The first two seconds include a close up of the elderly man's feet walking. This alone strikes fear into the two teenager boy's which is seen in the medium close up where the dialogue is hissed at one another. The authority the teacher has over the boys is portrayed by the proxemics as the boys are stood separated giving the impression they're being interrogated. In addition, the stuttering to the man's question shows he they're afraid to anger him. The mise en scene shows the age of the characters as the elderly man is wearing a dull button up cardigan giving which presents the idea he is dressed to keep warm and look smart as opposed to following a trend which is what the teenagers appear to be doing. This is suggested by the variation in their uniform despite both attending the same school showing how they have each put in effort to enable themselves to appear as individuals.
Age is further indicated by the the sarcasm the teacher uses in his dialogue revealing how he views himself as withholding a higher status as he chooses the direction the conversation follows and is able to be humorous but the boys must conform. The *click* paired with the imperitive "Give it." shows that the man does not want to mess around and disproves of poor behavior. The boys sheepishly returns the broken video camera into the man's hands implying that teenagers are impressionable.
When the female teacher walks over to the three male characters she appears to, at first, have authority but her actions are soon undermined my the older man when he says "You did take out an insurance?" patronizingly as if he knew better. Here the idea that the elderly are wiser is constructed as his smug expression in the close up suggests he knows better.
As the clip progresses the idea that teenagers gossip and cannot handle their emotions is portrayed. At 1.50m Amy walks into the medium long shot at says "Great...more people chatting about my family" suggesting her age group have been discussing it all day and getting involves in other peoples' business. When Amy lashes out verbally when the boy informs her of his presence if she ever needed to "talk" it implies she cannot cope and is unable to process her emotions or deal with situations maturely.
At 2.43m when Ronan is seen walking late into class a proposal is suggested, "congratulations to the happy couple", to have taken place. Instantly the audience arrive at the opinion that they are too young and too unsure of themselves to complete such an act which is also shown by the close up on his fiance's face.
4 minutes into the clip and a teacher is shown to be wearing typical teenage clothes which presents the idea that older people do not want to appear to be old and almost fear age. The music paired with the scene makes the action appear humorous and implies older generations not following the stereotype of dressing poorly is funny.
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