Cast and Costume

Cast List 

Lily Fox 
Played by a young girl called Alina Hussain. She is 11 years old and has the innocent look we wanted our character to have.

Costume: Pink dress, cardigan, black shoes, hair bobble, scarf/hat/gloves and coat.

This is the shoes that Lily will be wearing
 as they are generic school shoes that a
young girl will wear. 

Because it is at night and the weather is colder,  Lily will wear this to help emphasis her innocence. 

This is the dress Lily will be wearing
as young girls are stereotyped to wear
dresses. The colour will be pink as this
is a common colour that young
girls are associated with. 

This electric blue coat will
make Lily stand out and visible
when walking on the streets. The
blue also symbolises high emotion
which this section of the opening
has a lot of.


                                        

This is the jumper that Lily will be

wearing. The colour again is another colour that is associated with younggirls. 

Spencer Fox 
This character is played by Arman Khan a member of our AS media  group who suits the role of a father figure. We have chosen him because her has a mature personality and suits the role of our character.

Costume: black tie, white shirt, jeans, shoes and reading glasses.

We have given Spencer glasses so
that he can be portrayed as a geeky/nerdy
type father. 

   

This black tie will show the formality
of Spencer highlighting his professional
personality.





  

The pair of jeans that Spencer will be wearing
show the audience his causal ensemble.

     

This white shirt again shows the professional

and formal characteristics of Spencer.  

We have chosen these boots to symbolise
that Spencer has just returned from a 'camping'
trip, so this will underline this to the audience.

Joseph Hawke 
The person we have chosen to play this character is Ted Hazell because he has an different perception and interpretations of thing which our character has.

Costume: White shirt, grey trousers, black shoes, maroon tie, blazer and ski mask/gloves.

Representation of Age

The TV Drama that I will be basing my analysis on is the opening scene of the Channel 4 teenage drama ‘Skins’. The programme is aimed at teenagers above 16 to 19 and often covers the many issues and problems the audience may feel or be associated with. 

The opening scene begins with big close up of a characters fist which shows the cuts and scars that have been placed on them. The shot is also supported by the use of low key lighting to make it difficult for the audience to focus on anything other than the fist in the shot and also accentuates the dark atmosphere in the shot setting a depressing tone. The music during this shot is also fast paced and up beat connoting the aggressiveness and anger that may have been caused with association with the fist portraying youths as violent and careless about their health or actions. 

The shot then changes to a low angle shot of a male character wearing a ripped t-shirt and tracksuit bottom, with the camera zooming in towards him. This therefore underlines the importance of this characters role within the TV drama as well as the stereotypical dress sense this character complies with signifying the association with the term ‘chav’. The characters face is also turning away from the shot which symbolises that he is in a deep thought raising the possibility that youths are paranoid. This shot also uses high-key lighting with a bright light focusing on the characters strained face and body making this visible by the audience, and the surroundings dimmed out expressing that the male character is the dominant in the shot. The characters costume in the shot is supported by the high key lighting allowing the audience to see the dirt and ripped t-shirt representing youths as being unhygienic and lazy when taking care of themselves.

The shot cuts and proceeds to a low angle shot where another character enters in the foreground allowing them to be seen as superior and important. This character however is blurred out, yet the rear side of the male character in still the main focus of the shot where his appearance is visible and clear. The use of high key lighting is used again within this shot and supports the contrast between both characters. The character in the foreground is submerged with bright lighting accentuating the good character they are, yet the male character is still in the low key lighting highlighting the gloomy and dull attitude British youths are considered to have. 

The following shot is an establishing shot at eye level which shows the audience the current setting of the scene. The shot has a high density as the black metal bars in the fore ground, the blue and white wall colours and costume of the second character all is all considered by the audience to express the setting as a prison ward. The bright lighting supports the density as it allows the audience to clearly view all of these items. The male character again is the more dominant as the colour of his t-shirt is different compared to the other bold colours in the shot which therefore focus our attention on him. This represents the male character as dangerous and negligent of their behaviour and lifestyle. 

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/skins/4od#3052142