25th January 2012 Lesson - Age!

Main things to look at ~ mise-en-scene:

  - Costume

  - Lighting

  - Colour

  - Location

  - Props

  - Facial Expression

  - Appearance

Initial ideas - Looking at stills - Misfits, Alisha - YOUTH:
~ costume - orange community suit
~ lighting - dark (danger?)
~ colour - orange, blue (contrasting colours)
~ location - council estate
~ props - mobile phone (technology addicted?), tag (ASBO? Criminal?)
~ facial expression - moody, little emotion.
~ appearance - slouched, confident, cocky?

Initial ideas - Looking at stills - Great Expectations, Miss Haversham - ADULT/ELDERLY:
~ costume - period, old wedding dress, messy, unpresentable
~ lighting - very light, almost white, pristine
~ colour - white, cream, beige
~ location - old house, mansion?
~ props - flowers, wedding bunch.
~ facial expression - sad, unhappy, tortured
~ appearance - withered, 'bride left at the altar'

How is Youth represented???

How are Adults/the Elderly represented???

COMMON STEREOTYPES

Youth                                         

> Asbo kids

> Teen mum

> Unemployed youth

> Chavs

> Emos

> Grungers

> Geeks

> Drama queen

> Jock

> Sex obsessed

Elderly

> Politically incorrect

> Racist

> "Old git"

> Disabled

> Non-sexual

> Vunerable

The two ages are often stereotyped and they are juxtaposed with eachother!!

Looking at a Waterloo Road scene ~ mise-en-scene

• school (location) bright colours
• uniforms (costume)
• students vs. teachers - stereotypical
• pens
• ties
• tables
• cameras
• natural light - realistic
• corridors