Representation of Age - Monarch Of The Glen

Young people: 

• At 0:15 of the clip it cuts from a group of middle age men working to a young person working, this is non-stereotypical as young people are normally portrayed or viewed as lazy. Also this cut between age group shows that both age groups are hard working regardless of age.   
• At 0:37 a ellipsis is used to as Amy is shown getting the keys to the landrover. This portrays her in two ways, the first as obedient which is a positive view on the age group as teens are stereotyped as rebellious and unhelpful, on the other hand Amy was lying when she said she could drive which is a negative stereotype. 
• At 1:20 it cuts to Amy who has crashed the landrover. This sudden cut represents the sudden accident with the crash. This part of the clip is negative for the age group as it makes her seems incompetent and a troublemaker which conforms the dominant ideology that young people are trouble makers.        
• At 3:32 it cuts to the bedroom which Amy is in. In this part of the clip Amy is leaving letters behind before she runs away. This represents the age group in a positive and negative way, the positive way is that she is being caring and is leaving a message behind for them which shows she is thinking about their feelings, however the negative way is that she is running away from her troubles, this is a stereotype for this age group as they are seen as making many mistakes at their age.    

Middle aged:

• At the start of the clip to 0:15 a long take of middle age men working and helping each other. This connotes that the age range of the men are hard working, so is positive to the age group. However this also portrays or conforms the stereotype of a dominate ideology that men do all the hard labor tasks, which is shown as there are only men in this clip.
• At 0:24 the 180 degree rule is used when the three of them are talking. However in the shot the man is shown on his own and the two young people together, this connotes his importance and shows the audience that he is in control. This is stereotypical for the man to be in control because he is older than the other two, so therefore is seen as wiser and smarter. 
• At 2:30 a shot reverse shot is used when the man is talking down to Amy. This shows the difference between how he talks to someone of a different age, he is quite condescending to her and treats her like a little child, just because of her age, although it could as be because of her gender. Short takes are also used when they are auguring, this makes it more quick pace, it also portrays young people as defiant as Amy is auguring with him.
• In the library scene at 2:12 eyeline match is used between the man and the older man. This shows how they are equal and have respect for each other even though they just met, this is a contrast to how he treats Amy later on which shows how age affects how people treat you. Shot reverse shot is also used in this scene which gives both men equal screen time which reflects how they are equal in the T.V show, the 180 degree rule also shows this idea.    

OAP:

• At 2:24 it cuts to the old women comforting Amy outside the room the men are talking in. This presents her as a Grandmother type of character which is stereotype that is offer used which is pretty positive, however this also shows here and a little further on in the clip when Amy and the man are auguring in a shot reverse shot, that she'd rather watch than get involved, this now presets her as helpless and useless which is a negative stereotype associated with this age group.
• At 3:05 a cut is used which shows a group of men of varied ages working and helping each other, this consists of some old men. This is a positive view on the age group as normally they are portray as feeble and helpless. However in this part of the clip only old men are shown helping, not old women which shows how old women are stuck with stereotype of only being a help in the kitchen and not outside, this might as be because of genders.  
• At 4:00 there is a long take of the old women looking worried because of Amy isn't in the room. This connotes that she is caring which is a positive stereotype shown as it shows that the age group is caring. 
• At 4:30 an ellipses is used of the old women running to find find the man, when she gets to him she is out of breath. This portrays her to be unfit because she is old which is a common ideology when it comes to old people as people think they can't take care of themselves. Although the old women ran to help Amy she ran to the man so he could help her find Amy, this shows that she could not find Amy by herself which could be seen as weak and that's why she needs a mans help, this could also link in with gender because if the old lady was a man then they might have not needed or asked the man for his help.