Camera shots are used to show different situations and character relationships and feelings. The establishing shot shows a country setting and the next shot shows a character. In the foreground we see Paul and another character in a shabby hat and in the background we see other middle aged working class characters all similarly dressed. This long shot shows the community at work and shows the close relationship between all the men.
The headmaster is smartly dressed in a jacket and v neck jumper covering a shirt and tie. This shows that he is well off and suggests that he is middle class. His language and posture shows an authority which comes with age. His manners while speaking to a younger person shows that he has power. The girl Sam is at the opposite end of the spectrum. She is shown as a timid character by the camera angles and the close up facial expressions of worry. We know she is young because she wears fashionable clothes rather than work clothes. The Extract is set in Scotland where A Girl is obviously staying with another family. It Is Soon discovered she has run away from home and is not the Age she has claimed to be. It hints towards this before we (the audience) are even told. When she hesitates whilst driving a car that she says she can drive...The man ‘Paul McDonald’ is the older character who is like the father figure to the girl he is shown as a cleche man of the house character. He works as some kind of builder as he is shown at the beginning carrying some tools. When he finds out the girl has lied to him he reacts in a way that most teenagers can relate towards their parents...when the girl and the man [are seen] the camera seems to be at a lower angle of the man showing his superiority as an adult whereas the girl is viewed at a higher angle looking down at her representing inferiority.
One way the extract represents age is the way that nearly all the men on the building site are probably 30+, which coincides with the ideology that only older men are into DIY. When we see the headmaster the camera is pointing slightly upwards which signifies that with age comes importance; and that he has been at the school for a long time. The general mise en scene of the school suggests that it is a well-established school that has probably been there for quite a long time. From a camera work perspective the younger people are rarely seen on their own and when they often don’t have much on screen time. This matches the ideology that ‘children must be seen and not heard’ which influences the audiences thoughts to focus on if the director does not believe that children are very important or central characters.
Mise en scene is extremely important such as the character costumes and props, most of the characters are wearing outdoor lumberjack outfits which connote masculinity and outdoor work. However the girl within the clip is the only character wearing normal feminine clothing. Her top is cream which has connotations with purity and innocence. This reinforces her youth when she is juxtaposed with the older characters, therefore creating representations of age His red tie could represent danger and oppositional rivalry between the younger girl and himself. The establishing shot shows the Scottish highlands and scenery, showing the audience the drama is set in a rural place. The old brick buildings give a traditional old feeling to the drama, suggesting the girl is out of place within a place meant for the older generation.
The headmaster is smartly dressed in a jacket and v neck jumper covering a shirt and tie. This shows that he is well off and suggests that he is middle class. His language and posture shows an authority which comes with age. His manners while speaking to a younger person shows that he has power. The girl Sam is at the opposite end of the spectrum. She is shown as a timid character by the camera angles and the close up facial expressions of worry. We know she is young because she wears fashionable clothes rather than work clothes. The Extract is set in Scotland where A Girl is obviously staying with another family. It Is Soon discovered she has run away from home and is not the Age she has claimed to be. It hints towards this before we (the audience) are even told. When she hesitates whilst driving a car that she says she can drive...The man ‘Paul McDonald’ is the older character who is like the father figure to the girl he is shown as a cleche man of the house character. He works as some kind of builder as he is shown at the beginning carrying some tools. When he finds out the girl has lied to him he reacts in a way that most teenagers can relate towards their parents...when the girl and the man [are seen] the camera seems to be at a lower angle of the man showing his superiority as an adult whereas the girl is viewed at a higher angle looking down at her representing inferiority.
One way the extract represents age is the way that nearly all the men on the building site are probably 30+, which coincides with the ideology that only older men are into DIY. When we see the headmaster the camera is pointing slightly upwards which signifies that with age comes importance; and that he has been at the school for a long time. The general mise en scene of the school suggests that it is a well-established school that has probably been there for quite a long time. From a camera work perspective the younger people are rarely seen on their own and when they often don’t have much on screen time. This matches the ideology that ‘children must be seen and not heard’ which influences the audiences thoughts to focus on if the director does not believe that children are very important or central characters.
Mise en scene is extremely important such as the character costumes and props, most of the characters are wearing outdoor lumberjack outfits which connote masculinity and outdoor work. However the girl within the clip is the only character wearing normal feminine clothing. Her top is cream which has connotations with purity and innocence. This reinforces her youth when she is juxtaposed with the older characters, therefore creating representations of age His red tie could represent danger and oppositional rivalry between the younger girl and himself. The establishing shot shows the Scottish highlands and scenery, showing the audience the drama is set in a rural place. The old brick buildings give a traditional old feeling to the drama, suggesting the girl is out of place within a place meant for the older generation.
