The first clip from 'outnumbered' presents an establishing shot of a father and, most likely, his son playing on the nintendo wii. The house seems to be well managed and designed. The residents also seem to have a good amount of wealth, which is shown by the dad not being at work during the day and playing on a console which respresents a middle class family. There are a lot of medium, close and long shots of the two playing the console, showing the reltationship between the father and son. The two sons are also teasing their father indicating the relationship between the three are open and representing a middle class family. The relationship between mother and daughter is contrasting to the three males in the house. Whilst the daughter is doing her homework, she complains about the lack of time her mother spends with her, which is a stereotypical aspect of middle class families where the mother is always working and doesnt have time to spend with her family or children.
The second clip which is a clip from eastenders show a general lower representation of class. There is the motorbike scene where the sisters are together indicating a lower class representation. The looks of the characters are also scruffy looking which further indicates their social class, lower. Their accents are also a stereotypical accent of a white lower class status which is commonly used. There are eveidence of unrest between the family which also indicates a lower class representation. The following scenes are of two couples who are represented in a lower middle class social status because of the way they are presented and
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