Use of camera work to represent age in Monarch of The Glen

The extract begins with a dolly shot men on a farm doing manual labour. The dolly shot was probably chosen so that we can appreciate how many people are involved in the work and how hard they are working. The next shot is a medium long shot which features the young girl, Amy, coming outside to join the younger male worker. This type of shot was used to show the clothes she is wearing which contrasts with the clothes of the other characters. She is dressed more like a teenage girl than a worker. The shot pans to follow her as she walks over to him and changes to an over-the-shoulder shot from the the young male looking at Amy. This shot makes her look smaller due to the distance between her and the male (the male being closer to the camera, therefore looking bigger) which could be subtly implying her youth.

After being asked to drive the truck, the camera tracks forward towards the car into a close-up to show her sitting in the driver's seat. A close-up shot was used to allow the audience to see her confused expression at trying to start the car. After crashing and exiting the car, Amy's Boss, Paul, the young male and another woman all run over to see whats happened. It is during the exchange with Paul and the older man who she crashed into that Amy is seen in the bottom of the shot, shorter than the other characters. This is possibly to emphasise how much younger she is compared to them. Then there is a close-up shot of Amy and the other woman which shows her worried expression and again how much shorter she is

In the next scene, there is an establishing shot of a study as Paul and the headmaster enter. As Paul walks over to a decanter to pour some brandy, we see him from a low angle. This low-angle camera work is continued throughout the scene as we are meant to be sympathising with Amy, so we see it from her point of view. As Paul exits the study to tell Amy off the camera tracks to follow Amy as Paul pulls her to the side. These scenes are shot at Amy's height to put us in her position

After a montage sequence, we go to a scene in Amy's bedroom. The camera tilts down to show the magazines scattered on the bed (prop associated with teenagers) and shows her putting down a note. The camera pans to the right to show another note. The camera then zooms into a picture on the mirror which shows her and the other workers on the farm during happier times