The clip I have chosen is from the E4 show Misfits. It shows an interaction between a main character Nathan, his father and the bolwing manager that arrested him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl1lzmf5DFs&feature=relmfu
The scene begins with a wide shot of the room the characters are sat. We see Nathan sat lounging with his feet on the deask, this shows his releaxed attititude to what is happening to him and his lack of respect. As his father comes in he towers above Nathan. This not only shows his authority as a father but that he has a higher status than Nathan. We can pressume he has a higher status than Nathan because as he is in trouble, and in a young offenders program, we get the idea that he is less educated. With the close up shot where Nathan is focused in the foreground, we get the suggestion he is the most important character however we can still she his unfocused father towering behind him, which emphasises his higher class. Nathan however is parallel with the bowling manager suggesting that they are both of the same uneducated class. Whilst his dad his still higher than the bowling manager, even when they were both stood up which shows he has the highest class.
The shots are framed in the centre of the of the room and it seems as though we are looking into the room watching the exchange. As the shots move around and zoom in the camera still only moves lightly as though we were the camera and were just watching.
The sound is all diergetic which shows that even though there are higher statuses within the group they are all quite a low class and nice music wouldn't fit with them. It also reflects the mood in the room as although there is a slight about of tension, which we already feel, the scene is mainly humorous and so music would seem out of place.
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