Wednesday, 7 March 2012

SKINS - Representation of Age Notes

Season 3 Episode 1

Costumes
Teenage boys:
- Jeans
- Polo shirts
- Earrings
- Hat
- Bag
- Phone (old)
- Low neck t-shirt
- Worn out trainers
- The way their hair is styled

Man:
- Suit

Old woman:
- Shirt
- Old coat
- Sunglasses (that old people would wear)

Policeman:
- Helmet (safety)

Girl:
- Nail varnish
- Hair looks clean-cut
- Jewellery

Body Language
 - Rebellious
- Does not care if he gets in trouble or not
 - Policeman looks really happy about his ice-cream
- Man wearing a suit just keeps swearing (contrast)
- Goes past a zone which he was not meant to
- Confident

Location
 - Vandalised area
 - Busy city (bus, lots of people)
- Poo on the pavement, run-down area
- Building works

Lighting
 - Everything is bright
- Dark at the start of the scene

Props
- When he gets a text, words are spelt like 'ur'
- Skateboard
- Skateboard has a cannabis logo imprinted on it
- Man's car is a Mondeo, young people would not be driving that