Past Students Soap Opera Trailers

I am going to look at work from students from previous years, this will help me see what i need to include and what makes a good trailer.

Helen How:







Mise-en-Scene:
I think that the costumes chosen works well as it singles out the main character and shows how she is different to the rest, this works both ways as all other characters do not stand out and just become people and you do not learn much about them. The setting fits well with the plot of young people being together in a town.


Sound: The sound is slightly cheesy but as there is a limited supply of music without royalties it fits well with the genre. The diagetic conversation didn't feel like it fitted with the piece.


Titles: The titles use a road sign well, it looks good and well thought out, the writing that has been edited after looks rushed so does not look as professional.


Narrative:
I was unclear what this trailer was for and what the soap itself would contain.


Camera Angles:
There was a wide range of shots used including panning, long shots, close ups and mid shots. This gave the piece a wider feel. The editing between shots was also very good.

Solitude:


Mise-En Scene:
The Mise of this scene is good as it looks like quite a large housing estate which would connote lots of people but you can see they are alone which in turn heightens the fear as in an open public place he is alone. The costumes did not work quite as well in my eyes as the male was wearing smart attire compared to the female who was wearing a lot more casual clothing which makes the piece less believable.


Sound:
The sound in this piece is mainly non- diegetic, the soundtrack is an eery one which heightens the tension and straight away shows what genre this film would belong to. The diegetic sound was only one way speech which in my opinion lowered the tension. The sound also at points was jumpy but this could be altered quite easily.

Titles:
The titles were in the right order and followed the conventions found in film openings, the only issue with them is they didn't give off the interpretation of being from a horror genre as looked to friendly.

Narrative:
The narrative of this piece is that the boy is on his own due to unknown causes to the audience. The story that the piece will change into is unclear however.

Camera Angles:
There was a good mixture of camera angles in use in this piece. There was a good mix between long shots, mid shots and close up shots which gave a different feel to the piece. The use of panning also changed the way the piece felt as it created more tension rather then simply cutting to the next shot.



This piece of work has shown me how important it is to make the storyline clear or the audience is left not understanding and would not choose to watch the show.


Will Howlett