Representation of Age G322

Throughout the clip age is represented in a variety of different ways, firstly through 

cinematography.

The main person in the clip is made to look young, we see an over the shoulder shot, over the shoulder of the man looking at the older prison guard, this connotes that the older woman is authoritative, which is a stereotype of older people. This also makes the man seem vulnerable as he’s gone over to the guard, this is a negative stereotype of young people. We then have an extreme close up of his face where he looks worried, this suggests that he feels weak and insecure there, another stereotype of young people. The man then gets stopped by a bigger and older man, a mid-long shot is used and we can see the rule of thirds in use, the bigger man is on the right. This makes the main man seem small and reinforces the idea of him being vulnerable. Whilst the man talks to the listener the camera pans behind the bed focused on him, this connotes that he is important and makes him look wise, this is a positive stereotype of older people.

Sounds also help to represent age, the bigger man asks the main man ‘What you in for, eh?’ This is diegetic sound and seems to intimidate the main man,  making him once again seem vulnerable. Someone then tells him to say he ‘robbed a bank’, he believes this then goes and tells it to the listener who’s heard this kind of thing before. This makes the young man look naive, which is another stereotype of young people. Later in the clip a young police officer asks the older officer for help, this reinforces the stereotype of older people being wiser.