This particular Hollyoaks soap trailer begins with a camera tilt upwards onto a character talking directly to the camera using direct address to the audience, they all speak directly to the camera as they want them to be emotionally involved. We see parallel editing here as both characters are talking one by one, and the camera goes back and forth, we get a sense that this was a moment for confession; each person is in an empty room. Each person has different emotions when speaking. The man is in a comfortable position and a deceiving grin upon his face shows he is careless, this instantly portrays him to being a dominant yet evil person, the female characters seem to be saddened and looks vulnerable, and we as the audience instantly feel sympathy for them more than the man. The following shot of a woman, it shows her slowly facing the camera in an uncomfortable mood and the camera slowly zooms in and focuses on her facial expressions, we then go back to the man as a close up shot, showing his face with a mischievous smile that looks deceptive. The man seems more powerful and less guilty than the women. The shot of the woman in a close up shows her emotions which seems as if she is extremely upset she is almost in tears; this definitely tells the audience that the man in this trailer looks bigger and more dominant than the female and makes us turn against him. This gets the audience emotional involved with the characters in the trailer.
The use of camera shots in this trailer, as it moves in a pattern with the man being in a mid shot then the woman being in a mid shot then the man being in a close up shot, the woman following in a close up shot, this shows that how the power status between them is desperately trying to get equalized. We see no sense of equality here whatsoever.
In the final shot we see a long medium shot of a woman, her eyes wandering around looking confused and not knowing what choice to make. She looks emotionally hopeless with her hands together, this shows she’s scared, the camera zooms in on her and the man in background says “It’s decision time for Myra”, this gives the audience more of a chance to understand what’s happening and gives a better understanding of the storyline.
The editing has been done for a purpose as it is gloomy and dark forebodes that something wrong has happened and something has to be solved, as the trailer starts, the audience instantly can see that the background is dull boring and lacks colour. This is to convey that they are in a bad situation and to put the main focus on the characters. Costume is kept simple too again to focus on the characters and not their surroundings. The music is very slow, dark and lacks energy; it is not upbeat or loud. It sounds like the kind of music you would play at a funeral or if someone has died, this may be hinting that something terrible might happen, the parallel editing between the characters are sharp paced with only a few seconds of each shot, and in the background you can see the lights aren’t turned on, this gives the audience a sense of fear, suspense and terror.
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