representations of age in skins

Age is represented in a stereotypical way in the TV drama skins. The setting of the house is shown to be a wild and care free setting, through the use of mise-en-scene. The first shot of the birds-eye view of Tony's bed sheets have a design of a naked male and naked female which represents the teen age of Tony as it would be unlikely for an adult to have such bed sheets dues to it being inappropriate. The setting of Tony's room seems to contrast with the bed sheet due to it being neat and tidy. This is a confusing representation, showing that teenagers can be confusing to understand at times. An over the shoulder shot of Tony viewing the naked lady across his house further represents a young teenage boy in a care free manner.

Tony's representation is contrasting at time due to him being a determined person who wakes up in the morning and does his routine workout as well as reading whilst he is on the loo, which is contrasted when he leaves his house, talking about partying and being up to no good. The audience may assume that he is putting on an image in front of his family and the real Tony is shown outside his house. Tony also seems to upset and frustrate his dad in the morning as he puts the music on max volume and locks his dad out of the toilet, portraying a mischievous character of tony who enjoys his dad's annoyance.

The genre of the TV drama is shown to be a teen drama. We can tell this by the importance of the two teen characters, Tony and his sister. Tony influence on the family and his friends show that this is a teen drama aswell as his behaviour. He watches the woman across his street change, his bed sheets are designed of a naked male and female, he disturbs his dad every morning through the loud music and locked toilet door. The sister also comes home in the morning, showing her wild lifestyle as we can assume she was up to no good. Tony also covers up for her through the use of the music, representing a helpful relationship between the brother and sister. All this indicate that he is the main character and tell us that this is a teen drama.

We can assume that the narrative will unfold into Tony continuing his mischievous acts and behaviour with his friends. Another way in which the narrative can unfold is the sisters lifestyle and how she acts with people in particular boys as she is seen to be provocative, because of the camera shots of when she is changing and her coming home in the morning.

Effy's representation is shown in a negative way due to her coming home in the morning looking scruffy and this questions the control the parents have on their kids. The age of Effy is represented here through the use of mise-en-scene, her clothing and her make-up, and through the use of camera shots, when she changes, the camera shots are mostly close ups of her body. The parents relationship is shown to be