Project 1-Misfits visual effects

Misfits - Visual Effects Analysis

- For the introduction to the series it shows a number of animated pictures to narrate each character. They have done this by filming each character and placing them on an animated back drop to explain each character and their powers. -Opening
- A dark cloud appears in the sky moving towards the characters - 04:36

- A big rock hits a car behind the probation worker - 04:49
- Rocks continue to fall from the sky - 05:02
- Long shot of boulders hitting the area - 05:17
- Lightening strikes and black opacity increases around characters - 06:11
- Slow motion characters falling back - 06:13

- Lightening around each character in darkness - 06:08 - 06:30
- Eye flashes colour - 06:33
- The sun rises and Nathan is sleeping in the youth centre (sun dot) - 13:49
- Simons head jolts quickly from side to side - 17:41
- Simon can't see his reflection in the mirror - 18.25
- Simons head jolts again - 19:14
- Simons reflection appears in the mirror - 19:14
- Probation workers eyes go glassy - 22:19 (could be make-up)
- Kelly gets hit by a pole and blood flies on wall - 30:02
- Slow motion falling back - 30:16
- Pauses - 30:18
- Zoom in and out into Curtis' eye and sees reflection in eye - 30:27

- Rewind in Curtis' eye - 30:37

- Simons neck pulsates and streaks of brown - 34:18

- Blood splatters on probation workers head - 35:09
- Blurred camera - 36:30
- Throughout this scene, focus on characters and blur surroundings - 36:30 - 38:49
- Reflection of Kelly in window - 38:57
- Reflection of Nathan in window - 39:03
- Blurred Simon - 39:18
- Blurred controller - 39:49
- Focus on Simon - 40:14