Thursday, 10 March 2011

Representation of Age in Bug's Girl Power






angles/shots
High angle looks down on little girl - condescending, pompous
woman is sitting higher than girl - 


mis en sceneee
posh voice and posh clothing (older man)


editing
master shot


sound
diegetic
non diegetic


This clip represents age in a variety of ways through angles, camera shots, mis en scene, editing and sound. The clip starts off with two men and two women walking. The men are wearing suits and the main man  who is eldest of them all speaking is talking with a posh accent perhaps representing his superiority and power. A shot reverse shot is then used to emphasize the conversation between the man and woman. Again, the older man is represented in a way of having power over her as he tells her what to do and looks down on her at a high angle. At the end of the conversation when the woman walks away, the man raises his eyebrows as to say that he is expectant of her to do things his way and is disappointedly surprised. A point of view shot is used to emphasize the woman looking in the window to see the girl with the music narrowing and becoming almost spooky to portray the sympathy felt for the little girl - "she's a mixed up kid". The reference to a 'kid' makes the 12 year old girl sound almost younger than she is. She is looked down upon as insufficient and being have to looked after.
Another shot reverse shot is used between the conversation between the younger woman and the posh man "how did a teenager manage to break in' with a smirk




   

3 comments:

  1. The Camera Angles paragraph does show understanding of the task with relevant examples. More terminology is needed though. Well, and more essay is needed.

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  2. Brad, this essay is extremely short which lets you down, unfortunately! However what you have written is of a good standard.

    There is good technical language used related to camera angles/shots, well done!
    There is a good understanding of the task, but there just needs to be more material.
    More examples needed which will demonstrate a deeper understanding of clip and task.
    Good girl. :)

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