Representation of age

Evaluation

At the beginning it shows a student talking to a member of staff, I recognise that it is a student and teacher talking by many things such as what they are wearing. There is a student wearing school uniform and teacher wearing samara clothes. Another way i saw it was a school was the background, it looks like a school hall and there are other teachers and students behind them. The tone of voice of them I feel is also a give away that it is a school. The teachers voice has supremacy over the student which follows the stereotypical view of older people have supremacy over younger people.

In the clips they have props that also give the opinion of them being in a school. The younger people are carrying bags and things that students have in there everyday school lives. The teachers are carrying folders. I feel this shows like they are in charge as they appear more organised and in control of the younger people.

Even people who are the teachers have a different personalty and rank according to their age. There is a man who is a lot older than a woman standing next to her. He is giving her advice on protocol and what they do in a school showing that he, as the oldest, has the most respect and power out of all of them.

Language:

The younger people are using slang words throughout the clip. I think it is the stereotypical view of how teenagers speak to those older to them. The teachers aren't talking in slang, they are prouncing their words as people would think teachers would talk. This could show age as the teenagers are looking up to those older which is why the adults are talking like they are (so the teenagers have a role model to look up to). They are also using a different tone of voice, the teacher sounds like he has more control than the students do. 

In this clip there are many different screen types:

• Long shot: when some students are walking through the corridor it shows the school setting, I feel this also represents what they are saying. They are talking about family problems which many teenagers face and to show that they are in the school setting could represent this.
  

  
• Close up: to show emotion on the persons face. I feel that it is a repsentaion of age as there are many scenes where the emotions on the students faces are clear and an adult may not have that expression on their face if they were going through the same thing.
  

  
• Over the shoulder shot: I think there are many mainly for the same reasons as why the close up shots are used but by using a over the shoulder shot it shows a little more of their body language which could give some ore cluses to the viewer about what they are feeling.
  

  

  
  

I think overall this clip usese many ways of representing gender. I think the way they have almost shown three different ages in one screen to show the differences between them is very good. It follows the stereotypical views of the relationship between the young and the old and teacher and student. Due to the language, screen types, clothing and background I think the setting and relationship between character are very clear to the audience.