Humans Clip

The clip starts with a pan shot of the inside of the older mans house to the older man who is playing with the medicine pills. Here from the mise en scene age is represented very stereotypically as the area looks cluttered and messy. There is very dim lighting and all the objects in the scene represents an older man as they are all older and there is nothing very modern. There are also black and white photos in delicate looking photo frames and everything seems to be covered in a slight layer of dust. This creates a nostalgic feel and is a typical reprsentation of older people clinging to the past. The dark dim lighting also shows this. There are letters which is an much older way of communicating which also represents the mans age. There is slow orchestral music playing which is an non diegetic and asynchronous sound and this also represents the mans age stereotypically as it is the kind of music that you would expect older people to listen to it also shows the stereotype of old people being nostalgic and missing/trying to relive the past as the music is very old fashioned. Over the sound of the music is the man fiddling with the pills, this diegetic clacking sound is loud and clear and creates tension. It represents the man as uneasy and nervous which can be a stereotypical representation as sometimes older people are represented as more unsure and nervous. Where the old man is the lighting is lighter and clearer yet still messy;this represents the older man in the present as it is brighter than the rest of the house but also keeps up the typical representation of older peoples house being cluttered like they are struggling to manage on their own.

Cross-cut editing is used to show a woman pressing the door bell which above has a sign that says "no visitors". Then using cross cut editing the scene changes quickly to the older man jumping at the sound of the doorbell,this is a typical representation of older people being anxious and jumpy. At this point the man also drops his pills which creates a very loud and clear diegetic noise which represents his nervousness and increases the tension. When he drops the pills the mise en scene shows that there are other medicines on the table and this represents the older man's age very stereotypically as older people being ill, needing medicine and being more fragile is an typical representation. A point of view shot is used when the older man opens door to a middle aged woman. The man only slightly opens the door, keeping it on the latch as shown by the mise en scene before talking to woman which is diegtic and synchronous sound, through this the man is being represented as typically grumpy, snappy and almost rude which is an typical representation of men his age. The woman replies very smartly and professionally and is also presented by her appearance this way as shown by a shallow focus shot. This represents the woman stereotypically as often middle aged women are shown as polished and polite. As the mise en scene shows that the woman ignored the note it represents the woman as better and more powerful than the man. The typical smart way the woman is dressed (mise en scene) represents how the middle aged age group is being represented with more authority and importance than the elderly. Shot reverse shot is used for this part as the man continues to be grumpy by rolling his eyes and muttering under his breath which is a diegtic sound that helps fit the man to the bad tempered old man stereotype. A point of view shot is used when the man closes the door forcefully this re-enforces the irritable old man stereotype.

The next shot is an establishing shot before continuity editing is used to move the scene into the living room. Here the mise en scene remains the same of the room being a bit messy and grimy, fitting the representation that the man is struggling to cope and/or is happy to live the past quite nostalgically. The mise en scene of the characters customs also represents their ages stereotypically; the old man is casual slouchy clothes that looked ruffled, creased and not very clean whereas the woman is dress very smartly and immaculately. This fits the stereotype of middle aged people being more important and capable than the elderly like they look after themselves more. Shallow focus is used in this section to show that the woman is annoyed at what she believes is the old mans ramblings (when he talks about Einstein which is diegetic sound) which represents the middle aged age group as having little time and patience with the elderly and the elderly as being a little bit pointless and slow. As they are talking the woman stands which creates a high angled shot from the mans perspective; this shows the power and authority that the middle aged woman has over the man which represents how middle aged people often try to influence and enforce their power onto the elderly. Throughout the time the woman is talking this diegetic sound is pompous, loud and commanding which is a typical representation of how middle aged people are shown as more in control and important than the elderly. It is also represents how middle aged people can patronize the elderly.  

Continuity editing takes the scene to the bedroom once the woman has left to use an over the shoulder shot to show the older man opening the wardrobe door. The person inside the wardrobe is a much younger man and shallow focus represents his innocence and playfulness which is a typical representation of younger men compared to older men. Quite, soft, nostalgic music begins to play and a low angled shot is used as the man older dabs the younger boys face which represents how in this case the older man is more wise and capable whereas the younger man is represented as less capable and more naive. The music slightly increases as the old man remembers "Mary" and shallow focus is used to show the love and emotion he is feeling; this fits the stereotypical stereotype of the elderly being nostalgic and missing their past.