90210 Trailer- Backstabber Analysis

The American 90210 soap trailer starts by introducing us to the characters of the soap. We see a shot of a school locker with the word 'slut' graffitied on it. This automatically gives us an idea about the bitchy lifestyle of Beverly Hills, where 90210 is set. The locations are all very beautiful, places you would go on holiday to. The characters are very young, attractive looking people; we know they are young as they attend high school. Costumes were very attractive and looked expensive; this shows they come from wealthy families. The iconic location where all the trouble starts is Beverly Hills High School.

 I think this is definitely targeted at a young audience as they may relate to the drama that occurs in this soap. There is alot of kissing and sexual scenes which shows these young people are sexually active, so the audience should not be too young as it would be unsuitable for them. The soundtrack chosen was very clever as it related to pretty much all the characters in the soap 'Backstabber' is a word that can define most of the girls and boys in this soap. The soundtrack was very upbeat and youthful and reflected on their carefree, fun but hard lives. We see how everyone is affected and how everyone has their own problem. Each character is presented in a certain image from the things we hear other characters say about them, but also from what they say to others. Dialogue is a big influence on the audience when it comes to judging these characters. “She wants to screw me over.” And “She is a psychotic...” gives the audience a negative view of Naomi, who justifies their point by presenting herself as a bitch, fighting with other girls over boys and threatening them. On screen texts appearing on characters like “Backstabber” and “This is what you’re all about” which appears on a shot of a man’s torso presents Andrea as a promiscuous girl who is just after lust and a cheating backstabber.

The trailer ends with a ‘squeaky clean’ image of all the characters sitting on a couch smiling with information on screen with information on when the episodes will be returning, the channel ident is presented along with the soap name logo. Just before the final blackout we see a mid shot of Naomi with a mischievous look on her face. On her right the channel ident is presented along with their slogan. The purpose of this may be for her to promote their channel.

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