Hollyoaks Trailer Analysis

• Sponcered by Nikon - They understand that people live life through their phones/cameras so this connects with the audience and draws in a bigger audience.
• Opens with title card
• establishing 2 shot of paul and mercedes, paul dominating the frame. This shows that he maybe dominates the relationship.
• House mise en scene - light shining through window, picture on wall and clothes.
• Pauls eyes are trained on hers, his body is turned towards her. Bit obsesive.
• Mercedes in softer focus, she's not meeting his eye, hair hiding face from him - negative body language.

• Kitchen mise en scene of mercedes and jacki.
• Mercedes dominating frame in foreground in focus whilst jacki in background looking at her.
• Yellow light not daylight - softer suggesting Mercedes is safer here rather than the harsh daylight with paul.
• 'Never seen a man so obsessed with me' paul watching her and riley proving her point more.

• Paul watching merceds and riley, music sounds like heartbeat - creates suspence and tension.
• Reece saying Mercedes needs help to jacki
• quick sucessionof shots bridges from scene in cafe to jacki crawling around in office mise en scene, blinds, desk etc. Pauls office.
• Jacki going through draw then shocked facial expression.

• Mercedes gets 5 missed calls from jacki - extreme close up of phone - gives detail.
• Pauls face dominates frame - see intense stare at Mercedes. He's above her in shot  - dominating again.
• Can't see much of mercedes face so she appears weak and vulnerable.

• Jacki saying 'It's Mercy, she's in danger' in hospital mise en scene - Pauls place of work.
• Then Jacki running towards Pauls flat .
• Trailer ends before Jacki reaches door, creates suspence making viewers want to carry on watching more.

• This trailer focuses on 1 storyline rather than several iml[pying that this is the dominating storline at the moment.