Representation of Age

Youth:

• Positive - Physically able to do lots of things, Social, Innocent, Adventurous.
• Negative - Bad reputation, Rude, Independence ruled by parents, Hormonal, Want to behave like adults (e.g. Smoking) but are not old enough, Naive, Venerable.

Old Age:

• Positive - Freedom, Tend to have stable lives, Very respected, Wise.
• Negative - Venerable, Patranising, Mentally and physically fragile, Gosipy, Boring, Grumpy, Lonely.

TV Drama -

Representation of Old People
Mise en Scene - Lighting is dark and grey, stairlift, walking stick, grey hair, wrikley faces, tea and buscuits, antiques, tidy
Sound - Radio, clasical music, grammaphones, birds, slow, formal, polite
Editing - Jump cuts to show the passing of time
Cinematography - Use of a tripod to show stability, Close-ups of wrinkles,

Representation of Young People
Mise en Scene - Hoodies, groups, make up
Sound - Mobile phones, music, loud, fast, dialogue - Text speak (CBA)
Editing - Sort quick shots
Cinematography - Use of hand held camera to show energy