Gender is very significant in this clip, it involves two adult characters one man and one woman. The man at the beginning of the clip comes over very aggressive and assertive to his wife. She also comes over very aggressive towards her husband but is very comforting towards her daughter they are arguing about. You get the sense that they are a low working class due to the source of their argument money. They argue about an item their daughter has broken which in their eyes is expensive to replace. The Husband is a typical stereotypical character that drinks and watches football.
Throughout the first scene, it shows an average family with two parents having an argument. This is shown through the gap of a door which creates a scared outlook from the little girl, the aggressive attitude of the father is asserted to his wife. The appearance and clothing of the family is very basic, casual and unbranded, which indicates that they are a working class family. The family also live in a small terraced house in town which is also an indication that they do not have a high income.
The camera then pans around to the little girl sitting innocently at the table, her facial expression shows sadness, whereas the typical boys in the background are watching TV.
The scene after this shows the father at work, he is working in an industrial environment, this shows masculinity and that he is releasing anger at work. His job shows that is very labour intensive and that he works hard for his money. The camera uses a jump cut shot of the man using the hammer, this shows masculinity and aggression.
The flowing scene then shows the pipe bursting, the camera shot is wobbly and unstable, this shows panic of the woman in the situation. She then runs and shouts to Peter for help, this shows how males can be dominant and able to fix things. Peter is well dressed representing that he could be of a higher class in comparison. Once Peter fixes the pipe they both relax and laugh, the camera is positioned behind a door giving a secretive effect of what they are doing.
Peter then goes back into his own house, which shows a boy watching football and the mother shouting at the two girls. The mother tries to talk to peter but he is too busy, this shows how work is more important to Peter whereas the mother is more children orientated. The mother is very persistent and demanding, this portrays the typical "house wife" which is represented in a smilie way throughout various different tv dramas. The close up camera angles of the mother shouting helps show her anger and worry towards her child.
The scene after this is the car crash, this involves Peter running over family ones little girl. This could be a representation of a clashing of two different social classes. The neighbours run over in distress and assist whereas Peter stays in his car from worry and shock. This shows that. Peter is quite a weak man in comparison to the hard working builder from family 1.
The overlapping of voices and alarms is a representation of a complete mess, once the father realises what has happened he rushes out. He becomes more angry and assertive towards Peter showing his pain. The clothing of all the neighbours is casual, this shows that most neighbours are working class I'm comparison to Peter who is more of a business man.
The mother then walks into the house and realises that the two boys are still watching the football, this portrays that they are just like their father and are careless.
I think that this clip has a good representation of social class, it shows a contrast between the two and how they can clash.
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