Analysing the Hollyoaks scene

Characters
- Warren - in this clip, as he is the one stuck in the fire the audience is made to feel sorry for him. However, if you are a regular viewer you would know that he is actually the 'bad guy' and therefore fans of Hollyoaks would not feel sympathy for Warren in that situation. He is a key character throughout Hollyoaks with his 'badboy' image, so him being in a fire like this was a very random shocking storyline.
- Hannah - She is also a key character in Hollyoaks, so when we see her lying on the floor here we feel great concern for her. She has always had a troubled roll in Hollyoaks, playing the struggling anorexic, so to see her so vulnerable and ill isnt nice.
- Sasha - As she loves Warren, it is clear she would be panicked and distressed to find out her lover is stuck inside the fire. She blames Justin for what has happened, even though it actually has nothing to do with him. Yet because they do not like eachother, he seems like an easy target.
- Justin - Getting blamed for starting the fire yet actually didnt have anything to do with starting it.

Stories
- The main story line within this particular scene is the death of Warren. As he has been tied up with no escape out of this fire that has took over 'The Loft' we know that unles a miracle happens, that the character is going to die. Yet, we as the audience know that Louise, Warrens evil ex business partner, started the fire... But as she has now got herself trapped inside, Justin is getting the blame for Warren being stuck. Hannah has been dragged out the fire, so now this also reflects bad on Justic as it now makes him look like he nearlly killed his girlfriend and his boss (Warren). The storyline is set in the traditional well known Hollyoaks village, which any Hollyoaks viewer would recognise easily with the stairs, the beauty salon, the casual shop and where the fire is - The Loft.

Camerawork
- Low Angle Shot - This is used within the first 15secs of the clip to make Justin seem confused and dazed. He is shot from below not to show power, but so you can see him moving around and paniking.
- Close Up - At 14seconds a close up of Hannah is used to show the horrendous state she is in. Mise-en-scene is used here as she has all the proper medical equiptment over her face etc to make it look like she is genuinely really suffering.
- Establishing Shot / Birds Eye View- As this is not a clip from the start of the episode, this establishing shot lets you see exactly what is happening without watching from the very start. The high angle shot gives a birds - eye view of what is happening - the ambulance being there, the fire, the crowd building and Hannah on the floor.
- Panning and Tilt Shots - Between 20-50 seconds, lots of little short shots of Warren in the fire are shot. These are all took from different angles, changing the perspective for the viewer. The way all the shots are so short and scattered reflects how Warren is confused, struggling to concentrate and paniking.

Dialogue
- There is little dialogue within this 2 minute clip, this is because as there is so much action going on, there is little need for dialogue to confirm exactly what is going on. As the audience, you are so interested to watch whats going on and to see whats going to happen next with the fire, you tend to want to focus more on the filming itself with the non diagetic music, rather than listen out for lots of dialogue.

Music
- Non Diagetic - At the start of the clip there is very slow music, this slows the pace of the scene down and contrasts with the paniky atmosphere. Its also quite sad music, which therefore gives you a clue that something even worse is about to happen - like Warrens death. Yet when we go back to seeing Warren, the music speeds back up, implying that more action is about to commense, speeding up the pace of the clip and making things more exciting and adding to the tesion.
-Diagetic- The use of the noise of the fire is very effective in this scene as you can hear it crackling etc, this makes it sound more furocious and makes you as the audience more worried as you can hear the fire getting closer to Warren.

Hollyoaks - a teenage soap
In this particular clip, there is nothing to really emphasise the sub genre this program belongs to. However normally, the teens are all in their school uniforms, you can see the local shops and restaurants that come up in most scenes and the pub would be shot, as this is a main location that is used in Hollyoaks.