Wednesday 29 September 2010

Analysis of Kidulthood

Kidulthood is a film produced in 2006 that is aimed for the target audience of teenagers. I done my analysis on a clip of the opening scene of the film which is shown below. When it first appear its quite dark lighting which could suggest that the weather is prehaps cold, wet and a dull day which is also represented with characters wearing coats as part of their costumes.
It also shows straight away people, more likely to be boys but we are unsure due to the camera shooting at their feet instead of face are playing football. we see that the ground is quite muddy which again suggests that there has been bad weather.
From this we seem to gather a sense of a school playground as we can hear the sound of people talking and messing around, we do not get an imidiate sense of a school as it could be a park instead although when we look closely at the boys who are playing football we notice they are wearing black school troussers which automatically puts in image of school into our heads.
The camera then goes on to a range of shots from medium shots to long shot, close ups and even looking down at and angle to view one of the characters faces. these range of shots all create a good image that keeps the watchers interested, as well as focusing in on the characters smudging the background to make us really watch them and what actions they do. not only are these simple camera shots used but also camera shots through objects which could mean hiding or like they are being spyed on from a distance, as well as the 180 degree rule where it shows two people talking from a side on view and they have used a repeating shot which shows a characer being hit three times this is different but interesting keeping the audience interested.  
When we see the characters, we notice that they are in a cage sort of thing that is located in what seems apparent in a school. this could suggest to the watchers that the people within the school are closed up and work together as a community however it could also suggested that they are confind and kept closely as a whole school.
Furthermore, the costumes not also show coats and a uniform but hoodies which could mean a gang feeling to the film. It isnt just about what clothes they are wearing but what they have as accessories. in on the the shots we she that a girl has aload of jewllery on her which include big hoods, big gold rings and chains. This gives the watchers the imidate sterotype of 'chav' which is also shown in the way they talk, lots of slang speech is used which could mean that they are poorly educated or may even be putting up an alter ego as part of their gang  background showing violence  which also shows this too.
When we watch it we can hear many sounds throughout the scene from machinery showing that they are hard working, people talking shows that it is a lively place to be, footall active and energetic and background music. These are all diegetic sounds as they are relevant to the actual scene as it help to show what the film is about more.

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