Camera
- Starts with a CU of person putting microphone on stand - can see the person is black
- CU tracking shot of boy bringing cross up to mouth and kissing it - stereotypes of black african churches, but unstereotypical of young people who are usually presented as godless and lawless
- CUs of boy rapping
- Pan as someone adjusts sound controls
- Wide framing of mother makes her seem out of touch with them and doesn't allow the audience to take her side
- Titles white and black (perhaps showing the conflict between races), curvy font and colourful transition appeals to youthful audience
- ELS Establishing shot showing hat they live in council flats
- Zooming MS of rapper sitting on bed with lady in the background - sexually active, stereotypical teenager
- MCU OTS of girl looking in mirror - not looking at each other, don't really care
- CU of laptop shows the radio station
- CU of phone shows call from Josie - further indication that he's sleeping around
- MLS of other boy alone in his room in the corner of the frame - emphasises how lonely he is
- OTS CU of laptop shows him looking at same screen as his friend
- LA of mother emphasises how high her expectations of him are
- While mother is praying there are lots of MSs and MCUs of her kids showing them not really paying attention - young people stereotypically don't care
- CUs of boys on wall nodding make them seem naive
- Car window - frame within a frame - they are trapped and can't walk away without taking to him, cuts them off from the camera - provides a sense of threat
- Girl in background behind man - CU of her face with his arm in the corner - he is oppressive
Editing
- Montage editing of boy getting ready in front of microphone
- Cutaway to someone in recording booth
- Lots of short CUs
- Montage editing of wide shots of council estate while radio plays
- Soundbridge of mum saying 'we claim your victory... exam' from MLS of him looking worried to his brothers and sisters eating breakfast
- Montage editing as they walk to school
- Shot reverse shot as the two boys talk about their potential results
Sound
- Starts with relatively quiet hip hop music in background - stereotypical you would expect black/young people to like
- Boy starts to rap typical rap lyrics about 'girls', 'young star we're the future, brighter than a diamond' - sets up the pursuit of fame and a music career
- 'We're south London's finest' - sets up location
- Jiggling on door - doing something prohibited
- Mum has African accent - the 'youngers' are second generation immigrants - 'send it to your cousin in Lagos'
- Door slamming - mum's displeasure - audience can take the young people's side
- Radio - youth, urban, street culture
- 'You ain't my man' confirms that he's a player
- Sound bridge of mum speaking about his exam
- Car sfx as it stops cuts across music - character's entrance is announced, powerful, scary
Mise En Scene
- Boy wears chain, baggy clothes - stereotypical clothes for a young person
- Dark blue colour scheme with yellow lights - slick, urban
- This is undermined when the mother enters and her comfortable and non-fancy clothes and the home decor (eg photo) reveal that it is not a studio but their house
- Pink bed - girl's house
- Not wearing a shirt - they've just had sex
- Beige furniture indicates they don't have much money to spend on decoration
- breakfast bar and table are in foreground and background, showing how small their house is and how the boy feels trapped there
- Boy rides bike - stereotype of young hoodlums riding bikes
- Rows and layers of uniform flats shows the boredom of their surroundings
- Blue shower curtain - man's flat, father and son are stereotypical males
- Yellow jacket contrasts with rappers blue one - he isn't as stereotypically male, has hopes
- Boys on wall all dressed in dark grey clothes, hoods up, hats on - stereotypically chavvy clothes, uniformity, don't want anything more with their lives, negativity - prepared just to sit around
- Teenage girl with pregnant belly, big earrings, shiny silver jacket and scraped back hair - negative lower class stereotype
- Red t-shirt - man is angry, voilent, tattoo - street thug
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