Straight away, as we are introduced to the scene we can assume that the first character to be introduced would be from the older generation simply because of the calm style of music. This is followed by the close up of someone cutting a flower using a sharp tool which instantly you would resemble this to an adult or elderly person as they ‘stereotypically’ may be more interested in gardening than youths. Throughout the first minute of the clip, the duration of each shot is rather slow to present adults. The speed of each shot gradually picks up when the teenager is introduced. This is also evident by the fast paced shot reverse shot when the teen is walking towards the car. Along with this scene we can contrast the clothing of the mother and the teen. The mother who is seen wearing smart business dress which gives the impression that she takes a lot of pride in her appearance where as the teen is seen wearing clothes that is her own style that she is probably trying to test out in school to compete against peers. However, the mother does not seem to understand the fashion of the teen which shows their difference in age.
The dialogue between the two parents and the teenager at dinner poses the reality and stereotype of a typical teenager, who is most likely to be suffering from teenage angst, where they find it difficult to engage a natural conversation about the daughter’s day. Although, this does show difficulty for the father. The composition of the parents and the teenage daughter demonstrates power (being the parent’s status of maturity, income and life experience). This is done through the parents sitting opposite to each other with the teenage daughter sitting in between them. However, the shot angle is balanced possibly to signify that the teenage daughter maybe just as strong character as the parents.
