Film Analysis

Kidulthood

Symbolic codes:

A darker colour scheme is used, particularly on the streets. This mirrors the weather of England, as well as setting the tone of the film and giving hints towards the genre. The contrast between dark and light that is used can connote the contrast between the characters' young age and the adult life the live.
Since the film is British, it is set around London. Many well known areas are used, such as roads in Croydon, in order to make it realistic and relateable to the audience.

Technical codes:

Many of the camera angles were close ups of the characters faces, as well as the use of tracking. These help to make the film more realistic as and it gives an insight into the characters' emotions, through their facial expressions. There were scenes where the pace slowed and the image blurred to show the audience the scene through the character's eyes or mind.The lighting in the scenes is often quite dark to mirror the serious and intense narrative.

Written codes:

All of the spoken language was London slang, reinforcing the narrative and genre of the film, and also appealing to the primary target audience.