Waterloo Road

Narrative: What does the clip suggest about this particular storyline for Waterloo Road? This clip shows that there was a fire alarm that went off so the students had to evacuate the building however when they are outside, the new girl, Gabriella arrives. Gabriella is shown as a higher class (rich) person as they has a personalised number plate on their car. The narrative is clearly that Gabriella is in the school to experience harsh reality because she is from a rich background and she hasn't experienced what it takes to be an upper class. There is also a bit of romance in the clip, this is shown when Gabriella kisses a boy when her father told her to take of the lips stick.
What I expect that Gabriella will settle in easily in her new school because she has already kissed someone which shows that she is confident to do it in front of students, teachers and even her parents. She will impact on existing storylines because she will be taking the scene and will be known as a popular student.

Character: The characters are typical of a TV Drama of a sub-genre of romance and drama. At the beginning it shows students speaking amongst themselves which shows that teachers in the school aren't very strict in dangerous situations e.g. where there may be a fire. The new student, Gabriella particularly is presented as a glamorous student in the first shot of her as she is applying lip stick. Another school-based stereotype is romance and it is shown in '0:59' where Gabriella is kissing another boy when she is told to take her lip stick off. The new character is introduced as a person from a rich background as the students parents have a customised number plate on their car, particularly people from rich backgrounds have customised number plates. 

Iconography: There is some iconography which is shown in the familiar. The costume that they are wearing is a school uniform however it isn't worn properly. This tells the consumer that the school is unprofessional and isn't strict at all. There isn't much props used however there was lip stick which Gabriella used to show authority towards other students. 

Setting: The location is designer so the audience is familiar with what is where. The setting is taken place in a school which is a ordinary location for the consumer however the consumers know that a lot will take place in this location. This will promise the consumer a lot of drama will take place and also will remind them that it is a drama, romance series.