Terminology

DEPTH OF FOCUS

Unfocused, shallow to deep focus to represent drug abuse.

COSTUME & LIGHTING

Suit & tie, traditional, pride in appearance. Kitchen is clean and tidy, washes up after eating shows discipline.

COSTUME

Hooded tops & caps, chav/hoodie culture. Concealment & hidden, criminal costume.

LIGHTING & PROXEMIC CODES

Avoids the underpass, graffiti and darkness going underground = hellish. Vulnerability/intimidation goes the long way round.

LIGHTING

L--k-- with strobes and backlit representing night life/club, or threatening hiding in the shadows.

P--- & JUMP CUTS

Longer length of shot for the elderly and shorter shots for the youth. Traditional continuity for the elderly & discontinuity shows rebellion, energy & intoxication of youth.

NON DIAGETIC S---------

Grime: Fast pace up beat loud. Harsh & aggressive modern music for young people, symbolises intoxication & anger.

-.O.-

Shot on a handheld phone for youth, dynamic, immediate, subjective, involved in the scene from their perspective.

F------

Traditional camera shot types, perspective on elderly, detached, objective.

DIAGETIC

Loud diagetic and shouting with lots of people talking over each other for youths, swearing.

DIAGETIC

Use of loneliness, isolation, emptiness & reality.

PROPS

Prescription drugs on the table show illness/ vulnerability.

PROPS

Crackpipe & '20 bag'. Youths take other drugs to get high, revealing risk-taking, criminality, pushing boundaries, free spirit.

M-------

Static t----- shots for the elderly representing a slow and static old person.

HIGH ANGLE

High angle shots over the youths to show judgement/moral superiority over them. Threatening world below - proxemic codes = symbolises hell below. Curtain drawn across to hide from the world outside.

LIGHTING

L--k--l------- for the elderly, miserable or harsh daylight/reality.

C----------

The teenagers are grouped together,which fits into the stereotype that youths are often found in a 'gang'.

SHOT TYPE

Ex----- l--- s--- show loneliness, isolation - daylight, no youth around, only come out at night. Empty side of the bed demonstrating loneliness & loss.