In this epidose which is lead up by the other series, Dr Gregory House is under the influence of Vicodin, a dangerous and addictive narcotic that he has lived off of ever since he had a blod clot in his leg. He then starts hullucinating as he has taken too much of this narcotic and ends up in a mental institute detoxing from the drugs. This is the first two minutes of Season 6 that the audiance can see that he is detoxing.
In the opening few seconds you can see House lying on the hospital bed, this is shown in a high angle shot to interpret to the viewer that he is vulnerable in his state. The camera uses a different lense to make the area and atmosphere more grey, this immediatly signals to the viewer that this is the emotions that House is feeling in his struggle to give up the drugs. There are many close up and zooming shot to look closely at the expression on his face, and it tells the reader that it is sad and withdrawn, the grey scale working well with the shot as it takes away any sense of colour out of his eyes, which shows that he is now a lifeless figure in the hospital bed.
The music that is played is very deadbeat and emotive, which represents the feelings that is swimming in House's mind. It works well with the far away shot of a woman looking through the bloted door to his hospital room. This shows a sense of confusion and worry to the viewer as it then features a close up of House looking forlornly at the woman. This is shown as a connotation.
As the music continues to play it zooms in on his hand clutching his leg, this tells the viewer that his leg is a significant part to the plot of this Series. The hand moves further upwards which the camera follows in a panning shot where it is placed against the wall in a clenched fist. The only colour that can be seen is the blue in his veins, this could show the coldness that he feels when being alone in the room.
The birds eye view of House when he clutches himself in the feutol position alerts the viewer into knowing that he is vulnerable and alone in where he is, it also lets us see the surroundings that he has been placed in. It is just white, dull, boring, but it is essential as it is the stereotypical idea of what the viewer thinks a mental home should look like.
Making another form of medication a prop which needs to be zoomed in on is vital as the expression of hopelessness on House's face indicates it is not the same medication he used to be on, it then goes to pan around other fataly ill patients and again reinforces our stereotypical view of all patients being crazy and overexaggerating it.
The name of the Series is shown over the action to tell the reader what it is called. It also adds the names of the characters and directors as this Series is aimed for an older age group, about 18 or over.
The white costumes again note to the reader that he is an ill patient, and the sick that is wiped of of him by a nurse tells the viewer that he is too out of control over his pain he can't do anything for himself.
Repeating the action again of a different coloured pain medication tells the viewer that this is how House sees his life, the same misery that happens exactly the same day after day.
Even with the non-diagetic music playing, House's voice becomes diagetic to the scene where he screams for help. The use voice overs on the banging of the door to add tension to the atmosphere of his recovery.
The viewer feels further remorse for House as he is then handcuffed to his bed, which is shown through close up shots of his hands and feet.
The two minutes finishes with houses limbs going weak, signalling to the reader he has passed out. To fit with this the non-diagetic music finishes playing.
I think this is good for the age group that it is aimed for as it is quick paced but still adds mystery which the older age group like. The main audiance for this Series is Americans as it is funded by the American company fox, and all the actors are American except for Hugh Laurie, who plays House, but plays an American accent. House is one of my favourite series so i decided to use this as inspiration for what I could create for my recordings. I like how the music explains the atmosphere in the first two minutes of this clip, and I would like to do something similar for my opening two minutes recording. Before I decide whether this is something to do permantly I am going to research other genres in films and series to find out what type of genre I would like to use and whether I would like to include a cliche into the film. The idea of the music I will take on board however as it appeals to me how non diegetic noise can have such an impact on the audiance.
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