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
