About A Girl (2002) Brian Percival - Thomas Herd

The director has represented the girl and her family in their status and the girl's age.

In the first section there are two medium close ups and one close up shot of her walking through three different settings, the editor has used jump cutting so you see all three settings within 7 seconds. This suggests that a teenager's life is very hectic and there are lots of things going on in her life. You can also tell this because of the hand held camera suggesting that nothing is simple and smooth in her life.

Also, in this section, the director has given the audience an idea of what her status could be. An aspect that highlights her status is the setting - the locations where she is walking. This includes graffiti on the walls and the tower block in the background which suggests she is from an under class. These opening shots additionally show her costume which is very functional; you can tell this because of her cheap puffer coat. However, as she is a teenager, she likes to dress up where she can. Percival has shown this with her large loopy earrings. The may be to show her dreams and aspirations and what she might to dress like if she lived her dream. This is of course to show the audience that he dreams are completely unrealistic because of her status.

In another scene where the girl is talking to her father. Due to the dialogue we can tell that he isn't really interested in what she is saying and we can also tell from the situation that her parents are separated as she doesn't see him often. This is asking the audience to whether to judge her situation or to feel sorry for her in the upcoming scenes.