How is age represented by the micro features in the extract of "Monarch of the Glen"?
In this extract of "Monarch of the Glen" we are presented with a teen girl which represents typical stereotypes which link to her childlike mind.
In this extract age is represented by the teenager in the first scene by the way she says "morning" with what seemed like a bad attitude which links to bad body language. this indicates that Amy knows something bad is going to happen as she is originally keeping a secret from everyone about her real age. During this scene the young girl is asked if she can drive the car somewhere , the camera captured her image when she had a slight hesitation whilst saying yes. Amy had a slight pause and nervous facial expressions as soon as she was asked. Alongside this, when she entered the car, there was a close up shot of her trying to teach herself how to drive. This gives the audience an idea that she is below the legal age to drive and that she has no experience driving. Suspense is also envisioned when there was a medium shot of one of the workers staring at the car, trying to find out, why the little girl hasn't started the engine yet.
Later on , the young girl Amy , crashes the car into her headmaster. the misc en scene in this scene shows that it was a terrible crash and that she was unable to drive due to her age. The camera shot the two vehicles perfectly whilst they were banged against each other. Due to this incident, everyone finds out about her real age as her headmaster is here to pick her up so he can take her back to school. Whilst this scene is happening, Amy and another women is standing in the background, and Amy looks startled with fear. she is holding onto the women with a tight grip, like a child would. This part is captured in an over - the - shoulder shot . This part indicated that she was definatly a child as adults don't run away from there little problems unlike children and teenagers.
This scene is the cut and transacts to her guardian talking to Amy's headmaster. the misc-en-scene indicates that the show has taken their audience to the olden days, where everyone works on a farm/barn and by listening to their dialect of speech the viewer can tell that the program is trying to take us back in time a few years. When the guardian finds out that the girl never sat her exams in school, a jump cut in the middle os the scene is then used to create a new scene where the guardian is shouting at Amy and feels her to pack her things as she is now being forced to go back to school. After this, the young girl shouts "i hate you" and runs off out of the camera. This also represents her young age as she ran off in a strop as if she was about to cry.
The next scene then transacts into a happy scene where everyone is working, and there is happy music playing in the background. the misc-en-scene in this shot shows that it is based around a dark or barn, as they are building something, far away from everyone else. the shot also captured loads of trees around which indicates that they are surrounded by nature and are no way near the city. After a minute of the happy music playing, a close up shot of Amy's wall in her room is shown. The camera then makes its way down to her bed where she is packing. the misc - en - scene in this part shows that she is a child and is of a young age as she keeps a teddy bear and her entire rooms is covered in purple and pink, these colours are signified as young and girly colours. Whilst this was happening, the happy music then transformed into depressing music. this added effect and made the viewers feel sorry for her. the depressing sounds illustrates that she is hurt inside and doesn't want anything to do with the family anymore. Camera then visions a close up shot of the teddy bear that she is leaving for someone. the teddy bear is an iconic figure, which shows that she is a kid, or has a child like brain and feelings. During this moment the girl is near her mirror and the camera shot is towards the mirror to see her reflection. we can argue that this indicated that she needs to reflect on her actions and fix up. a close up shot is also taken towards the picture on the mirror of her and her family having a good time.
After this the old female character walks into the room , in an establishing shot, in search for Amy. The misc-en-scene in this shot shows the room and it looks like a little girls lay house, with bright prink and purple colours, decorations, teddy bears etc. The female character then comes to find out that the little girl ran way and rushes of the find the guardian. Whilst the women fins out there is a close up shot to see that she cares about the young girl, and is worried for her. After this there is an over - the- shoulder shot which illustrates direct address , that the female character is telling the guardian specifically. After the guardian is told the camera then zooms in for a close up shot of the male guardian to add suspense. this also shows the personality of the guardian, to show that he is caring and he actually loves that young girl like she was his own.
