Analyse The Mise en Scene On The 'Monarch Of The Glen' clip

the monarch of glen clip constructs the representation of age by using mise en scene. At the start of the clip we are faced with a group of men from the older and middle aged generation, they are loading tools on to a van, this represents age by the body language and setting because they have tools and tools are normally associated with older men and not children this then portrays that they are older men to the audience, also the setting and the things around them again the tools and also there is a van which shows they can drive and that they are of the older generation. Also the costumes they are wearing are work wear, this shows that they work which again portrays there age to the audience.


When the audience see the young boy and girl they are dressed very casual, which shows that they don't work and shows there in there young teens, also there make up is very plain and simple which shows there age, and that they are not very old. When the young girl is asked to drive the car into town, her body language shows that she isn't comfortable with the tasked she has been asked to do. Shes shows that she is uncertain on how to drive when she is in the car. This portrays her age and that she maybe younger than she is really saying she is.


When we are faced with the headteacher, the way he is dressed represents his age and also his role because he is dressed in a very casual smart way, he is wearing a v neck jumper, and also his style is very miss matched, which could suggest to the audience that  he may be a headmaster, as well as that he has grey hair and a beard this again can portray that his is a headmaster, and also represents his age because of the beard and grey hair shows he is old. When the headmaster is faced with the young girl, the audience can automatically see by the mans body language that he is acting in a angry manor.


The young girl again portrays that she is a young girl by the body language that is shown when the headmaster realises that it is her, she shows that she is shaken and scared, she acts in a childish manor by running to the man in which she is staying, and treating him as a father figure this is something a child would do if they were scared they would go to there mum or dad, this represents her youth.


When the father like figure to the girl, and the headmaster goes into a room, we are faced with a really old looking castle. The room is  all wood this suggest to the audience that it is a old room. Also it seems that it is a personal place that only adults are allowed, and children and teenagers don't go in there because the props that are around them, like the alcohol just on the side in child and teenagers reach, if this was a room for everyone the alcohol wouldn't be so on show and in reach of them. There is brandy on the side, which the old headmaster asks for, the brandy is in a discounter which portrays the setting to be a old building, and also the way they live could be in an a old style. As well as that, the age is represented in the headmaster by asking for brandy this shows that he is old, because brandy is an old mans drink. Also by them drinking the brandy out of the discounter shows the social class.The castle like house portrays that it may be a place where a teenager would feel comfortable and at home, but we don't see the girl in the room that the men are drinking brandy in this again portrays that the room is just for adults as the setting suggest this also represents age because it shows that it isn't a place for children, and it is just for adults.


The way the young girl acts when the man isn't telling her off, she has a tantrum and by her body language we can tell that she is angry, which represents her  age, and that she is a bit childish because she is throwing a tantrum, and acting like a spoilt brat. The man acts in a father figure to the young girl. This could show that he is middle aged by the way he acts towards the girl. Also the classy lady that is there to, the way she is dressed shows that she is of the older generation, as well as that the make portrays that she is old to, because it isn't plain and simple she is rather made up, could again show social class and that she may be of upper class.


Again we are faced with men and there tools, and doing there work, there are no kids about, which again show thats these are of the older generation, as they are doing skilled work, where skills are required, skills come with age, which represents there age as the older generation.


When the audience see the girls room, we are faced with young girls magazines this shows that she is a young girl, they aren't even teeanger magazines they are for younger girls. We also see teddy bears, which suggest to the audience that she is a child like figure to still have stuffed toys. Aswell as that there is pink writing on the letters, and also pink fluffy lights around her mirror which portrays her as a girly girl, which represents her age as still a young girl/teen.


When we are presented with the the older classier woman, the body language that she is showing to the audience suggests that she is worried and insecure, this also portrays that she is acting a grandmas role towards the girl, this represents her age by the way she acts about the girl, shows that she cares a lot about the girl, and she feels she has to look after her.


When older man and middle aged men are together they are talking and the middle aged man acts in a sarcastic manor towards the older man, this could suggest to the audience that he is a middle aged man because the way he is acting around the old man, that his still has a childish side to him can represent his age as not being fully matured yet.