Last Year Soap Opera Trailers

This is a trailer that the Year 13's produced last year.

AVENUE SPRINGS

SOUND -

The music in the trailer has a low tone and a mysterious effect to it. This could connote that the trailer is going to be a mystery and could be a 'dark' story. The alarm clock that goes off is extra diegetic but I noticed that the alarm was included in the piece of music. So, where they have chosen the music it links in well with when the alarm clock goes off. The music stays the same throughout the whole piece which is good, it gives the audience a sense of the unknown because the music is quite cold. The car noises when they slam the door shut is extra diegetic because its been made to look more extravagant than it normally would. This gives the audience the idea that something has happened in the car itself, because its being made to look like a big part in whatever is going on in the trailer. The voiceover at the end of the trailer is a boy, and its good because the title of what the trailer is for and when the programme is on, is explained. The girl at the end of the trailer has quite a posh voice and when she says 'is it done?' it seems as though she has had someone else do something for her. The music towards the end of the trailer fades with the rest of the clips so this shows that the trailer has finished.

MISE - EN - SCENE

The start of the trailer is in a dark room, and you can tell it is someones bedroom because its a stereotypical shot of a bedroom, with someone in the bed. When the figure walks in, he is wearing dakr clothes which connotes evil and the unknown. This also links with the dark room so that its harder for the audience to really notice him. When the car pulls up, it looks as though they are in the middle of nowhere because its surrounded by fields and trees. This could connote something myterious because there isnt a house, just loads of fields. The black bags are stereotypically seen as things for putting rubbish in, but due to the film industry they are also seen as something to cover a body up with so immediatly because of the black bag, and the body shaped figure, the audience could guess that something was not right and wonder as to why this person has a dead body in bing bags in his car. The mise-en-scene links in with the sound, because the girl at the end of the trailer speaks in a very posh accent. This could be seen as a bad thing, because usually people who speak in posh accents have money, so maybe she has payed someone to do her dirty work for her. The blue saxo connotes a slightly 'chavvy' opinion as stereotypically those cars are seen as common.

CAMERA ANGLES -

At the start of the trailer, there is a close up on the alarm. This has been used because the producers obviously want the audience to make note of the time and too remember it. There is a mid-shot of the person sleeping in the bed so that the audience get an idea as to what is going on. Then, there is a close up of a glass of water and some pills on what looks like a table. The close up could be used to make the audience aware of what was on the table, or too make them note that they were there. There is a low shot of the car door opening. This could be seen as bad because the person that was getting out of the car, was supirior to the audience as they were seen as bigger. There were a few mid-shots of the person that alks into the dark bedroom. Thisa gives the audience the sense 0f the unknown and also makes them aware that the person in the hoody has just walked into the bedroom. When the binbags are pulled out of the car with an obvious body inside, there are also close ups. This is so the audience can see what is going on, and realise that there is a body in the boot. Throughout the trailer there is never a close up of the actors faces. This could be because the producers dont want the audience knowing what is going on. At the end of the trailer the girl that speaks is shown, but not her face. You can only see the side of her so this makes the audience wonder who she is.

EDITING -

The editing has been made in a kind of 'spooky' way. The writing that appears now and again between the shots is good because it lets the audience have an understanding of what might go on. The black background and white writing links in well to the 'fade to black' transistions after every clip. This is good because it looks like someone is blinking, and it could connote how quickly everything is happening. The 'jaggedness' of the actual shots is good because nothing is clear, making the audience wonder what is happening. The editing at the end with the voice over is good because it leaves the audience wondering who is saying it, and it also makes them aware of the programme name and when it is on. The website address that appears at the very end of the trailer is also good because it allows the audience to follow up on some more information about the programme before it is actually on.