In White Girl, camera angles help to convey different ages of the characters. Several shots help to emphasise the youth of the young girl on her bike; a fixed camera on the bike gives us a view of the girl's pink trainers, a sign off youth. We get many camera shots of her head and feet, giving the illusion of a small height to that of a child. The high angle of the feathers around her gives a childish, fairytale image, emphasising childhood. Later on in the Fish and Chip shop, a medium angle shows that the girl cannot see over the counter, once more adding emphasis onto the height of the girl.

The editing of the scene also creates an image of childhood. The editing of the bike scene is done as if the girl doesn't care about anything else in the world, this care free behaviour is also  emphasised with the jump cut outside the chip shop. 

The quiet calm soundtrack of the scene adds more to the "care-free" image. The ambience of the bike chain and brakes along with the speech "good girl" emphasise the girls youth .

Mise en scene creates the strongest imagery of the age of the characters in the scene. The properties of the scene, such as the xbox (carried by the boy)

Representation of Age

Age 7

• Playing with toys - teddy bear
• Tantrums
• Just starting school
• Books
• Innocence
• Lack of Power
• Smart little kid - geek
• Looking Down - low angle shots
• Mischievous - pen with a lid off, dolly with a head pulled off, toy gun?

Age 16

• Stressed out
• Finishing School
• Girls wear make up
• Independence
• Power Struggle with parents
• Smoking and Alcohol
• Parties
• Lazy
• No money

Waterloo Road - Representation of Gender

     In Episode 1, Series 6 of Waterloo Road, Gender is represented in many ways through camera, editing, sound and mise en scene. Firstly, camera angles; the hand-held camera in the classroom creates a hyperactive atmosphere of the boys' classroom, emphasising their misbehaviour.  Another shot in that scene shows the viewer as an outsider of the class, looking through the blinds of the classroom. This makes the user feel the same way as the boys; the boys are misbehaving behind their teacher's back and us as the viewer are watching the boys from a hidden position. However this mood changes when we enter the girls' classroom where a slow dolly movement creates a calm, focussed atmosphere with a high angle shot showing the orderly arrangement and behaviour of the other sex.

     The editing has a similar affect on emphasising the misbehaviour of the boys; jump cuts make the scene more chaotic and give it a fast-paced feel. Reverse shots in conversation show the boys misbehaving behind the teacher's back, giving an outsiders view into the situation. The lack of editing in the girls classroom emphasises the calm effect provided by the dolly movement.

     In the boys' classroom, their is a fast soundtrack that gives the scene a quick-paced feel. The ambience of the boys talking shows more misbehaviour and lack of concentration. Similar to editing; the lack of sound in the girls' classroom gives a more academic and focussed feel.

     The main aspect of mise en scene is that the boys are learning a more stereotypical feminine subject; home skills, whereas the girls are undertaking a debate, a role-reversal has occurred. In the girls' classroom they are all answering the questions correctly, and in the boys', they are all throwing the food pre-measured for them (which has been done because the teacher know that they need guidance). Outside of the boys' classroom, the female teacher rebels against the male teacher in charge, a role-reversal to what is happening in the classroom behind her.