Kidulthood is a 2006 British drama film that focuses on the lives of teenagers in inner London. It features themes of bullying, casual sex, drug abuse, crime, and murder as the teenagers disregard authority. The film wants to portray a realistic look at troubled youth culture. The opening sequence establishes the gritty tone through costumes, lighting, language, and camera shots that immerse the viewer in the world of the characters.

1. By Sonia De Abreu

2. A film similar to ours:KiDULTHOODKidulthood (2006) is a British Drama film which focuses around the life of several teenagers in inner London. Directed by MenajHudah and written by Noel Clarke who also stars in the film. Featuring bullying, casual sex, hard drug abuse, complete disregard for authority, organized crime and even murder, if ever a film wanted an ASBO more than an Oscar, it's Kidulthood. Wearing its multiracial "messed-up youth" mantra as a badge of honour, this seems - at first glance - to be a deliberate assault on Middle England values.CastAmlAmeen as Trevor a.k.a. 'Trife'Red Madrell as AlisaAdam Deacon as JayNoel Clarke as SamJaime Winstone as BeckyFemi Oyeniran as MoonyMadeleine Fairley as ClaireRafeSpall as LennyNoel Clarke as SamNicholas Hoult as BlakeRebecca Martin as Katie

3. KiDULTHOODposter deconstructionWritten in black exemplifying the seriousness yet the fact that the ‘i’ is the only letter in lower case shows the ghetto aspect of the movie.Lighting goes from light to dark showing the arguably good and bad characters in the movie. The fact that these two characters are the only ones standing up shows their authority and status and that they could possible have sort of conflict with each other because they are standing at opposite ends. Dressed in a provocative manner and sitting in a careless way.Hooded tops, tracksuit bottoms demonstrating typical teenagers, patronising character. Strong marketing device to draw the audience in

4. Analysis of the opening sequence to kidulthoodhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shsBkmx5oQY Here is the opening sequence to kidulthood and my analysis belowCostume- From the costumes that are worn in this opening sequence such as tracksuit bottoms, trainers and hoods you immediately associate this with ASBOS, teenagers of the 21st century. You associate this type of clothing with criminals, someone patronising. The girls are dressed in a provocative manner illustrating them as easy and careless.Lighting is in general dark and dim emphasising the darkness and melancholy of the film. Props- Weapons such as guns, knives and baseball bats are used a lot to illustrate the crime aspect of the movie. Yet props like flat screen televisions are not seen within the opening sequence or at all in the movie showing the characters social class.Language- The opening sequence uses as much ghetto language as it can with a lot of modern slang demonstrating youths of today and fitting in with the stereotype the movie is trying to portray.Camera shots-A variety of shots are used within the opening sequence; close up camera shots are used to provide a dramatic emphasis, highlighting characters' expressions which gives a sense into what will happen within the film based on their emotions and how they are feeling. Long range shots have been used to show viewers the environment and surroundings of which the characters are brought up in.Sound-The mood of the film is set within the trailer based on the music played. Throughout the trailer, the music is very upbeat which keeps the audience engaged and focused, added to the music are sound effects which also keep the audience engaged as it not only shows the level of violence within the film but also a view into what the film is about and what kind of film it is.