Misfits Annotation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMQFZn5zkPc

The characters in this clip, show no evil or good characters, they are all equal. However, picking up the stage direction and status's within this clip, my inital thought is that, Curtis (grey vest top and affro) is the leader of the group as he is the one who is giving the ideas and seems to want to be in controll of the situation, the hiding of the probation officer and the other community service boy's bodies. However, the other lad, Nathan (irish accent, wearing a black bra) also wants some control over it, turning down every idea that Curtis puts forward, also he seems to not be taking the whole situation as seriously as the others, however at the end he does try and pull the group together, which is more than anyone else has done. The other characters in this clip don't seem as dominate as these two, but they aren't fading in the back ground, as they do give some ideas and talk about what to do. In this clip, if someone had not seen the entire episode before they may think that Kelly, (hat on, arrives late) is a bad person due to the way she talks and how her attitude is, but this is due to the fact of something troubling happening to her. 

The story behind this clip is to do with crime and violence. They are talking out two bodies, one of which they killed (probation officer) due to self defense and another body which had nothing to do with them, but they cant tell anyone about it because who would believe a group of young criminals? Therefore, they all have to work together to find somewhere to hide them. The first place which they hid the bodies is being dug up so now they have to move them. The story about Misfits is that all of the teenagers have powers, this is because of a storm which happened in the first episode. 

Kelly: Read minds

Alisha: Anyone touches her, they want to have sex with her, but cant remember any of it.

Simon: Make himself invisable.

Curtis: Go back in time and change the future

Nathan: It is still not known what Nathan's powers are, as he's not yet discovered them.

It is unclear, from only watching the four episodes whether the story will end happily or not. But as this t.v drama is not a happy romantic kind, it is unlikely and I'm guessing that it will end on some kind of cliff hanger.

The backdrop of this drama is typical, as they are all criminals and it is about crime and violence with a slight touch of comedy, the setting of the drama is in a comunity hall where all the teenagers have to endure comunity service. They use a lot of out door effects in Misfits, although none are seen in this clip, this is because i think the setting in which the director has put the teenagers in adds more tension, as they are in a confinded space, making the atmosphere more intense for the viewer. Whereas, if they had filmed this outside, a sense of freedom would of been around, and that would of spoiled the whole effect.

The camerawork used in this clip is of a circling motion, this will disorinate the viewer as the idea behind this part of the drama is to make them feel confused, like the characters do. They stick to the 180 degree rule, therefore not crossing the line. I can tell this as they do shot/ reverse shots of character to character, for example at 0.28 there is a shot over Nathan's shoulder looking at Curtis, then it swaps over to Curtis's shoulder looking at Nathan. This shot is very good for being able to see how the other character is reacting to what is being said. The a good thing which i picked up about this clip is that the characters aren't moving, but the camera always is, this i think is effective as it makes the viewer seem more involved and it makes the whole scene more exciting as the camera makes the whole atmosphere more intense by the slow changing movement of the camera. 

The dialogue which is used in this scene, will let the audience (if they haven't seen the show before) know what has happened, to do with the hiding of the bodies. There are no monologues where the character comes out of the action to inform the viewer of what is happening or what they are thinking. 

The music used in this scene is very quite and can only be heard if attention is payed to it. The tone which the music sets is of a mystery setting, building the tension. Also the quietness of the music fits in with the action within the scene, as they're whispering so if they had used loud music which out did the action, the acting within the drama wouldn't have caused as much of an effect.