Soap Opera Trailers

Soap opera trailers are designed to attract the target audience into watching that particular episode which would then end in a cliffhanger making them want to watch the next episode and so on. Producers and Scriptwriters consider this when they create strands into what should happen next and how would they attract their audience to keep watching.

EastEnders Trailer: "There's A Killer Amongst Them"

• This trailer advertises the continuing strand of who killed Lucy Beale which was shown on the 22/04/2014 when Lucys body is discovered that morning on Walford Common. Who killed Lucy Beale? This trailer advertises those who may have been prime suspects and ways in which they hide their crimes. For example: Lauren Branning washing the blood stained shirt or Peter Beale (Lucy's Brother) digging a grave shaped hole into the ground. The creators of this trailer wanted it to look like they are all the murderer through what they are doing and the shots they have picked. This is then suggesting that it could be anyone even someone you would least expect it to be, this create curiosity when watching the Soap Opera.

Hollyoaks Trailer: "The End of Fraser Black

• On the 22nd April 2014: The whodunnit strand was created when Fraser Black was murdered and left floating in the water. This trailer was created to show everyone is a suspect and it could be anyone that killed Fraser Black. The main suspects are: Joe Roscoe, Freddie Roscoe, Sandy Roscoe, Trevor Royle, Sam and Sonny, Danny Lomax, Tegan Lomax, Grace Black and Ste Hay. So who was it? This intrigues the audience into being curious about who they killer really was. Making them watch each episode until it is discovered this the gets the audience hooked on the show.