Individual Case Study

Adulthood

Adulthood is the thrilling sequence to the hard hitting film Kidulthood. It shows the life of young adults as they have grown up from the teenagers they once were, in Kidulthood, and also the reality of what life is like in London. Drugs, sex and crime is what the film is based around.
The primary audience for Adulthood is teenagers aged around 15-23. This is because they can understand what the movie is about better than anyone else as they may have seen some of the same actions and problems that the film shows. Also, the film shows to us the audience not to use violence as it does not answer everything and puts sense into teenagers. They can see from the film that if they commit a crime then it will affect them in the future and may lead to other consequences in the future. The trailer starts off quietly with a woman in bed lying next to the main character (Sam) and telling him of how she was when she was 15 years old. Then the fast upbeat soundtrack comes into the scene and the shots used are fast and short. The soundtrack matches to the speed of the shots and this is a key role in the success of the trailer. Furthermore, there are lots of violent scenes which gives the audience a little taster of what is going to be in the film. Also, the trailer has shots of all the characters that are included in the movie and many of them are from the previous film, Kidulthood, and also includes many new characters. The short and fast shots attract people to watch it as they have been given a clue to what will be in the film.