The Only Way Is Not Essex

This spoof made by a Youtube member has given us a few ideas, having seeing a real parody of The Only Way Is Essex,has shown the conventions we need to get accross to the audience. I have learnt in order to make a parody, all you need is to use the typical conventions and storylines from the soap your mimicing, but exaggerate it a lot more!

Ancillary Soap Magazines

The TV Easy magazines feature a lot of bright, tacky like colours. They use a large number of different colours, up to around 10 different colours. They feature one big heading which is in your face and very over the top, they seem too sum the cover star's storyline/life up. They are very dramatic and say it how it is. There are buttons on the side of the cover with an image of a character in with a brief phrase/caption of what has happened or what is happening to that character. Banners are also used at the top of the page, which is a typical feature.The cover stars themselves have very cheesy facial expressions, and look as if they're up to no good. As my magazine is going to be a parody, TV Easy is a good magazine to parody because of how tacky it already is.

Costumes and Props

Costumes and props

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The Only Way Is Essex

This trailer is something which we wish to refer to-this itself is a parody trailer, because 'anything can happen on The Only Way Is Essex'. We have took a few ideas from this trailer,for example the scene where Joey Essex is doing his hair, the girls and boys getting ready, which is meeting the conventions of this soap.

Soap Poster

This is a practice poster for my ancillary. I have used the typical conventions using e4 branding and a clear action shot.

Dallas Analysis

Dallas Analysis

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Coronation Street Trailer Practice

• The first skill I gained from producing this trailer was learning to use the cameras. When I began shooting, I had a play around with the camera first in order to get used to it. Learning to use the zoom function and remembering to pause between shots was difficult, yet I still manage to do it.

• Throughout the trailer, I used a vaiety of shots. I did not use an establishing shot, when I should have, however recognising I didn't use this shot will remind me to use it in my actual soap trailer. I used a pull focus, which worked extremely well, looking very proffessional.

• My trailer meets soap opera conventions in many ways. I have used the typical shot types, strong familiar storylines in which people can relate to, and title cards which give hints to the audience about the soap.

• If I were to shoot the footage again, I would take more time and care with the production as the scenes didn't flow as well as I wanted them too. I would of also recorded the sound maybe differently or filmed in a less noisy area due to background noise.

• During the production of this trailer, using iMovie benefitted me a great amount because this was the software I will be using for my actual soap trailer. I became familiar to the software very quickly.

• In order to upload the video to YouTube, I was required to make an account. I then simply uploaded it from iMovie.