Practise Exam- 'Monarch of the Glen' Age Representation

In this extract, camera angles are used to show which character is superior or inferior to the other during an exchange. For example, when the young girl and the man are arguing, an over the shoulder shot is used, looking up at the man and down at the girl. This shows that despite what they are saying and the fact that he is already physically bigger than her, his age gives him authority as he is looking down on her.

In regards to sound, a majority of the extract contains country music to match its surrounding, however when the teenagers are shown in the clips, the music becomes more tense. One time this happens is when the girl is in her room about to run away. This is a huge contrast to the sounds  used only seconds later when the men are working. This shows that the adults are stable and almost happy with their lives and surroundings whilst the teenagers are unstable and are creating drama or trouble between or for themselves.
For example, when the young girl and boy are having an exchange at 0.18, the music changes to something more intense.

The cutting of certain events when it comes to the teenagers, shows that the worst is expected of them and that they are unreliable. Two examples when this happens is between the time the girl gets in the car and crashes because the crash is not shown but the audience is prepared for it because of how she handles the car before she begins to drive. Her inexperience shows her immaturity and age because she is trying to imitate something that adults do but fails.
Another time when this happens is when the girl and the man of the house argue and she runs away. It doesn't show her running away, but we see her leaving stuff on the bed and looking into the mirror before leaving through the window indicating that she left through it. What the editing does is represent the unreliability and mystery behind what the younger characters do and how they react to certain situations. This is a contrast between the scene in the office between the girls head teacher and the man of the house. The conversation is clear and the issue is dealt with in a mature manner.

Where the extract is set is in a countryside. The adults fit in well with this background in their denim jackets and rugged dirty work clothes, however the younger characters are wearing a more generic form of clothing worn by most teenagers e.g. jeans and hoodies. The younger characters do not look like they 'belong' in regards to their surroundings, in what they wear and also with what they do as they are doing jobs such as sweeping and driving to places etc. They aren't working with the adults and doing what they are which shows the divide between the two generations.
Another time where mise-en-scene indicates someones age is in the girls bedroom where there is a lot of pink, a messy dressing table and photos stuck onto the mirror. In contrast to this, the mans study along with what is shown of the rest of the house is very grand and in dark colours with rich textures and what generally looks more serious and neat to suit the liking of an adult.
Between the man and the headmaster, the clothing worn also shows the difference between a middle aged and older man as one is in work clothes whilst the other is in more smart attire, clean clothes, tie on, and in pastel colours often associated with elderly people.

In conclusion, the main age differences represented are between teenagers and adults, however there are elements of age differences shown between middle aged adults and older ones. The mise-en-scene, I believe has attributed to representing age the most and the elements used such as the acting itself, e.g. when the young boy shouts "sixteen!" in an exaggerated manner and when the girl shouts 'I HATE YOU!". This is what is usually expected of people their age and other features such as what they are wearing and their posture for instance add to all of this.