1. How did you USE, DEVELOP and CHALLENGE soap
codes and conventions of real media products?

2. Forms and Conventions of a soap
 Multiple main characters (more than one storyline at a
time)
 Set in one place. E.g.-Coronation Street set in Manchester
 Main location for all characters to come together. E.g.-
Rovers Return in Coronation Street
 Drama/conflict in each episode
 Realistic make up and clothes
 4th wall camera
 Filters on cameras to add effect of day/evening/night

3. Research
 For my soap, I needed to look at other soaps for
conventions to both use and challenge. I looked at
social realism soaps such as Coronation Street and
Hollyoaks.

4. Hollyoaks Trailer Analysis
 I looked at
camera shots,
mise en scene,
sound and
editing

5. How did you USE codes and conventions of
real media products?
Camera:
Over the shoulder shot, reverse angle

6. Camera:
 Close up

7. Camera
 Establishing shot with characters in the background

8. Music
 For my trailer, I used my song called “Hear Them
Calling” because the beat has a dark tone and is at the
right speed to help with editing. The lyrics also match
the trailer as someone is having an affair and received a
text blackmailing her to which the lyrics say “I hear
them calling me” and also between the 2 men she is
with “Its like I have an angel and devil on each
shoulder”

9. How did you CHALLENGE codes and conventions
of real media products?
 The character on the right is part
of the other persons mind, he isn’t
real and acts as a devil on her
shoulder. Normally for someone's
inner thoughts in a soap the
convention is to have a non
diegetic monologue and show the
characters face, I challenged that
convention by having a literal
being there to provide those
thoughts of conflict within her
mind.

10. How did my ancillaries USE,
DEVELOP and CHALLENGE codes
and conventions of real media
products?

11. Magazine front cover
 I used similar photography to “TV & Satellite Week”, the
strap line, the box of images (middle) and a plain colour
background (right).

12. Magazine front cover
 I developed by changing the layout of the headline by
putting the date and website above it.

13. Magazine front cover
 I didn’t challenge the conventions.

14. Billboard
 I used the E4 logo and branding, as well as the 3
people in the image.

15. Billboard
 I developed by having a location background as
opposed to just a plain background.

16. Billboard
 I challenged by only having one row of purple tape
instead of 2.