Costumes/Props/Casting

When it came to casting our TV trailer we felt it would be appropriate to use pupils from Aquinas College, as that was where we were filming our trailer.
We found assigning actors/actresses to the characters easy, as we then developed a characterisation once this had been done, giving the person playing this character an ability to add their own touch.

Costume wasn't something of an issue with our soap trailer as we chose to do our college based soap in non uniform as it proved simpler when filming around the college as no uniforms are present in Aquinas College.

Props consisted of normal college furniture, that was already in the setting. Although we did chose to undergo a drug scene in which a small bag of substance was exchanged for money. In this instance we chose to use sugar is it gave the audience and the characters a visual aid.

Script

We produced the script for Nangreave road as a group, this enabled us to contribute towards the story lines and the characters. We each were able to have a say in the lines of the characters and the different shots etc. Working as a group to do this really encouraged us to share ideas with one another, to produce an effective outcome rather than if done alone. We chose to lay the text out in a real script like style, making it easy to read and putting the camera instructions in red. This helped when it came to filming.

Audience Research

I chose to gather information about soaps etc using a questionnaire. I distributed approximately 10 to various members of my Media class in order to gain more information on what people looked for and preferred in a soap. After receiving all the completed questionnaires, i was able to analysis the results and take them forward into the production of my soap trailer.

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Here i explored the different screen shots in an opening sequence of The Inbetweeners, its shows the numerous camera angles used to create the appropriate scenery.

Planning for trailer

After analysing numerous TV soaps that are on the moment, i am able to apply knowledge learnt from these trailers in what works well and what doesn't. i aim to produce a trailer of a soap based around college life, this will aim at an audience of similar ages to those in the soap (17+). In the trailer i aim to tackle things that are of importance to teens, those being relationships, friendships etc.
Location: Aquinas college, interior and exterior.
Props: School books/School bags and a bag of sugar (acting as an imitation of drugs).
Costume: Everyday average college clothes (no uniform) and smarter attire for those playing the higher roles such as teachers.
Actors: College students with previous acting knowledge/current acting and a teacher.

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This is a short trailer from Waterloo Road, a soap based around high school and sixth form students and their life drama's, it is shown on BBC ONE. This soap has proved the most beneficial when planning for our soap trailer as this is the type of product we were aiming for. The setting of the programme and the age range of the characters boast similarity to the desired outcome.

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This is a trailer from the Eastenders spin off 'E20', this represents a similar product to our targeted outcome for our soap trailer, mainly due to the age of the characters in  the show being in the 'teens'. A series like this enables us to gather idea's for our soap trailer, the characters, setting and storylines.