Tv Drama 1 (Eastenders)

Within this TV drama representations of age are made through four main elements, these include sound; edits; mise-en-scene and camera work. Representations can be looked at as bias and opinionated as they come directly from the director/producer of the T.V drama. They are not always necessarily correct as scenarios can be over exaggerated.

The first scene shows a younger female character aggressively shouting at two adults, who maybe her parents. Great use of camera work is used within this scene to represent her status within the house hold as she sits on the couch. Firstly a high angle shot is used which may be representing her current power in her current situation. A straight cut is then used as she stands up to storm out of the house. Once standing up the camera angle changes to a medium shot, this may show the audience that she now has the same power as the two adults within the frame as she is now eye level with them. The teenage girl is dressed up in clothing that shows her skin, this can be looked at as a bias representation of teenage girls within our century as they are being represented in a unfair way. It is unfair as not every teenage girl dresses the same way shown in this T.V drama though the director or producer decided that this is how he/she wants them to be shown. Dialog is used as the young girl shouts at the two adults very aggressively 'You treat me like a kid and I'm old enough to do what i want'. This can also be looked at as another unfair representation as it gives the impression that teenage girls of today's world are aggressive and misbehaved. Despite me not knowing the entire story behind the situation, as a viewer i would instantly become shallow minded and generalize today's teenage girls as aggressive and unmannerd.