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OCR Media Studies – A2 Level

Unit G324: Advanced Portfolio

Name: Claire OlneyCandidate Number: 1186Center Name: St. Andrew’s Catholic SchoolCenter Number: 64135

Tagline – links to both the main image and the storylines which will be covered within the soap opera trailer. The language used is enticing as it doesn’t give too much away but it still enables the audience to understand that it contains dramatic storylines, which could involve violence, death and other common themes.

Point of Call Information – allows the audience to know what days and time the program is on and also where to find it in order to watch it.

Synergy with Social Media – This allows audience members to follow up on the soap opera instead of just being limited to watching it, so they may be able to find out extra gossip and voice their own opinions or theories.

Main Image – it features all of the main characters present within the soap opera trailer, which allows the audience to understand who the soap opera is based on. The fact that the characters stand within a ripped frame implies how their lives are fragmented, and they are the center of the soap’s issues.

Point of Call Information – allows the audience to know what days and time the program is on and also where to find it in order to watch it.

Synergy with Social Media – This allows audience members to follow up on the soap opera instead of just being limited to watching it, so they may be able to find out extra gossip and voice their own opinions or theories.

Tagline – This tagline perhaps links to the stalking storyline presented in the main image, and it does connote a sense of mystery and unease for the audience. However, it doesn’t really link to my other storylines within the trailer, so it wouldn’t be suitable to use for this reason.

Main Image – it involves the two main characters within the soap opera trailer, where the boy is looking very suspicious whilst the girl is unaware of his presence. This creates a sense of tension and unease for the audience due to her naivety of the situation, and it immediately connotes that his character has bad intentions.