Representation of age in mise en scene

I watched a clip and now have to analyse the mise en scene and show how different techniques such as costume, props, setting and body language are used to represent age.

In the beginning of the clip we see the men out working with tools, such as hammers and planks of wood as though they were building something, we associate building work with strong masculine men, not teenagers or women, this part in the clip makes men seem dominant and the women and children inferior to them. The men are wearing work clothes whereas the younger people are more casually dressed maybe for comfort.

We can tell that the girl is young because she is unsure on how to drive the truck, this is highlighted through her body language and facial expressions we can see she is clearly confused as she is looking at everything in the truck and trying to remember what is what. As she drives away she drives into another car, in the car is a man smartly but casually dressed much like a teacher and none of his clothes match showing he hasn't put a lot of effort into his appearance as much as maybe a younger person would, he is dressed in clothes that normally only the older generation would wear and he has beard which is also associated with the older generation. When the man and young boy arrive to see what happened the girl immediately cowards away towards the man in a child-like manner showing her venerability and how young she really is.

The man and older man walk into a room with wooden paneling which shows it isn't very teenage like and is an older persons room, we can also tell that the room is for older people as there is a decanter with brandy in it, brandy is normally associated with older generations and not teenagers or young children also alcohol isn't for young people.

When the man is shouting at the young girl she shouts back 'I hate you' this shows she is having a tantrum and is still very young as she has no other comeback. By the man shouting/telling her off he is acting like a parent towards the young girl this highlights that he is older and more mature than she is as he takes control of the situation.

The clip then moves on to show men with tools working hard, again there are no children to show that this is a manly job and you have to be strong to be able to do it. The girl is shown to be a typical girly teenager as her room is pink, decorated with pink lights and photos, furthermore on her bed there are magazines and teddy bear to emphasize that she is still a child and needs to be taken care of.

In the last scene the older women is hunched over. Her body language and facial features show that she is worried for the girl as she has run off, as she is worried for the girl it also shows she cares about her like a mother or grandmother would for their child or grandchild.

This clip represents age through different ways such as costume, body language, location and dialogue, it shows the men to be more dominant and the girl to be child like and she relies on the people who care for her.