It's about the life of a group of teenagers living very troubled lives from up-west London.
ENIGMA CODES
Why are the two quieter girls afraid of the other girls?
- Why has everyone modified their uniform - trackies, jewellery etc?
- What's going to happen at this party every ones invited to?
- What's being drilled?
- What did he just put in the yellow bin?
CHARACTERS
We aren't introduced to the characters with names as such, but we can tell from the first few minutes who 'runs' the playground and who the others look up to and get intimidated by. They are all stereotypical teens from low-income backgrounds, and you can tell this from the way they dress and speak.
The girls have modified their uniforms to look quite scruffy, they were big gold jewellery that looks pretty tacky. This makes them seem very stereotypical and 'chavy'.
Although there are two girls that don't fit in with everyone else, and this is straight away very obvious. Their body language screams out shy and intimidated, as they are standing with their heads down. This makes the audience feel worried for them, as they clearly aren't fitting in and they other girls don't like them at all.
Most of the boys are wearing hoodies and trackies, so right from the beginning we can tell that they don't care about school or school rules. We are introduced to the 'main' boy of the school, we can tell he is the one everyone looks up to, are intimidated by and respects because other boys are on the look out for him or surrounding him.
LOCATION
All of the opening is set in school grounds, most of it being on the school playground and some in a classroom. The school playground is surrounded by walls and fences, this makes it seem to be very low-budget and run-down - suiting the social realism conventions.
It is mainly natural lighting used, this is so that the film doesn't look fake or glamourised. The natural lighting makes it feel more realistic and as though you are there as it could be similar lighting to that of what you can see outside everyday.
CINEMATOGRAPHY
To begin with, in the opening sequence, there is almost a few establishing shots so the audience get to understand where the film is and what it's like there, as the first few scenes are all on the playground area.
The camera also moves quite fast back and fourth around all the different groups of friends that are on the playground showing how different they all are. The pace of these movements reflects how much tension there is within the playground and how things are very fast moving and paced.
There are quite a few different angle shots during the opening sequence. Especially in the class room when one girl is beating up another. The below image is a high-Angle point-of-view shot, this makes the audience feel as if they are there and they are the girl that is beating up the girl on the floor.
EDITING
The above images are part of an eyeline match shot. There is not pan here, it is just two different shots showing what the girl on the right is looking at. This helps keep the speed of the opening.
The above shots use the 180 degree rule. The change shots from a medium-shot to a close-up shot so that the audience don't get bored and the faces of the character's are emphasised, but they use the 180 degree rule so that the audience don't get confused.
SOUND
You can hear murmur's of conversations from all over the playground and you can also hear the guy running, for example, when he's running to his friends from putting that bag into the yellow bin. These are both diegetic and make the scene feel a lot more realistic and as if you were there.
There is music in the background, its not a song, but like an urban tune that keeps the speed of the opening sequence and could reflect what these teens like to listen to. This is non-diegetic.
TITLES
The text on the bottom two shots are both white, with the contrasting black coloured background. This seems to be a convention of social dramas. The text for the bottom two shots fade on, then fade off again... this builds tension with the audience.
For the top shot, the text and background of the text (the triangle shapes) all build up, coming flashing onto the screen on at a time, to create the final effect. This is good as it is dramatic.
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