Skins isn’t an obvious choice for representation of the working class, but rather for representation, but non-the-less i find it interesting and most of the adolescents featured are from very working class families. To start, the working class are mainly portrayed through the use of mise-en-scene; the working class characters wear stereotypical working class clothing (knock-off designer brands etc), and also possess working class traits such as the way that they talk and the manner in which they act. These characters are contrasted with the more middle class characters in their friendship group, such as Grace, who dress more modestly and speak with correct pronunciation and grammar.
Camerawork was also used in order to portray the working class status for characters in the drama. The shots used to show them are normally from high angles from the perspective of more middle class people, such as friends, teachers and other authority figures.
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