inital deconstruction Hollyoaks-channel4-6.30pm

Camera shots, angles, movement and composition: Alot of over the shoulder shots, this usually happened when a conversation was taking place to show both people speaking and the others reaction to what they were saying. There were also alot two shots aswell to show who the people were that were talking or about to talk at the time and also to show where abouts it was set, that thy were talking. At the beginning there was a close up that then slowly zooms out, this tends to happen alot in the beginning of hollyoaks as at first it gives that sense of mystery as you don't actually know what is fully happening until its totally zoomed out as far as it goes.
Editing (transitions, effects, match on action, pace): In the beginning the pace is usually quite face and as the theme tune fades away and eventually stops, the pace slows down, as they go through different short clips of what is happening the pace of the camera panning is reasonably fast and adds to the effect of showing a short summary of what that episode will be about. The transitions are noticable as its clear to see when the story changes or the scene changes.
Sound, music and dialogue: Theme tune is fast and quite rocky and very upbeat which matches the pictures that are shown of the characters, they go through them quite fast and not really being able to focus or see which character is which as the pace fo the pictures has to keep up with the pace of the music. When the theme tune has finished depending on the summaries at the beginning more music kicks in, in this case the characters that are shown are quite tired and hungover and there is a sense of guilt, therefore the music being played is quite slow and not rock more softer music, again linking the music to the scene at the time. In this case there is also one of the characters saying some thoughts that again link in with the short summaries and how they are all feeling. This just lets the viewer know what the characters are thinking anf the reason behind this. There were also some obvious sounds, like the duvet sound amplified when the person in the bed moves, this gives it that more realistic feeling again as in real life those sounds would be there but its not really something you notice but ar in fact there, like background noise.
Mise en scene (lighting, set design,costume, props, colour scheme): There is a fixed set so the villiage that it's set in is always the main place where it starts. In this case it starts off in the morning therefore the lighting isn't so bright because the sun hasn't fully risen so its not as bright as midday but still obvious lighting. I've noticed that there isn't really a fixed colour scheme and that the colours used are quite bright and extravigant, this could link with the idea that the majority of the characters are quite young and vibrant, so this could be a link used. The costumes used are quite obvious as there is one girl named michaela who has vibrantly coloured make up and very bright clothing, this links with the fact that she is very loud and gobby and speaks her mind so the clothes she is wearing reflects her personality. The same with another character just been seen, Tina, who is reasonably quiet and collected so if her clothes were to reflect her personality she would be wearing something comfortable, not brightly coloured more dull and something that isn't revealing and in this case that is true. So the characters personalities are also mirrored by what they wearing so it's easier to see what the characters are like by what they are wearing.
How do the micro features above help to create a sense of representation in this extract of TV drama? The characters are ment to be seen as quite humurous but also serious when a serious situation occurs, so there is a mix of both and it's easy to tell when this is happening due to mainly music and dialogue. The settings are easy to tell as each episode is set in the same village just in different peoples houses and there are also the odd times when it's set elsewhere that isn't included in the community like a police station or hospital but this does't always happen, only when necessary. The verimilitude created is again quite obvious as the stories that are used are so realistic and happen in everyday life it's easier for the viewer to understand and relate to the characters because sometime or another the same could have happened to them as in hollyoaks they use everyday situations. The issues used are there to create the drama so with all the above features in place the themes will change as the stories change and in hollyoaks this is very often, as they will switch between sotries and always come back to it later and continue, this can often get confusing which is why the viewer has to concentrate more to understand it and once they understand it they will watch it more and more.