Further research - Adulthood trailer analysis

Adulthood is a sequel to the previous film Kidulthood. This trailer begins with a girl and a boy lying in bed. The girl is facing upwards with the camera above her, and she is talking with no music playing the background. You can’t see the boys face until she asks him a question and the camera moves over to show his face as he responds. It is the first shot of the main character of this film. It then fades out and the music begins with an establishing shot, where the production company logo comes up. The music is fast paced rap music which corresponding to the genre and style of the film. The first shot automatically shows violence so you can tell what type of film it is within the first 20 seconds. The way he talks as well also portrays the character with his use of slang ‘blood’.  The next series of shots are fast paced and have fading transitions between each. The camera does a freeze frame on the character holding a bat up with his hood up. The background is changed around him with text in the background saying ‘Six years locked up’. This text tells you what kind of character he is if he has been in prison for six years. There is then another series of fast paced shots and then another freeze frame with more text. The next series of shots aren’t as face paced as the previous ones but show the main characters of the film so each of them are introduced. It also shows you how they have changed from the previous film Kidulthood.

There is a shot where someone punches through a car window, and as that smashes the music drops and changes to a slower and softer soundtrack but still rap music so it sticks with the theme. The next text slides say ‘After Kidulthood  ... comes  ... Adulthood’ showing the link between the two films.

From this trailer you know that the genre is crime, violence and youth culture. It is easy to understand that from this trailer from the shots of fights, language used, shots of guns and the title cards used. Also the use of signals such as hoodies and dark colours also portray the crime and violence.

It is easy to understand the storyline from the title cards and the scenes showed. You can tell that the main character was in prison and now that he is out, people are seeking revenge on him for the crime he committed.