Representation of Age- Humans


Sound-

Non-Diegetic classical music is played in the opening scene to effectively enforce an elderly stereotype of George. The idea that he enjoys classical music cold relate the fact that he enjoys just the old things he remembers also creating a strong sense of nostalgia and wistfulness.

The sound of  doorbell is alarming however one we would expect in the environment of a house. the sound interrupt the calm and relaxed atmosphere and this shows disruption.

When the company enter the house we can only hear the diegetic sound of dialogue. George sounds tired and he does not speak much, the idea that the care worker speaks the most shows that she has control because of the overtly prestige way she has managed to obtain and go around the conversation.

when George and his synth begin speaking about the wedding with his wife the feeling of remembering and wishful want for the past returns in the form of calm and relaxing music. with this feeling of reminiscence George's attitude changes and he becomes much more positive. because the music is slow this mimics the way that George's mind and memory appears to operate.     

Camera Work-

At the beginning of the scene we are shown the front/ main room of George's house. The camera focuses on the degrees and achievements on the walls to show that the person, whose house it is, has been through a lot and lived a full life. This representation lives up to a common stereotype of old people being proud of their achievements and wanting to show them off.  The camera slowly pans so the George is in the shots, he seems relaxed whilst tidying away some beads. George drops the beads when the doorbell rings and so the shot zooms onto the beads to show how disorganised and disrupted they are. This representation mirrors that fact that the outside world and changing atmosphere has disrupted is calm, relaxing way of life.
 A stereotypical shot of George in the door frame is used to show that George is security conscious. This lives up to the stereotype that old people are targeted for crimes because they are weaker. a point of view shot from Georges aspect is used to see how cautious George is, it also allows us to see how he views the outside world. Over the shoulder shots of the person outside the door are used to show what George looks likes to the rest of society, an old, security conscious man who is scared of the changing world around him.

Editing-

The editing follows strict continuity editing and is paced as slow and unnoticed.

Mise-en-Scene-

George looks like the stereotypical old retired man. He has grey hair, wrinkles and wears old fashioned clothes. He is not physically impaired in any way and even though the idea of him having an illness is subtly dropped into aspect we see that George has enough energy to run a little bit when people come calling on his door, thus defying the stereo type that old people have little energy.
His house is dimly lit, the colours used are what you would associate with rotting and putrefaction. the home is also littered with books and pieces of paper, this shows that he has read a lot information and hordes endless amounts of meaningless junk as well as his wife's old clothes and things. This follows a usual stereotype that old people own a lot of things because they are too frightened to part themselves with the past because things seemed better back then.
When George addresses his synth he calls it 'son', this follows a usual idea that old people follow a term of endearment usually based on the ages of the people they are addressing. young men are usually referred to as 'son' to men who are older than them