How is class represented in Cranford?

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Camera:

• Camera looks down on the poor boy whose birthday it is, revealing his lack of class and lack of wealth. This emphasises that the adults involved in this clip are wealthy, more superior and have more authority. When he brakes into the wealthy man's mansion, he is found on the floor which also reveals his lack of class suggesting "that is where he belongs" because of his low status.

Mis en Scene:

• It is his birthday and he is extremely grateful for the boots he receives, because he does not have any shoes, this reinforces his lack of money. He is grateful for the smallest token.
• Poor boy dressed in dirty, ragged, grubby clothes revealing that he has no money
• He is employed by the rich man to earn a "shilling", this shows the boy is desperate for any kind of money
• The family with a high status travel by horse and carriage, this presents their wealth
• The boy didn't know what ice cream was, shows he is uneducated

Sound:

• Sad music as the clip opens, displays the poor boy in ragged clothes, makes the audience feel empathy towards the character.
• Rich, posh music with a variety of instruments played when the rich man grabs the poor boy by his shirt, this juxtaposes the idea of his lack of wealth and the man's wealth.

Editing:

• Cross-cutting - displaying the different scenes occurring at the same time.

Monarch of the Glen - January 2009

How is age represented in this clip?

Camera:

• Mid-Shot
• Over-the-shoulder Shot - makes the audience feel empathy as the viewer can see the the action from the character's points of view.
• Point of View Shot - displaying what the character can see
• Camera always looking down on the 16 year old, emphasising she is a minority and the adults in the clip are superior and have authority.
• Reverse Shots - opposition between the two age groups

Mis en Scene:

• There are a lot of people much older than the 16 year old, the audience can clearly see that she is uneducated and quite immature as she does not know how to drive but she still lies and says that she can drive, consequently resulting in a crash.
• Clothes makes people look older - Headmaster, wearing an old tweed suit, reinforcing his high status and position of authority. Additionally he drinks brandy in this clip, displaying he is a sophisticated man. On the other hand, the 16 year old wear young clothes, such as a hoody. She also runs away emphasising her lack of knowledge.
• Her room is filled with teenage magazines, photos, teddy bears which has youthful connotations depicting innocence.
• Rural setting - all wearing farming clothes apart from headmaster and girl, the headmaster is visiting the village. The costumes are juxtaposed as we can see the manual/working-class clothes as oppose to her "trendy" youthful clothes.
• Older generation - grey hair/big beards. On the other hand, the girl is made up and has a flower in her hair symbolising youthfulness and blossoming.The setting is a Scottish rural Island with archaic buildings, this is out of place in this modern day, the audience can empathise with her vulnerability as it is a place meant for older people. The people who live there believe that way of life is the "norm".

Sound:

• When the girl is shown in the clip the music becomes more exciting emphasising her youthfulness.
• When the rest of the characters are shown, the music is country/folk reinforcing that the are manual labour workers.
• When the young girl is packing her stuff to leave, the music is slow creating a sad atmosphere.
• Accents - headteacher - posh - received pronounciation, which is a reflection on his appearance and his dominance. Amy, northern/Scots creating an uneducated image.

Editing:

• Cross cutting - displaying what is happening in time sequence.

How is Youth represented in this Clip?

After watching this clip, I discovered that youth has been represented in various ways, such as, Sound, Mis en Scene, Editing and Camera Shots as follows:


Camera Shots

• The camera looks down onto the child when he brakes into the wealthy man's house which in actual fact is the man is looking down on the child, this shows that he does not think much of the boy. Additionally, this suggests to the audience that the man is superior to the boy, giving the man authority and a high class appeal.

Editing

• Cross cutting - displaying what is happening in the party and also showing Sid and Cassie talking on the trampoline.

Mis en Scene

• Clothing - most characters are dressed in youthful, stylish clothes.
• The setting is at a party which is a location typically associated with teenagers, the connotations are drinking and fighting which is evident in this clip.
• Colloquial language - emphasises  teenagers not bothering to speak correctly, they use swearing and slang, such as "safe" describing something which is good.
• A trampoline is included as part of the set, displaying the characters are juvenile and youthful.
• When the three boys first enter the clip, they say they have already had two bottles of vodka, signifying to the viewer that it will be a messy party. 
• This clip juxtaposes the idea of bad behaviour and criminals, for example stealing phones when the teens arrive at the party, with the ide that there is helium balloons and amusing music empohasising innocence.
• Additionally, the big mansion does not fit in with the idea of drinking excessive amounts of alcohol and fighting.
• The character Sid, who was situated with Cassie on the trampoline wears childish clothes revealing his youthfulness, and giving the audience and impression that he is cute.
• The viewer witnesses girls fighting which challenges stereotypes.
• In this clip, the dialogues are closely linked to teen issues, such as, anorexia.
• Whilst on the trampoline, Cassie and Sid hold hands emphasising innocence as this is a symbol of young children, the setting is quite intimate which juxtaposes the idea of innocence.

Sound 

There is both diagetic and non-diagetic sound featured in this clip.

• Bob Marley music when  the teens steal phones and other electrical items, which is the reggae genre and sounds rather amusing. 
• Shouting at the party
• When the fight begins when everybody is drunk at the party, rock music begins to play loudly emphasising youth as it appeals more to the teenage generation rather than older people. This reinforces the darker, more evil type of atmosphere.

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