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4.6 DVD Commentary - lwhite53 - 11-07-2010 07:24 PM
Info from 4.6 DVD commentary [Jeremy Lovering - director, Raza Jaffrey]:
-Opening scene (Malik being let out of prison) was done with "bleach bypass," which processes film without usual color saturation so that it appears almost to be black and white -- highlights scene.
-Location for prison -- Thames Barrier.
-Jimi Mistry (Malik) had a blanket over his head for about an hour as they kept shooting the scene in the car.
-Ep is Zaf's first big story line.
-Olga pregnant in this ep -- showed a little if you look closely.
-How long can you keep people in prison without a trial? Topic still relevant.
-Jo's first ep in the inner sanctum of the grid.
-Not many extras in ep -- grid looks empty.
-Harry, Malcolm, Adam and Zaf walking in corridor -- shoulder to shoulder because not very wide.
-The whole team has the "spooks walk."
-Paul Seymour spends the entire ep trying to cover his ass.
-Jimi Mistry -- grew his hair longer and roughed up his beard for this ep, wanted to get the right look for the character of Malik. Very different to how he usually looks.
-Raza and Jimi mates prior to ep but had never worked together before.
-NW -- hated speaking French in ep.
-Harry and Ruth have a "nice little thing" going on between them.
-Ironic intercuts -- team planting bugs and using CCTV surveillance while Rebecca (lawyer) is making a speech about civil liberties.
-Raza: you get a real sense of the worry of young British Muslims based on what happens to Malik in this ep.
-Zaf flirting with Jo when he tells her about room in his flat.
-During filming of scene in subway -- Jimi kept getting hit on by young women.
-Complicated plot -- mistaken identity but then what is the innocent Malik doing?
-Spooks and audience working out what's happening at basically the same time in this ep.
-Scene where Zaf keeps Malik from committing suicide -- shot with blue screen; not really on top level of car park.
-"Fuck you" graffitti on rear wall of elevator in warehouse -- didn't catch it in the editing.
-Adam and Zaf talking with Malik in warehouse -- long 6-page scene in a stark, white room. Used passing trains to give scene some sounds and also to build tension. Discovery scene -- everyone finally figures out what's going on.
-Zaf feels a connection with Malik.
-Jimi -- had a voice coach to get Malik's accent right.
-Rebecca being smashed in head with bat -- a "face in the deep fat fryer" moment. Sound effect was a watermelon being hit.
-PF -- great dry humor: "I wasn't aware of having given Mr. Seymour the keys to Thames House."
-This is one of the most moving eps of this series -- has great emotional depth.
-NW -- great timing in comedic moments.
-Ep has a long, slow build --lots of exposition, lots of chasing around until all becomes clear.
-Algerian bank president as assassination target -- terrorists sending a message to their own people: don't get involved with the West.
-Actual op in this ep doesn't really begin until 47 mins in -- stopping Malik and rescuing his family.
-Malik disguising himself as janitor -- political statement. No one would notice him because he's just another Asian janitor.
-Based on Ruth's moral qualms about how far they're willing to go in using the Algerian bank president as bait, Harry orders Zaf to shoot Malik.
-Zaf doesn't want to brutalize Malik any more than has already happened, wants to talk him down.
-Harry's final satisfaction -- besting Seymour; smile at end of scene.
-Non-verbal communication between Zaf and Malik at end of ep -- their eyes said all that needed to be said.
RE: 4.6 DVD Commentary - Tea Lady - 12-07-2010 12:31 PM
Thanks lwhite53. I did notice the swear word on the lift and wondered why they didn't edit it out. Now I know why.
RE: 4.6 DVD Commentary - Silktie - 12-07-2010 05:59 PM
Ooh, I admit to not picking up on the irony of them intercutting the speech about civil rights with the planting of bugs. That's very clever.
And I agree, NW is fantastic with the comedy bits.
RE: 4.6 DVD Commentary - Aria - 12-07-2010 06:51 PM
Thanks for posting, lwhite53. I've always liked Jimi Mistri from when I saw him in East is East, I even braved a few episodes of Eastenders when he was in it. Loved Harry's smirk at the end too.
RE: 4.6 DVD Commentary - Kazters - 25-07-2010 10:49 AM
just watched this ep last night and totaly missed the whole grafiitti thing