Exam notes - Monarch of the Glen (Age)

Camera

- When the girl first comes, the boy is also in the shot and the camera is looking down on him whilst he is sweeping which makes him look small however the angle then changes and the camera is then looking down on the girl which makes the boy look superior.

- When the girl crashes, the man, boy and woman go running to see what happened and the camera then shows a medium shot of the man holding the girl in his arms which makes him look superior and like he takes care of her as she is still small and fragile.

Sound

- When the camera is on the adults, there is country music playing in the background which shows that they fit into the place that they are in whereas when the camera is on the younger people, the background music seems more serious which makes them look out of place.

- When the man asks the girl if she can drive, he asks her in a very unsure way as if he may not have expected her to which I think is because of her age.

Editing

- When the girl crashes the car, it is not shown as we can only hear the crash. This makes it a lot more dramatic because you are left to imagine what actually happened.

- When girl runs away, they don't show the shot where she does actually go so you are left to imagine again and you would guess that she had ran away because that is what would be expected of her.

Mise en Scene

- Girl is wearing jewellery, t-shirt and jeans which makes her look modern even though the background of where she is doesn't quite fit in with her clothing. This shows that she is of the younger generation.

- Boy is wearing a hoodie and t-shirt which shows that he is part of the younger generation too whereas people who are older are wearing checkered shirts, coats which look quite worn out, dirty trousers and dark colours which represents that they are more old-fashioned.

- Throughout the whole clip, the younger people are shown as more vulnerable as if they don't know what they are doing because the camera shows them doing jobs such as sweeping, lifting things, driving to places etc. whereas the adults are doing the more serious jobs which shows who has power.

- When the girl is told that she has to pack and go back to school, she throws a tantrum which shows her as immature.

- The house looks very old from the outside as does the hallway and room where they are standing when the headmaster comes to get the girl however, when they show the girl's bedroom, it is quite bright and colourful which shows the difference between the ages.

- When they are in the girl's bedroom, the shot shows her bed because she has left two notes with teddy bears. The handwriting on the notes is all squiggly with love hearts which shows she is still young, immature, informal.