Analysis Of Kidulthood

The film Kidulthood uses different types of media techniques to not only make the film effective but also to target the audience. One example of this is sound, sound is used to target the audience which are urbanites, which are people who live in the city or in urban places. The mostly used genre of sound in this film is grime and hip-hop, these types of genres have been used because this music would be what the audience would listen too, therefore it would attract the audience as they would be able to relate to the music played. The non-diagetic sound used in this film has all been produced by urban artists, such as the song 'Jus a Rascal' produced by Dizzee Rascal. The music of used in this film gives the film a fast …show more content…
The settings in which the films are set a very much like what the audience would see on a day to day basis, for example council estates. These settings allow the audience to interact and relate to the meaning behind the film. At the end of the film the last setting which is shown to the audience is a house, where the party is happening, this house is not the sort of house that would normally be shown to the urbanite audience because it is a higher class then the council estates which are normally shown. The directer has chosen to use a house for a higher class family because it broadens the audience more could allow the unintended audience to relate tot he film as well. Costume also plays a huge impact in this film as all of the characters where “common” clothes, these clothes include hoodies, trainers, tracksuits, and hats. These types of clothes allows the urbanite audience to identify with characters and further relate to the characters. One of the last elements that brings the whole film together is the type of lighting used in this film, dark/grey lighting is used in this film to create the dingey, drab atmosphere which create the feeling that there is no hope of for anyone in this film. At the end of the film where Trevor was stabbed, the scene is set in the night which could be symbolic for the end of his life, however there are a few lights