think soaps should stick to simple editing where it goes from start to finish or do you think it should include flash backs, split screens and more complex styles of editing?
Simple editing
Complex editing
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