Research

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68GWmOETotQ&feature=channel

This Eastenders trailer about Archie's murder is very helpful to me for making my own trailer as it shows the audience close ups of the suspects and keeps the audience guessing which is what I want to do. The christmas music in the background is very effective as it makes it clear that it is a christmas special and the way the music is portrayed makes it sound very creepy and creates suspense. I like the idea of the heartbeat in the background and will consider using it in my own trailer. I have decided to base my film on a similar storyline to the Eastenders Archie Mitchel storyline.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwCDI1Lwrgs

This Emmerdale trailer 'Charity Returns' is good as it displays a lot of attention to detail. It is unclear at first who the character is as it only shows her eyes and lips and she is wearing a wig. Her make up and the lighting has been done perfectly for the trailer which is shown when she closes her eyes. I could use the idea of zooming in on Sarah's eyes to demonstrate the fear. The background music is very effective.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcVoNEhhICU

I think this trailer is extremely effective as it shows the cast of Coronation Street in slow motion all having fun whilst bin contrast they have flashes of a tram crashing in between. The change of lighting is good as it shows it bright where the cast are having fun and dark where the comotion on the tram is. There is also a dramatic change in sound. The music is all calm and then changes to sirens displaying panick and emergency. The contrast is very effective. I could use this idea and flick back to the other characters having fun whilst Sarah is alone in the woods getting murdered.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAPdiFbCyc8

This is a very effective trailer displaying the events leading up to Becky and Steve's wedding. There are close ups of guests, the groom, the bride spinning in her wedding dress and the bride drinking champagne. This gives the impression that it is going to be a huge event and is going to be ruined by the voice over at the end saying "Friday 13th.. The perfect date for a Coronation Street Wedding" the background song "This is my lucky day" is also very effective as it suggests that the wedding is not going to turn out that way. I think it would be a good idea to have an effective voice over like this at the end of my soap to ensure that people will be eager to watch it.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgqHU73L1Vk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17qQjGOfGk4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WdMbTMqCgM

These three trailers are exactly the same except they each include a different daughter pleading to their mum. I think they are very effective as the lighting is dark and each daughter looks scared. They are very short getting straight to the point. In all three Niall and the mum are saying the same things which I believe creates a great deal of impact. I could use this panick and desperation in my soap.


All these soap trailers were incredibly helpful to me whilst planning my soap. However the Eastenders' one is definitely the most helpful as the storyline in the trailer is the most related to my trailer.