Hollyoaks trailer analysis

·         Non diagetic background beat could symbolise heartbeat as the tempo speeds up at tense scenes.

·         Two shot allows the main character of the shot Paul to dominate the frame. This may be symbolism for his dominance in the relationship. 4s-6s

·         Whole of Paul’s face is shown in full focus, in comparison to Mercedes who only has half of her face shown and is not in full focus.

·         Set in kitchen due to tiles on wall, is establishing two shot. Mercedes is at front and therefore seems to be the dominant character. Softer artificial light may hint safety. 7s-9s

·         Paul is at front of shot and out of focus, showing that he is not the centre of attention of the shot. It is made clear that the distant characters who are in focus are the main aim of the shot. 10s-11s

·         Bridge is made between shot in bar and office to show that dialog about a woman is linked to the woman in the office scene. 15s-17s

·         Fast cut edits are used to show quick emotions and holds suspense as it links to the increased tempo of the heartbeat background sound.

·         Extreme close up shot of 5 missed calls from Jacqui shows that something must be urgent. The shot itself allows us to see what they are seeing, without using a point of view shot. 18s-19s

·         Paul’s face dominates this frame again as he is above Mercedes and the whole of his face is shown and the front of Mercedes isn’t shown which hides emotion. 27s-31s

·         Last shot bridges between Mercedes on the phone to Jacqui when leaving the hospital and arriving at the flat. 34s-36s

·         Trailer just focuses on one storyline.