Monarch of the Glen

The beginning of the clip starts of with an establishing shot which shows men loading equipment onto trucks. This gives us the idea that the clip will be very masculine. However, as the clip progress we see the main character, who is female, attempt to drive a car. We hear a bang in the distance, which reinforces the stereotypes that teenagers are rebellious, reckless and irresponsible. Also, the editing becomes faster which shows the dangerous stereotype of youth. The scene cuts to the two men in an old-looking office in which the younger man pours the older man a drink. The re-enforces a gender stereotype of men drinking whiskey to calm their nerves.

The scene then cuts to the younger man telling off the young girl. The editing includes shot reverse shots which is fast paced to show the anger from the young mans point of view. The angle at which the camera is at a low angle for the young man to show that he’s inferior to her and a high angle to show the vulnerability of the young girl. The young man also gets more screen time, this shows his prominence and inferiority of a stereotypically butch male. The young girl then asserts her anger by raising her voice and running away. This is challenging the stereotype of a youth because it is showing her as vulnerable and isolated when she runs away.

The scene then cuts to older people working to build something outside. This would be challenging the stereotype of older people because in the scene they are shown as active and together not isolated and frail. The soundtrack also sets a happy mood for the scene compared to a sad and sympathetic soundtrack we usually hear. The scene cuts to a young girl looking at herself in a mirror with photos placed around the edges. This scene again shows her as vulnerable and isolated which is again challenging the stereotypes of youth who are usually in groups and dangerous. 

The props help to create meaning, for example, the mirror is showing that she is reflecting on her times because her image is reflected in the mirror. The soundtrack has a sad mood to it which makes us feel sympathy for the girl. The scene then cuts back to the workers building and the older lady runs to the young man for help, which perceives her as a ‘damsel in distress’. She then breaks the news about the young girl running away. A dramatic soundtrack adds suspense to the news which ends the scene on a cliffhanger.