We filmed our soap trailer in a friend's glamorous, expensive-looking kitchen to establish that the characters were wealthy, in contrast to soaps like EastEnders where characters seem less well-off. The modern decor, shiny tiles, and expensive accessories emphasized the characters' wealth. Costumes with brands popular among our target audience helped make the soap feel realistic and relatable. Naturalistic lighting and shots that broke the fourth wall engaged viewers by making them feel part of the narrative.

1. Location and Shot types
We filmed our soap trailer in one of my friend’s houses. Using this location we were able to establish
one of the important differences in our trailer and soaps like eastenders.
The kitchen we used was quite a glamorous location. This reflected that the characters were quite
wealthy. The places we used tended to be quite bright and modern. The kitchen is colour co-
ordinated and the tiles are shiny, showing how expensive it would be. Also the kitchen accessories
such as the pepper grinder look expensive which again emphasises they have a lot of money to
spend. This contrasts with a soap like eastenders where everything seems quite cheap, and the
characters are not as well off. Also the costumes of the characters reflected the age of them, with
brands like jack wills etc. This creates realism for the audience, as these are brands that our target
audience would wear, which makes the soap relatable.
Things like this modern fireplace and lighting are all part of the wealthy Mise en scene that create
this atmosphere.

2. The lighting that was used was naturalistic. This helped the scenes to feel realistic and so the viewer
felt like they were in the narratives. We also followed a convention of soaps by using the 4th wall
shots, so the viewer felt like they were looking into the scene, and they were part of it. This engages
the viewers with the soap.