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My chosen genre for my opening sequence was crime. I chose this because it will appeal to the target audience which is teenage boys. Crime films appeal to teenage boys as they try to relate to the situations that occur in the films.


Plot For Opening Sequence:


It’s in the late evening, and a well known drug dealer called George Kim is patrolling into town, it’s a blistering cold evening and George decides to take a short cut through some dense woodland. With his headphones blaring, he is completely oblivious to his surroundings and doesn’t even comprehend any approaching danger. Meanwhile, 2 boys are walking through the woods, completely undisturbed until George strolls past without even considering them, they mistake him for a youth involved in a vicious armed attack on one of their friends.

They both pick up an array of weapons. The first boy by the name of Louis Jeffrey runs over and clouts the George over the head, without even realising that he has knocked him unconscious, they continue to batter him. Walking away and not even considering the extent of their crime or the state of the victim.

The next morning a police officer knocks on the house where the infamous George Kim resigns and proceeds in informing the relatives the tragic news. The scene fades out with the brothers face with tears dripping down his cheeks.

Brief description of whole film:

A well known drug dealer called George Kim was walking into town; he walks across a well known park, and has to pass through some thick woodland.

He has his headphones in his ears, so is oblivious to any noise.

2 boys mistake the drug dealer with an enemy of theirs and proceed in following the drug dealer and then attacking him in the woods.

They beat the drug dealer to death, obviously not realising and go on their way.

The tragic news comes back to the family and the younger brother is especially hurt by the news. He turns into an angry and aggressive person.

Middle:

The boys return home to their normal lives, and think nothing of the extent of their crime and don’t even acknowledge any retaliation.

Meanwhile, the drug dealer’s brother Stuart is home and sets about finding who these 2 boys were.

He rings his friends and asks around if anyone has seen 2 boys, if so, were they just wondering around and in what direction were they going?

He breaks into the council HQ and steals the CCTV of the park’s football astro-turf.

He returns home, and watches the tape on his TV. After 30 minutes, 2 cups of tea and 5 cigarettes, he sees his brother walking through the park, shortly followed byb 2 boys, but does not recognise them. He decides to phone 2 of his friends and they come over, they check the short clip of the 2 boys and 1 of his friends recognises him.

The friend does some research and adds the boy on Facebook; he informs his friend (Stuart) that the boy attends Parmiters School and his name is Louis Jeffrey and his companion was Jordan Armstrong.

End:

The younger Brother Stuart, out of despair and revenge pulls out a revolver and waits with a small group of friends in an alley way for the boy. A

few moments pass and the boy, accompanied by his friend who is conveniently the other boy involved in the assault.

The 2 boys see the group of boys and recognise Stuart Kim, who they have heard about, and are in the upmost surprise and terror to see the gang sprinting towards the 2 boys.

Terrified, they run down through a park, and are caught by one member, and the others catch up. Stuart doesn’t hesitate to shoot both the boys in the head and then leave them where they were found.

Fades out with Stuart and his friends walking off, arms limp and slouching.

History of crime genre.

History of crime genre:



In film theory, genre refers to the method of film categorization based on similarities in the narrative elements from which films are constructed. Crime fiction is a 19th and 20th century genre, dominated by British and American writers. Crime fiction is the genre of fiction that deals with crimes, their detection, criminals and their motives. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as science fiction or historical fiction, but boundaries can be, and indeed are, blurred. It has several sub-genres, including detective fiction, legal thriller, courtroom drama and hard-boiled fiction.


Famous crime "classics" consist of:

• Agatha Christie, whose texts were origionally published in the 1920s and her death in 1976.
• English crime writer Edgar Wallace, he was immensely popular with the english readership during the early 20th century.
• Equally succesful merican author Erle Stanley Gardner (1889–1970), creator of the lawyer Perry Mason, which have frequently been adapted for film, radio, and TV, were only recently republished in the United Kingdom.
• Josephine Tey: The Daughter of Time is listed as the 1st top crime classic ever.

The Top 10 all-time crime films consist of:

1. The Shawshank Redemption
2. The Godfather
3. The Godfather: Part II
4. Pulp Fiction
5. 12 Angry men
6. The Dark Knight
7. Goodfellas
8. Rear Window
9. Cidade De Deus
10. Fight Club

Recent Films in crime genre.

Recent films in my chosen genre consist of:







Brooklyn's Finest (Three unconnected Brooklyn cops wind up at the same deadly location after enduring vastly different career paths).

Cop Out (A comedy about two cops whose adventures include locating a stolen baseball card, rescuing a woman, and dealing with gangsters and their laundered money).

From Paris With Love (In Paris, a young employee in the office of the US Ambassador hooks up with an American spy looking to stop a terrorist attack in the city).

Takers (A hard-boiled detective Dillon gets in between a group of bank robbers and their plan to make away with a $20 million bounty).

Plot of My film

Brief description of my film:

Beginning

· A well known drug dealer called George Kim was walking into town; he walks across a well known park, and has to pass through some thick woodland.

· He has his headphones in his ears, so is oblivious to any noise.

· 2 boys mistake the drug dealer with an enemy of theirs and proceed in following the drug dealer and then attacking him in the woods.

· They beat the drug dealer to death, obviously not realising and go on their way.

· The tragic news comes back to the family and the younger brother is especially hurt by the news. He turns into an angry and aggressive person.

Middle

· The boys go home to their normal lives, and think nothing of the extent of their crime and don’t even acknowledge any retaliation.

· Meanwhile, the drug dealer’s brother Stuart is home and sets about finding who these 2 boys were.

· He rings his friends and asks around if anyone has seen 2 boys, if so, were they just wondering around and in what direction were they going?

· The next day, he has had no luck finding out who the boys were, so tries different methods.

· He breaks into the council HQ and steals the CCTV of the park’s football astro-turf.

· He returns home, and watches the tape on his TV. After 30 minutes, 2 cups of tea and 5 cigarettes, he sees his brother walking through the park, shortly followed byb 2 boys, but does not recognise them. He decides to phone 2 of his friends and they come over, they check the short clip of the 2 boys and 1 of his friends recognises him.

· The friend does some research and adds the boy on Facebook; he informs his friend (Stuart) that the boy attends Parmiters School and his name is Louis Jeffrey and his companion was Jordan Armstrong.

End

· The younger Brother Stuart, out of despair and revenge pulls out a revolver and waits with a small group of friends in an alley way for the boy.

· A few moments pass and the boy, accompanied by his friend who is conveniently the other boy involved in the assault.

· The 2 boys see the group of boys and recognise Stuart Kim, who they have heard about, and are in the upmost surprise and terror to see the gang sprinting towards the 2 boys.

· Terrified, they run down through a park, and are caught by one member, and the others catch up.

· Stuart doesn’t hesitate to shoot both the boys in the head and then leave them where they were found.

· Fades out with Stuart and his friends walking off, arms limp and slouching.

Textual Analysis of opening sequence conventions.

The first screen grab informs the audience of how the film companies aquired the money to
produce the film. In this case, from the UK Film Council and The National Lottery.

This informs the audience of the production company, being Cipher Films.

Again, emphasising the UK Film Council's participation in the production of the film.Pathe and Limelight are recognised and established in the UK Film Market and gives the film some credentials.

Shows which companies are involved with the production of the film.

Noel Clarke appeared in, directed and wrote the screen play for AdULTHOOD. He has appeared in Doctor Who playing Micky Smith, this gives him some credibility in the Film industry and this intices viewers to watch the film.

Introduction of the characters, Jay.

Introduction of charactors, Kayla.

Introduction of charactors, Moony.

Introduction of charactors, Lexi.

Introduction of charactors, Sam.Shot from previous film, last scene. The audience can familiarise themselves with the plot and what the sequel will contain.

Again, shot from kiDULTHOOD, showing what happened prior to this film.

Again, shot from kiDULTHOOD, showing what happened prior to this film.

Again, shot from kiDULTHOOD, showing what happened prior to this film.

Again, shot from kiDULTHOOD, showing what happened prior to this film.

Again, shot from kiDULTHOOD, showing what happened prior to this film.

Shows the location, and the audience can see where the film will be set due to the props. Another shot from kiDULTHOOD, showing what happened prior to this film.