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Misfits

The narrative begins by introducing the five main characters of the cast. The cuts exchange through a selection of medium close-ups of the two female and three male actors as they dress in prison apparel. The location is identified as some sort of low-class changing room, presumably at some sort of rehabilitation centre as suggested by the costumes of the actors. The audience is exposed to the attitudes of the characters suggested by their arrogant facial expressions as well as the way they are presented getting dressed and looking in the mirror - an action which is the utmost of physical self-evaluation. The sound is quiet and irrelevant until the probation officer breaks the silence with dialogue, accompanied by a long shot of all five characters displayed from a low-angle to complement with their attitudes.

Youngers

This British comedy show opens with an instant acquaintance with the two main characters shown from a medium shot as they exchange dialogue in the midst of a suburban estate. Sound is focused on the three 'mandem' sat on a wall as they speak obnoxiously loud, after which a medium close-up is used to display one of the two main characters' facial expression - disappointed and annoyed. This introduces a sense of conflict in the narrative immediately which is further supported with the use of a long shot of the five subjects, out of which one is furthest away and continues to walk off after a discussion exhibited with over-the-shoulder shots edited rapidly into a sequence. 

The TV show Topboy begins by displaying various establishing shots of an urban setting based in a suburban London council estate. The non-diegetic soundtrack accompanies the sinister atmosphere of the environment and suggests reinforcement of the stereotypes associated with such a setting being linked with crime and violence - further supported with the sound of a police siren. The scene continues to display an over-the-shoulder shot showing a long distance surveillance over who the audience may assume to be the main characters of the forthcoming narrative, dressed in urban clothing associated with whom are referred to as 'hoodrats' supporting the stereotype of engagement in crime. The editing featured in the upcoming seconds is rapid to suggest development of tension and creates suspense for action to occur. This is validated with the sound of a ringtone suggesting an action code of accepting and replying to the call, thus raises enigma codes regarding the caller and the context of the conversation - answers to which remain a mystery at the moment. Nevertheless, the narrative reaches a climatic point when a black SUV is displayed speeding towards the male and female subject at the council estates, supported with cross-cuts exchanging between the locations of the characters' peers as well as himself and his companion who anticipate danger from the arriving car. Inevitably, the guns displayed within the frame afterwards validate the anticipated tension and create conflict for the narrative of the TV show to develop into a complex story.

Breaking Bad

This scene opens with medium to close up shots of the dessert which indicates that the setting will open up here. It then cuts to a slow motion scene of trousers flying from the air and then getting run over by a very fast moving caravan. We then see the inside of the van with a half-naked man with a gas mask driving aggressively. We see lots of chemicals and liquid drowning the van along with dead bodies and a unconscious male in the passenger seat. Straight away this questions the audience. Why is he wearing a gas mask? Why are they in the desert? Is that man dead? Who are they/he getting away from? Once he crashes the vehicle due to his bad driving he leaves the van and throws his gas mask away in anger. He then goes back into the van to reach for a number of props: A Gun from a dead body, his wallet and a camera. He then starts to record himself apologising to his family. this tells us that this character has previously been in a battle with some foes and tried to get away. The use of sound in this scene opens with a very fast paced action score. As the van reaches its end it turns silent, but gradually we hear the sounds of police sirens building up which brings in a lot of tension and may give a few answers from what he is trying to get away from.