Age in monarch of the glen

Representation of Age in Monarch of the Glen
Age is vastly presented in TV dramas, as it defines each character showing authority and power of a certain character. In ‘Monarch of the glen’, the clip focuses on the character of Amy, Our first impressions of her are that she appears to be fairly young, wearing untidy, average looking clothing very much suited to the mise en scene in the clip which contains a farm looking scene. The other characters that are shown in this scene are/ look to be a lot older than Amy this is particularly displayed as the other characters are wearing drab colours, which suit the work that they are doing, in contrast to this Amy is standing out as she is wearing brighter, younger clothes, which makes the characters more identifiable with age. Also the non diagetic hillbilly music which is very upbeat is playing in the background; this may be due to the fact that this type of music sets in quite nicely with the farming scene and the older generation.
In the next scene we see a land rover vehicle, Amy is asked to drive it. As soon as the question is asked we can see a sudden change in her expression, she becomes a lot more nervy and anxious; we can see this through the close up shot from the camera. This influences to think that something is not right and Amy driving a vehicle is not a regular occurrence. This displays that Amy is most likely to be under the driving limit age. Throughout the scene the camera very much focuses on Amy as she is the main character in the scene and therefore the camera pans across with her as she enters the vehicle. The expressions and anxiousness of Amy foreshadows what may happen in the coming scene. The camera then focuses on the land rover leaving the farm yard and then quickly cuts to the other characters in the scene who are continuing their work. Suddenly we hear diagetic sound of tools banging together to create an almost very realistic vehicle crash affect. Due to the fact we cannot see the full extent of the crash; this in my opinion makes it more dramatic.
At this point the representation of age becomes more recognisable and clear. An element of authority is shown through age when the older characters in the clip go to retrieve Amy’s wellbeing. When the other characters arrive, Amy hides behind them which displays her to be a lot more vulnerable than the rest also this is emphasised by the height difference between her and the rest. The camera angle is disjointed and keeps reverting back to two shots and long shots.  This develops a rugged affect to the conversation as most of the characters seem to be in a state of confusion.
We are then introduced to another character to happens to be the Head teacher at the school she is supposed to be attending daily, he is dressed in a very smart attire including a blazer and a tie. Also he speaks in very clear standard English in contrast to the other characters in the clip as they have a more rough ragged accent which has been picked up through the farming days, this could bring forward another representation on social class and status. In this case the head teacher is displayed to be higher up on the scale.
There is then a jump cut from the where the crash took place to a room most likely in the farmhouse with the head teacher. The head teacher suggests a brandy this agrees with the stereotype of old age as this is what they are seen to want to drink by society.