Sub Genre: Youth Drama
List the title credits and the order they appear in:
1. Columbia Pictures
2. Columbia Pictures presents
3. Film title: "Boyz N The Hood"
4. Factual quote
5. Second factual quote
6. South Central Los Angeles 1984
What type or category of title sequence does the film have? How do you know this?
The title sequence has a blank moving image because their is a black background with just the text moving outwards.
Who is the producer? Is it mainstream or independent production?
The production company is Columbia and this is a massive mainstream company so we know that the film is a mainstream production.
What story lines or plots are introduced in the film's opening? How are these developed in the rest of the film?
The film starts with a young black boy who is on his way to school with his friends. They talk about a shooting there was locally the night before and then they go to the crime scene. The opening sequence where there are quotes show the plot that will be developed later on in the film as there is a lot of deaths and crimes.
Who are the main characters? How are they introduced & represented in the title sequence? How do they develop over the course of the film/ what experiences or conflicts do we see them encounter?
The main characters are Tre, Doughboy,Ricky and Tre's Father. Tre is introduced as a young man with a temper and he is sent to live with his father as the film goes on he becomes more and more mature. Doughboy represents the gangster in this film he experiences a lot of conflict with other gangs. Ricky is a young male who is trying to get into college he experiences a lot of conflict with his brother Doughboy as he is the favourite of his mother he ends up being in the victim because of his brother's gang trouble. Tre's father is a middle aged, experienced man who is trying to help the youths in the community stop killing each other. He becomes a role model for Tre and stops him from going out to revenge the death of his friend Ricky.
What social groups are we introduced to in the film's opening sequence? Is stereotyping used to introduce these groups and do they change at all over the course of the film?
We see the social groups of the cool guys such as Tre and his friends then we see the gangsters whom names are not mention but are around causing trouble. These stereotyping social groups change over the time as some of the Tre's friends choose to stop the gang life such as Doughboy.
How do the teen/youth characters interact with adults? Is it how we would expect them to be in a teen film?
Tre, the main character is respectful towards adults such as his father and this is not typically how we would expect him to act because of his attitude earlier in the opening scene.
Camera- What are the main camera shot types used in the film (e.g. do we see lots of groups shots or establishing shots or do we see lots of wide shots and close ups etc.
We see a lot of group shots but when we see that the tension is rising we see a lot of close ups and wide shots.
Editing & Sound- Bright land dark lighting, over the shoulder shots , there is also a lot of non diegetic sound such as the gunshots.
Mise En Scene- The key locations are the houses and the alleyways were the actions mostly occurs. The key props are things such as guns and cars an also the costumes that tell us about each character.
What did you like about this film? Do you think it is a good example of a teen film?
I like the grittiness and reality that this films conveys through the editing, sound,mise en scene and camera. The film is a good example of a teen film as it addresses issues that teens went through at the time the film is set and it reflects the solutions to the problems. There are conflicts and resolutions in the film and this adds to the overall effectiveness of the film.
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