Preliminary exercise: TV drama scene
1) Top boy - clip stef and ZT get back on mails the mise en scene of the nice cars (from the money they made through drugs) the empty petrol station suggesting that it is late at night so no pedestrians will see to help them. the costuming of the tracksuits and the bally (face masks) being used as it is an typical UK road man/gangster costuming which builds the British culture feeling the props of guns being used and pulled out builds up tension as the audience as on edge waiting to see if someone will get injured the mid shots during the fit to show multiple people fighting then the close up when they are speaking to show the facial expression clearly build up more intensity furthermore the tense non dietetic sound builds up more intensity 2) power - ghost gets Tommy out of jail the mise en scene of the court law room and the costuming of the jumpsuit that Tommy is wearing, the judges outfit and the lawyers wearing the professional clothing the evidence being pulled out on