Eastenders trailer analysis

The Eastenders trailer




Camera shots and angles

Close up two shot of Archie softly speaking to Danielle

Over the shoulder shot of her reaction he face confused

Two mid shot Danielle shouting at Archie.

Two shot of his reaction of her shouting then him walking over to her in a menacing manner.

Reverse shot of him stopping her from leaving the door

Wide panning shot across a table with champagne glasses on them in the distance Danielle can be seeing creeping though the door.

Mid shot of Danielle holding the locket round her neck.

Extreme close up of the picture of her mother Ronnie in the locket.

Close up of her putting down a name tag with the name Ronnie on it.

Wide mid shot of Danielle dangling the locket over the champagne glass.

Close up of the locket dropping into the champagne glass.

Two shot of Danielle looking round on shock and Ronnie looking confused.

Close up of Archie with a guilty look on his face.

A graphic of the BBC one logo.



Sound and music

The music starts off as a gentle sound of a music box with Archie whispering voices “The one person you can count on your granddad” after he speaks the music creates a wind blow sound to create a sinister feel.

The sound of Danielle screaming and crying “I’m part of this family ok whether she likes it or not” with the music box music subtly in the background and the sound of the door being shut is emphasised.

The music box music continues till she opens the locket the music turns scary and eerie.

The music continues subtly and the sound of the locket being dropped in to the champagne glass at the same time as a large chime in the music.

After the dropping of the locket the music changes again to the sinister blowing wind sound with the voice over of “Archie’s in control but for how much longer?”

After the voice over the well known Eastenders drum beat at the end of the trailer.

Editing

In the beginning of the trailer there is a shot reverse shot with the conversation between Archie and Danielle.

Throughout the trailer there are fades to and up from black such as the moment where Archie assures Danielle she can trust him.

Also when Archie stops Danielle from telling Ronnie the truth that she is Ronnie’s child.

The fades create a sense of fear and time passing in the trailer.

Also there are match cuts showing the movement that started in one shot and ends in the other.