Genre Research Summary

Titles
The titles to the films in my genre I researched  are generally bold, sans serif and quite plain, sometimes a little distorted. The titles are generally put over the film instead of on a blank background.


Music
The music is quite rebellious, it connotes a feeling of excitement and disregard for authority. Sometimes it appears lively but in other films it can be quite ominous. For my film I will choose quite a downbeat track.

Characters 
The characters in the films are researched generally don't put much effort in their appearance, they are quite sloppy and messy and don't really care what they look like. Make up is used to make them seem paler, quite rough and sickly looking. The costume is just basic clothes that are a bit worn and sloppy. The main character is always the focus of nearly every shot and are very privileged by the text. The fast editing makes the characters seem exciting and rebellious and interesting to the audience.













Mise en scene 
Generally it's slightly darker than natural lighting to connote the underlying sinister content of the text. The props are generally drug related things such as lighters, cigarettes, needles, tourniquets etc. also things of violence like knives and other weapons.









Narratives
The genre I have chosen to work in generally has non-restricted narrative, it follows a group of people rather that just one. This connotes a feeling of fun and power because lot's of people are involved, it make the world more available to them because they can picture themselves doing similar things with their friends.

Narrative codes
There are a lot of binary opposites in my chosen genre of film;  in Trainspotting the police and the drug addicts are binary opposites in Kidulthood there is some general idea of the kids and adults being binary opposites but there are also binary opposites within the kids, the bully's and the ones being bullied. There are also enigma codes in Kidulthood, what is the boy drilling and why? The enigma is created because of the use of close ups, the audience can only see the drill they can't see what is being drilled so they become curious. There is also an action code in Trainspotting because of the fast pace of editing.

Cinematography & Editing
The editing is fast paced and quite jumpy in places this connotes rebellion and excitement, the audience can tell that the characters are lively and hedonistic, however the editing is slower in some places when there is a more serious message to get across.  There are lot's of low angled shots in my chosen genre, this makes the characters seem big and important and exciting. There is some hand-held camera shot when the characters are doing something exciting this makes the audience feel involved and connotes fun and enjoyment.