soap opera trailer conventions

1. Conventions of a soap opera trailer
When researching into the conventions of a soap opera trailer I decided to observe
products similar to the text I will be producing.
In order to be able to do this I watched a trailer from 3 of the most popular soap operas:
EastEnders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKbgDzox4FM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vDuvkmOyXQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWyB6Nqfhv8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8utOBfHCGo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGXX2ubwoIU
The main conventions I was looking for when watching these clips was:
-characters
-props
-facial expressions
-body language
-music/soundtrack/voice over
-length of shot
http://prezi.com/0kxwnqwimj_f/codes-and-conventions-of-a-soap-opera-trailer/

2. Analysis- characters
After observing the clips of similar texts I have come to the
conclusion that it is conventional for soap opera trailers to show
a range of different characters as a soap opera is based upon a
multi-strand narrative. The inclusion of a range of characters
within the soap opera trailer allows the audience to understand
the characters in a snapshot which could therefore go on to
foreshadow the storyline; additionally this allows the audience
to create assumptions about the characters and storylines.