Outnumbered and Eastenders

How do the 2 extracts construct representations of social class? Refer to micro elements.

Outnumbered: Middle class
Family together (strong unit, talk about things e.g. school) - Mother caring/over protective also seen as a typical middle class family with two well educated parents and three children.
Set in house (back of house, modern kitchen)-
Language - standard English / appear well educated
Characters are all white

Eastenders: Working class
Settings- street, pub, cafe, market etc
Language- not standard English (slang)
Characters- more multicultural characters
Gloomy/depressive view on the working class while showing individuals with little family support (lonely, depressed)

Editing
In Outnumbered they used eyeline match to make the audience aware of whom is talking and to who. This has been used to highlight the closeness of the family as they are all interacting with one other and not having to shout to each other across a large area. The conversation including the two brothers in the kitchen uses over the shoulder shot to highlight who the conversation involves, however this could also be called shot/reverse shot. In the eastenders extract they used shots to make characters look small, alone and powerless. The way that this was enhanced was the use of high angled shots which makes the audience look down on the character and makes them look powerless and alone. This is one way to show the working class as having no power.

Sound
In outnumbered there is very little sound apart from the constant talking between the family members. This could be highlighting that in middle class families they feel for it to be necessary to know everything about the children, this is also shown when the mother says that she checks on her children's Facebook accounts. This is very different to Eastenders where the characters do not say as much and there is a lot more town noise. This shows how busy the working class can be and how some issues can go unnoticed.

Mise-en-scene
In Outnumbered most of the filming is done in a very bright modern kitchen which partially represents the typical middle class family where there is little or nothing wrong. The modern style to the kitchen also shows the increased level of wealth in the middle class families compared to families of the working class. The clear light coloured walls mocks how the middle class puts on a front that everything is OK even when it is not. Eastenders is very different to Outnumbered especially with the mise-en-scene it's settings are all outside of the home in places such as a pub, market or in the street. This shows that there is a lack of family support for most if not all characters this is further highlighted when the female character is upset in stead of going to a friend or home she goes to the launderette. Also other characters seen oblivious in the fat she is upset and is shown in the way another character keeps on talking about herself without thinking twice about it.