Discuss the ways in which the extract uses camera shots, mise en scene, sound and editing to construct representations of different generations

With this drama 'Some Girls' it can be seen as the female version of The Inbetweeners and is a comedy high school based drama. Especially in the theme segment the producers have decided to portray the girls as girly, typical teenagers whose lives are baed around them attending school, hanging out together etc. Furthermore, it can be seen that they are energetic which is shown through fast cutting of scenes and the montage following a fast pace. For most the fast pace may speculate that they are active and convey excitement to one another. Also they might be seen as trouble and that they all have their own individual personalities. In addition they can be seen that when getting ready for school they make a lot of effort and that they are healthy and motivated. Moreover, they can be seen to come from an urban background however they don't seem to come from families which are in financial struggle. With the different generations in this clip it can seem that they are represented through the use of various different techniques. For instance, it can seem that their traditional roles have been reversed this is reflected through the dialogue and the characters actions such as when the daughter is at home she can be seen to be independent and this conveyed by her fetching her own food whilst her father is in the middle of playing a video game instead of acknowledging her this can be shown to show that he is ignorant, self absorbed and immature. This is seen to be a contrast to a typical who would do the best for their child. For most, men are usually demonstrated to be hard working, busy and constantly active whereas he is lazy and does not want to help. Him playing video games could further convey his childlike immature attributes and how he should be more mature compared to his daughter. When they are having this conversation it can be noticed that the director has chosen to do a wide shot of the room to convey their living conditions and it is as normal as in any other household additionally the zoom ip on the father to shoe what he is doing instead of paying attention to her instead. You could say the roles are reversed and she is like a typical woman expected to care for the man but her age signifies that her parents should be the ones caring for her instead of her caring for them. With her stepmom in particular she is reflected to be a working woman however, she subverts the typical diligent, doting and loving housewife. She can also be seen as immature by acting bitchy and nasty like a typical teenage girl bitching about one of her friends. Furthermore, she can be seen as manipulative and headstrong and again shows a role reversals instead this time it is between her and her future husband. She also can be seen as not a fitting person for the role of a stepmother and could reflect the stereotypical evil stepmother like in Cinderella and could show that her morals are very traditional and old fashioned. When conflict is occurring the daughter seems to make sure her voice is heard however she is belittled and the roles are reversed back to the traditional ones. Also it can be seen that the teacher is the dominant and powerful participant in the scene and this is reflected through her tone of voice but furthermore, her gestures and sarcasm. It could be interpreted that their is a divide between her and her family and this is represented through their positioning and distance between them. Perchance it could signify that their relationship is complex and that there are unknown circumstances as into why the father has married a new woman and even though the step mother and daughters relationship has a strain involved due being her teacher however perhaps there is more to it than what meets the eye. The friendship which she has with the other girls shows that when times get rough she has people to turn to for moral support and to allow her to express her emotions, thoughts and feelings effectively. Especially, for example when she finds out that her dad and her step mum are having a child together. She passes judgement through expressing that she feels that they are not ready to have a child together and can be seen through how the dad cannot be responsible enough to take care of the kids he already has let alone a new born baby and the typical problems which follow on from that. Also we can see rather than him being the provider the girlfriend is so when she goes on pregnancy leave then the family perhaps will begin to fall apart even further. Another stereotype is teenagers and particularly with her brother he is portrayed to be immature, typical teenager engrossed in his phone and oblivious to his surroundings. Also she perhaps links to this stereotype when she storms out of house and slams the rotor and makes a massive thud this shows her anger towards her family and life and how it is getting to much for her to cope with. Other noises to express her anger and emotions would be her sighing and the sound of her throwing things round her room and then hitting other objects. With camera shots here they vary from following the objects with the use of a tracking technique furthermore a mid close up to show her anger and fury of the situation. Also prior to this when the argument was occurring the cutaways to the brother to convey his neutral and I'm not bothered attitude. Also through this Viva (the daughter) is displayed as a protagonist and not as stereotypical as her brother on the whole. In conclusion, it can seem that the different generations can be portrayed to be similar or counteract the conventions expected for their roles in society. For most, this is expressed with the help of several techniques which the audience can pick up on to understand how they vary and relate to real life situations and how much of it is over exaggerated.