Shooting Trailer

Through the day of filming our final trailer we used Twitter to communicate with our teacher and other students, this included taking photos and tweeting them to update them on our progress.

Filming Time Schedule

This timetable is important because everybody in our group needs to know when and where they have to be and at what time. By sticking to the schedule it will be easier for everything will run smoothly and we will use our time in the most efficient way. It will also mean that w all of the clips that we need to film will be done. 

Above is a copy of the new time schedule that I made:

Actors, Costumes, Location and Props

Actors

Me = Beth

Catherine = Sasha

Alex = Eli

Sam = Joe

Beth = Jade

Steven = Mark

We made a list of character names to choose from. I have highlighted our final names chosen. The reason these are our final 6 names are because 'Social Realism' is based on realistic life events so our names used had to be more common names as it would fit with our genre. 'Eli' is our only un-common name used, this is because he is portayed as Sasha's (Catherine's) concience and he is just the voice in her head telling her what to do. Hollyoaks is more working class characters so names had to match there social status.

Sasha, Eli, Calvin, Warren, Louise, Sarah, Anne, Mark, Steven, Joe, Beth, Anne, Jade, Sally.

Costumes

• Casual Jackets
• Cheap Handbags
• Black Clothing - for Sasha as she is a goth.
• Hat
• Smart Dress - for Jade as she is a working woman.
• Red Coat - to portray evil.
• Smart shirts
• Flat pumps
• High heels
• Watches
• Glasses

Locations

- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens

- College

- Catherine's House

- Alleyway by College

- Back Street in Manchester Piccadilly

Props

- Pregnancy Test

- Envelope

- Phone

Hollyoaks Poster

Hollyoaks Poster from VictoriaBellairs

We made this Hollyoaks poster as a paractice draft before we made our real trailer billboard. It uses E4 branding, sponsorships, the website and quotes. All these converge with the media and the episode being advertised.

Hunger Games Trailer Analysis

Hunger Games Timeline from VictoriaBellairs

I made this to analyse the stages of a trailer. This helped me as it gave me indication on the order and what content to include in my own trailer.

American fantasy soaps from VictoriaBellairs

'Why are Soap Opera's so Popular?' ANALYSIS

• The TV genre 'Soap Opera' originated from the American radio serial dramas of the 1930s.
• There is arguements about how the undemanding nature of a soap opera can be seen as a contributory factor to the genre's popularity. e.g. if a person decides to begin watching they do not have to look through all past season just mearly have to catch possibly the 2 previous episodes to know whats going on.
• However, some argue that soaps can sometimes be demanding if it takes time to watch or if you need to drop what your doing and pay attention. Most significantly, soap opera's concern with the everyday lives of everyday people and their problems, big and small, appears to be one of the main reasons why this genre is so popular.
• The genre's popularity also stems partly from the viewer's need, after the events of the day, to find out what happened in e.g. Coronation Street, Albert Square or Summer Bay that same day. Due to this, the viewer can often gain pleasure from the notion that everyday life in the soaps is 'real' and on-going just as our lives are.
• It is normally important - espescially in British Soaps - that humour is brought into the script to add another entertainment factor and makes it more pleasureable to watch. e.g. part of the success and popularity of Coronation Street has been due to, "the mixture of social realism of the North and the language of the stand-up comic.
• It alse can be argued that soap opera owes part of its popularity to the fact that its viewers enjoy forming this kind of participatory 'relationship' with the characters, and also like to identify themselves with the plots and characters.
• It is because of this formation of parasocial relationships, that enables soap opera viewers to gain pleasure from being able to relate how a certain character feels or behaves in particular circumstances, maybe because they themselves having been in a similar situation, or having knowledge about the subject in hand.
• Soap Opera's are also popular due to the pleasures offered by the points of identification offered by the characters. We want to watch and discover what happens to those specific characters locked into that specific network of relationships.
• Soap opera can also be popular because of its continuity, regularity and familiarity. Soap opera has been labelled as a 'ritual pleasure' which offers reassurance in its familiarity and longevity, its predictable familiarity of life being the main force which pulls us in.
• Finally, a familiar theme tune also creates popularity for Soap Opera's because the 'jingle' is known to make viewers confirm to the settings of the soap. The theme tune also makes it known to the audience as a trusted brand so they - to show brand loyalty - take time out to watch.

Soap Opera Presentations

Soap Opera Presentations Notes from catherinetansey

Practise Front Cover

Rejected Images

I rejected this MCU image because the flash was shown to be too bright and made the photograph look un-professional and not making it good enough for a front cover image - the flash was too bright and made the characters look unnatural and gave a harsh shadow.

I rejected this MCU photograph because the set of which it was taken is reflecting onto the characters bodies e.g. the green screen on the white top. This makes another un-professional image as it is giving the characters a green tint and therefore could not qualify to fit Front Cover conventions.

This MCU was rejected because the photograph was taken on the wrong setting and not close enough to the characters leaving too much negative space. Also, the light isnt bright enough which is the main reason as to why this image is out of focus and again cannot qualify to go on the Front Cover.

Flat Plan First Mag

Soap Analysis

Soap analysing from VictoriaBellairs

A2 Media Hollyoaks Trailer