This document summarizes and reviews several British films focused on urban youth culture, including Attack the Block, Kidulthood, and This is England. It notes that these films realistically portray the attitudes, activities, and challenges facing teenagers in cities like London, such as crime, drugs, and violence. The document then compares these films to the creator's own film, stating it also aims to authentically show the lives of suburban 16-17 year olds, including their socializing, risk-taking behaviors, and potential dangers like assaults. In summarizing other films, the author argues their work shares themes of representing modern British teenage life.

1. Question 1
Media evaluation questions

2. 1. In what ways does your media
product use, develop or challenge
forms and conventions of real media
products?

3. Joe Cornish
• Joe Cornish was born on December 20, 1968 in London, England as Joseph
Murray Cornish. He is a writer and director of :
‘ Attack the block ‘ (2011) ‘ Ant man (2015) ‘
He was also a radio presenter , DJ and a comedian. Cornish released his directorial debut
Attack the block . Cornish was educated at the independent Westminster School in central
London. He made a number of behind the scenes documentary's which includes the making
of Little Britain.
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I think that this is a decent film I would
give in a 7 / 10 , so this is a similar rating
to what IMB gave the film. The film was
good because it was very relevant to what
was currently happening in London in
terms of crime.

4. Shane Meadows
• Shane Meadows was born on December 26, 1972 in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England. He is a
director and writer, known for :
‘ This is England ‘ (2006) ‘ Dead man’s shoes ‘ (2004)
Meadows was a film director , screenwriter , occasional actor and BAFTA Meadows is known for
his frequent collaborations with various actors and film crew members. Although he writes
and directs all of his work he often splits his work with another party. Meadows also enrolled
at a performing arts course at Burton collage. At this colage is where he met friend and
future collaborator Paddy Considine.
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I would agree with the rating of this
film because the way the film has
been put together is at a very good
quality and it is done about a time
period that is very well know in UK
history. I think that the film show the
life of the youth of that generation
very well.

5. Noel Clark
• Noel Clarke was born on December 6, 1975 in London, England as Noel Anthony Clarke.
Films that he has directed are ones like :
‘ Adulthood ‘ (2008) ‘ Kidulthood ‘ (2006) ‘ 5,4,3,2,1 ‘ (2012)
Clark is an English actor, screenwriter and director from London. He is know for playing Mickey
Smith in Doctor Who. Noel is a very successful actor taking part in a large number of films
like kidulthood, Adulthood , Sex Drugs & Rock n Roll , 4.3.2.1 and his biggest film Star Trek
into darkness.
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I think that this is an accurate
representation of the film in
terms of rating. I think that this
film really shows what it is like to
live the life of a 15 year old
growing up in west London. This
film shows the troubles of life
when at this age.

6. Urban
• All of these films are urban based films that have been done to
show relatable situations from Britain mainly based around the
UK’s youth. Shots from council estates and streets show what
the youth of today gets up too.
• Attack the Block - is a film done in the urban part of London
and its shows the attitude and the activity's of the youth of today
and how they react to a situation where it is something out of the
ordinary. This could be linked to our film because we are also
filming with the same sort of age group and also we have
situations incorporated that involves violence and drink/drugs.

7. Extra film views
• Kidulthood - Is a film that has been set all across the urban streets of
London. This was voted the most controversial film of the year when it
was released. The main setting for the film was Ladbroke Grove and
Latimer Road in inner west London. This film was seen as a Teen film/
drama. Kidulthood is similar to our film in the sense that it is about
teens in the normal environments and the things that go on and how
the things that happen in there area affect them and what they do. The
similarity's that our two films have is that the main plot of the film is both
based around social groups, teenagers and crime.

8. Our film
• Our film is similar to the films that I have written about because we also have
hidden within the main story how it is to live the life of a 16 -17 year old , in the
middle class suburbs of London. Our film show the things that the average
social tee would get up to and the things they could end up doing, taking and
also the problems that they could face. Our film shows teens in the stereo typical
way. By this it means large groups who are drinking , smoking and in some
cases taking illegal substances. This is a negative representation of the youth of
today. Our film also shows that dangers and challenges that the youth could
face when traveling at certain times , in our film we have a scene where and 17
year old male gets stopped and attacked for his possessions. This is a situation
which has happened in real life and also has been shown in similar ways in
other films like ‘Kidulthood’ and ‘This is England’.