SUB-GENRE CONVENTIONS: ANALYSIS OF CAMERA, EDITING, SOUND AND MISE-EN-SCENE CONVENTIONS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND YOUTH DRAMA TITLE SEQUENCES
Youth Drama:
Kidulthood
The opening scene of Kidulthood begins with a slow motion close up shoot of the teenager's feet playing football. This makes the viewers of the secondary school playground settings. After that shot there are various mid shots of the different groups of teenagers in the playground this shows the different 'cliques' within the school which later leads to conflict.
The background music which is playing is very face paced and intense. the intensity of the music shows the face paced nature of the playground.
Through the dialogue and sound the viewers are made aware of the urban accents, swearing, and the slang used which reveals the inner city location of the secondary school and the working class status of the students.
The urban nature of the students is shown through the mise-en-scene. For example, the jewellery and accessories the students wear such as hoop earrings and hoodies as these have associated with the urban youth lifestyle.
My brother the devil
My brother the devil opens up with a mid shot.
My brother the devil opens up with a mid shot.
High school drama:
Slacker
High school Genre - Slackers
Camera
First we see the camera tilt downwards till we see a campus setting . This allows the audience to see the peaceful and clam setting . Then we see a medium shot of two girls at 00:01:04 . This shows the normal everyday life of campus students . Next we see a close up of feet and hands at 00:01:08 then we see the camera tilt up at 00:01:13 , we see a long shot of a male characters walking towards the camera at 00:01:42 . This contrast to the normal peaceful everyday life of a student as it implies that this student is a rebel and just bad . Next we see a close up of hands then the shot widens to shows the girls whole body at 00:02:01.
Mise - en- scene
Setting- we see a clear clean nice looking campus .
Props - A bike that has a bent wheel , a camera that one of the characters are filming other characters on
Lighting - bright natural sun set lighting - This will make the audience feel calm and feel like everything is Normal and okay
Body language - the body Language of the main make character contrast to all the peacefulness around him . He represents bad selfish person .
Editing
Match cut - this happens when we two girls chatting then it seamlessly cuts to two girls sitting on the floor . This shows that everyone is friendly and nice with each other .
Eyeline match - This is when the male character role is walking towards the camera. This implies he run things and he controls everything and everyone
Which is why they edited things from his prospective.
Shot/ reverse shot - This is when the group of girls are running to when the two boys is on the motorbike filming them.
Sound
Dialogue- This was of the actors voice giving an insight of the characters personality. This was happening while the title sequence was going on.
Synchronous sound - this happened in the opening scene of the movie as the music represented everyone's mood . However the music changed slightly when the audience was introduced to the main male character speaking at the begining . This showed he was trouble and she would stop everyone's peace.
Foley sounds- there was foley sounds of cars , skateboards , screw driver .
a high school drama film
camera:
The title sequence for 'pretty in pink' starts off with a tracking movement which follows the back of a truck then the camera tilts up to show the full view of the truck. By doing this, it shows that we are following the truck to view the street area. The camera then uses a 360 pan to show a railway track and back to the truck to again show us what the area looks like and gives the audience a hint of when the film might be set in. An establishing shot is used to show us the main characters house so we know where they live and it also shows that the house is one of the important things in the film. In the next scene we enter the house and we see an extreme close up of someone's leg with tights, then tracking is used whilst the person puts on the tights. This implies that there may be inappropriate scenes during the film. Next it showed the main character getting ready by using a point of view position of her picking out her outfit, also close ups where used as she zipped up her skirt and picked up her bag. Then tracking was used to show her searching through the jewellery box for the right pair of earrings and an extreme close up was used as she put on her mascara and lipstick, this shows that it is important to look your best for school. As she exits her room, a medium shot then it showed her walking towards the camera. The scene switched to the kitchen where it showed a close up of someone pouring coffee which the camera then tilted up to show who was pouring the coffee. As she walked towards a room, the scene changed to show a mid shot of her dad's bedroom and medium close ups was used to show the main character's face and her dad's face. They used medium close ups to show them having a conversation with each other as their eye-line also matched. Later, an establishing shot was used to show a high school which is like most high school drama films as they also use an establishing shot of the school at the beginning of the film. An important character in the film was shown in the hallway using a tilting movement to show his full outfit, by doing this the audience would know what type of character he is by the way he dresses. Then a mid shot was used as the boy got slapped which is typical for a high school film when an unpopular boy flirts with a pretty girl. Lastly, a wide shot was used to establish the setting of the classroom and a low and high angle was used when one girl was swearing at the other girl. Low and high angles where used to show the different heights the tables were set at but it could also show the status of the two girls.
editing:
Transition was used when the first scene moved on to the next, this is because it wanted to show that the two scenes was linked when it showed the scenery of the place. In the main character's house, the main character was picking out her outfit and it showed by editing from perspective to show us exactly what she is picking and it also makes us feel as if we are her. Later on, match cut was used when she was going to enter her dad's room and then it showed from her dad's room, her entering. Shot/reverse shot was used of her and her dad as they were talking which showed to the audience that them two was talking to each other. Then in the high school, a cross cut and eye-line match was used to show the popular boy staring at the main character. This implies to the audience that he likes the main character and is somewhat going to be involved in her life. Then shot/reverse shot was used again when the main character was talking to her friend.
mise-en-scene:
Pretty in pink is like most American high school drama films as the settings where a high school which also showed the classroom and hallway. They also showed a bedroom which shows to the audience what a typical teenager's bedroom would look like and it also gives the audience a clue of what the characters personality is like and what they are into. The film used props like mascara, lipstick and other accessories to show us what the girls in the film wear to school and how hard it is to look good for school as there was so many step on her getting ready. One of the props was coffee which is used as many Americans drink coffee in the morning. Books and pencils where used as items of school because this helps set the setting of the school. The type of clothing is essential in films as it sets what type of character they are. For example the main character wore pink clothing to symbolise the title of the film as she is the importance of the film. The popular boy wore a suit to show his high status and the main character's friend wore a funky outfit to show he is out of the ordinary and different/unpopular from the others. The popular girl wore an expensive looking dress which shows that she is rich and has high status. The lighting was all natural, it was bright everywhere due to sunlight and the lights in the classroom but it was dark in the dad's bedroom as he had his curtains closed but the curtains was opened by his daughter which made the room bright from sunlight. Body language is also important as it shows what kind of person the character might be, the main character sat up straight which indicates that she is a well behaved student but in contrast to this, the popular girl slouched in her seat like she didn't care about the lesson.
sound:
A rock music played during the opening of the film which synchronised with the scenes as the music flowed whilst the character put on her make-up and got ready for school. Sound-bridge was used as the music continued to the scene of the dad's bedroom where the main character spoke to the dad. This shows that the rock music could be a motif for the character. Later on the music changed into a funky music when we are introduced to a new person who is the main character's friend. The music is a motif because it changed to match the person so the audience would know what kind of character he is. There was only one foley sound which was the bell to show the importance of class. Also everyone spoke with an American accent which shows that the film was set in America.
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