The Office

"The Office" is a situational comedy based around an office. The idea of our production is also based around an office however it is different in terms of it's narrative structure. "The Office" has elements of realism in terms of mise-en-scene and the setting but the characters and the fact that it is a sit-com is only for entertainment purposes. The target audience is probably wider than our target audience because we aim to attract and approach the audience through the narrative and plot whereas the sit-com is just to make people laugh. It does not explicitly aim to inform the audience of the work they do or their financial situation but surrounds more of the funny side of working. Their ethic is understandable: people work in offices and they just want something funny in an enviroment they are familiar with; this is what makes them successful. In our project we aim to use similar mise-en-scene:

- clothing: smart clothes
- props: desks, chairs and computers

The actor/comedian Ricky Gervais is well known for entertaining people and this sit-com may just attract fans and not only the fact it is based in an office. This means it is not exactly a realistic representation of office life and because our production is a soap, this means we have to show realism and representation of work life in an office. And, because it is a soap we also have to show places other than the office, weave into the lives' of the characters showing their personal life too. The office in our soap would just act as a central meeting point.