1. Hollyoaks August 2012 trailer
CAST CAMERAWORK
Paul: Murderous doctor MCU:
Mercedes: damsel in distress POV:
Jacqui: Mercedes’ sister BCU: Big close- up
Rhys: bartender HA/LA: High/low angle
Riley: Mercedes’ ex LS:
A blonde girl. EST SHOT:
OTS: Over the Shoulder
EST SHOT, BCU Paul OTS Mercedes
Paul: “Nothing you do can push me away”
CUT to MCU Mercedes, Jacqui in background
Mercedes: “I’ve never seen a man so obsessed”
CUT to POV Riley talking to a blonde girl
CUT back to MCU Mercedes and Jacqui
Mercedes: “Obsessed with me”
CUT to MCU Jacqui:
Jacqui: “Scary”
CUT to bar, bartender (Rhys) talking to a girl on a stool:
Rhys: “The girl needs help!” (SOUND BRIDGES to next shot to anchor dialogue)
(Next shots are quick cuts to convey urgency.)
CUT to LA shot, Jacqui crawling round an office urgently. She is clearly not meant to be there.
CUT to OTS, Jacqui opening a drawer and finding Lynsey’s scarf
CUT to MCU of Jacqui’s shocked reaction
CUT to LS EST SHOT, Mercedes on bed checking phone
CUT to POV of phone, “5 missed calls, Jacqui”
CUT to SLOW PAN from behind fan in office. Jacqui is calling Mercedes again. (SOUND of
phone ringing bridges to LA LS TRACK towards Mercedes and Paul entwined on a sofa)
2. Paul: “Last night you confided your deepest, darkest secrets in me.”
CUT to OTS BCU, Mercedes
Mercedes: “More than anyone, you get me”
CUT to REVERSE ANGLE BCU, Paul
Mercedes: “You’re still here.”
Paul: “I love you”
REVERSE
Mercedes: “I...”
REVERSE
Paul: “Say it.”
CUT to HA MS Jacqui on phone.
Jacqui (Starting to run towards camera): “It’s Mercy, she’s in danger!”
CUT to MLS PAN, Jacqui running along a corridor to a flat and banging on door
END