Waterloo road trailer

The shots in this trailer are about 1 second long which makes the scene chaotic, additionally it reflects on the situation as everyone is worried and scared about a gun being in school. Furthermore there is a variety of high and low angle shots which helps to create a division between the characters who have authority to those more vulnerable. The high angle shot of Earl Kelly shows that he is powerful, moreover we also know he has a gun. However his little brother is framed in a low angle shot where he is shaking his head for something we could only imagine he does not want to do, again this adds to his insecurity.
Furthermore, there is a 360 degree shot of the head teacher which changes speed; fast and slow motion. the character is rooted in the center while her surroundings are being shown to the audience like the pupils and the police car. It reinforces the idea that she is confused and scared.
The editing also helps convey her confusion at the end where the students are overlapping the mid-shot of herself. When the overlapping goes away she get ready to walk away and clear her mind. Additionally, the editing focuses on outlining the main narrative.

There are a few diegetic sounds like the gunshot, screaming and some dialogue but its dominated by non diegetic sound. The use of non diegetic sound of the dialogue is very helpful as it explains the narrative, moreover it adds validity because we hear it from the character.
There is also a voice over that tells us what the show is and when it plays. Furthermore the music makes the trailer more exciting and continues the coherent theme as its the same music as the actual soap.

One of the main characters in this soap trailer is the head teacher, Miss Mason. She is dressed in a suit which shows she takes her job seriously and is committed to her profession. Her dialogue is dominant in the trailer and it helps the audience create an positive image of herself. "I don't want this school to be associated with fire and scandal" evidently suggests that she is Caring person, however, ironically, whilst she says these caring words the scenes in the trailer are brutal.

The trailer portrays the storyline through the head teachers point of view, which we think is effective because it helps create a division between the teachers perspective and the pupils actions. However we have decided not to do it this way because then our target audience cannot relate to the soap.

The trailer follows the conventions of a soap as it uses only the dramatic shots from the series, giving it a lot of impact, this leads the audience to carry on watching. The other conventions it follows is the music they use is upbeat reflecting the messy situations, the mess camera shots also reflect this.