Representation of Age in TV Dramas

teenagers/youths are often represented to be in gangs.

Mise-en-scene: Scruffy school uniform represents age and rebellion.
Camera: Low angled shot to teacher showing how age has authority over the youths.

	Youth	Old age
Positive	Attractive Physically and mentally able Outgoing Sociable Fun Innocent	Wise Achievement Educated Freedom Experience
Negative	Lack Responsibility Vulnerable Naïve Rebellious Hormonal Very stereotyped by media Restrictions Conform to cliché Stereotyped to be rude	Mental/physical health Weak Lonely Vulnerable Dependant

Mise-en-scene - walking stick, make up/hair, hoodies, zimmer frame.
low key lighting - depressing tone connoting loneliness and elderly people
high key lighting - bright connotes fun and youths/
pubs, parks, town.

Cinematography - high angled camera shots over the youths to show authority or to make the old people vulnerable. Panning shots to show the location of the binary opposition places. youths may be filmed without a tripod to emphasise vibrancy and how they run around unlike old people staying still in comparison.

Sound - youths are associated with loud music (R&B/Rock) Foley sounds of shoes/chatter. old people are associated with quietness and bird chirps or classic/jazz music to represent their age.

Editing - fast paces younger. jump shots to show their slow movement. longer shots for old people to show authority



Skins Trailer - pubs connoting youths, hoodies laughter, being looked down on by older generation. dark alleys. stereotypicall youths causing trouble. rebelling. low lighting. musty atmosphere. sting shot used to break the fun and start violence (emhapshis) can also connote hormones and mood swings.


 P.E.E
Youths are often stereotyped to be rebellious, hormonal and having mood swings. this is shown by a sting shot to show the quick change between their joyful and fun mood into agression and anger as the riot breaks out.

In the sequence the binary oppositions of youth and adults is shown and how they oppose. High angled shots are used to look down on the youths to show the authority that the adults have over them. however this is contradicted as a slowmotion cross dissolve shot is used to show their freedom and rebellion against society.