In the first clip of the extract, we are presented with a group of men who are supplied with tools and getting into a van which represents there job in labour. The pace of the scene has been set at a slow pace to show the hard work they have coming towards them in the day for their job. In the scene there are no children around and the men are all showing eachother respect. In the scene there is a long shot of the men talking to one each other, emphasising on the equality and the men being mature adults.
In the scene outside the house, there is a youth female who pretends to be an adult, she talks to a youth male who is acting like an adult as he is doing cleaning. When the actual adult comes into the scene, the youths stop what they are doing and turn to face the adult as he begins to speak, emphasising on his authority over the younger children. However the man asks the youth if she can drive and gives her his keys, showing his trust in her as he is tricked into believing that she is an adult. When the youth is in the car, Amy, she questions herself in a low tone, which shows her fear and lack of knowledge, as there is a close up shot of her face, which shows her immature side as she does things without thinking of the consequences.
As Amy crashes into another car, the person in the other car is an elderly man. He instantly calls her by her full name and as he talks he talks in a traditional, well spoken English language. As he begins to confront Amy tand discovers she is too young to drive and begins to call her reckless, this shows adult's perception of youths of being irresponsible.
As the clip moves on into the house, the dialogue of the elderly man saying "She has a vivid imagination" reinforces adults's views on younger people. There is no soundtrack in the scene as it emphasises on the seriouness of the situation as all the attention is on the adult and the elderly man, to show there power and authority. The adult's anger is shown in the next clip as he confronts Amy, as she is looking up at him, showing her lack of power and also showing that in society, adults have power over youth. As Amy is told to go back to school, she shouts "I hate you!" which reinforces her young age as she shows her immature side as she runs away.
The scene changes to outside where all the men are working together with a country soundtrack which creates a cheerful setting, showing all the men working together and acting as a community. The scene cuts around to everyone in the scene, showing the equality within the adults.
The scene then moves into Amy's bedroom as she leaves a letter which is written in Pink and wavey writing, which reinforces her child like mind, which is also backed up by the teddy bear. The soundtrack is slow to show Amy's emotion of being in a tantrum and sad to leave, yet shows her being immature as she is running away, like a little child would do. As the elderly woman enters the room and looks out the window looking for Amy, this represents that the elderly woman is looking back on her youth, and that she misses the time of when she was young.
Overall, the extract reinforces the stereotype of age as the youth in the extract is represented as childish and immature, and wishing they were an adult and making clear mistakes. Whereas the adults in the clip are together, creating a community and trusting one another. However they are disheartened when they discover that they have been lied to by a youth.
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