Mise en Scene for Monarch of the Glen

In the first shot we see many middle aged men using tools, these tools connote age because they require hard work and skill to use. The men are wearing work clothes which are mostly dull colours, which shows they have the knowledge not to wear decent clothes when working, and the dullness is also representative of age. The younger characters however wear more casual clothing, and the girl in particular wears bright clothes which imply she is young. When asked if she can drive the girl says she can, because it is assumed that everyone on the farm can drive, but since she is too young, and doesn't want to be found out she lies. Her confusion about what to do in the car is displayed by her non-verbal communication (using a confused expression) and verbal communication (talking to herself to assure which pedals do what in the car). After a hesitant start, she drives off but then crashes. Her reaction to the crash is hiding behind the man, but this is the same reaction a child would display, therefore we assume again, that she is young.
The headmaster shows that he is old with his full-face beard, and tweed jumper, which we might assume has leather elbow patches. These are connotations of an old fashioned teacher, which is why we can draw a conclusion that he is old.The office room is a very mature looking which indicates ‘oldness’ by the wooden  panelling on the walls, the dark coloured furniture and pretty much everything in the room. Oldness is further confirmed when the man offers the headmaster Brandy, not from a bottle, but from a decanter which is very old fashioned. Also in this scene low key lighting is used.
Her body language when being told off seems to indicate how young she is with a pleading look in her face. The man then starts to point and wag his finger in her face as if she is a child being told off. Here we notice that we are at Amy’s eye level when looking at her, and it is as if we are also looking up at the man, which makes the audience feel intimidated, or as if they are in Amy’s shoes. Finally once told she has to leave, Amy makes a really childish gesture of throwing her hands down and running off.
Props used in Amy’s rooms, such as the teddy bears, magazines, pink lanterns and even her girly handwriting on the goodbye notes are representative of Amy’s youth. Her action of running away is the type of thing you expect a child to do.