Coronation Street, 1979 |
Coronation Street, 2010 |
In the episode from 1961 there is no silence through-out, many of the shots are medium shots to show facial expressions and some background. The takes are long with many ensemble shots which are mostly used for clips with a group of people. Also, the amount of screen timing tells us which characters are more important than others, this is shown a lot in the episode. Whereas the 1979 and 2010 episodes have many low angle close-ups, close-ups and silent scenes which build atmosphere, with long takes used for suspense and sudden reactions.