Script Before Changes

[GANG WALKING DOWN THE ROAD]

'THEY ARE SPITTING AND PLAYING MUSIC LOUDLY]

ALI: AY YO, LOOK AT THAT SIDEMAN.

[GANG LAUGHS AND POINTS]

STEFAN: AINT THAT THE BROTHER OF THAT WASTEMAN RYAN

ALI: YEAH YEAH FAM THAT IS, STILL

STEFAN: SWEAR YOU GOT BEEF WITH HIM, DOE

[ALI NODS AND GANG SCREWS ISAAC]

[SKIP TO ISAAC PLAYING FOOTBALL]

[CLOSE UP OF GANG STARING AT ISAAC]

Audience Feedback Answers

Audience Feedback Answers

Person Number 1

Do you watch films like Kidulthood or Adulthood?

Yes, I find them interesting.

When you watch Urban Youth Culture films, what do you expect from the opening 2 minutes? (Kidulthood, Adulthood)

I expect normally an introduction of the main character and violence.

What would you expect the storyline of Urban Youth Culture films to be about?

About a troubled person or people, trying to get their way back in life.

Is Urban Youth Culture your favourite genre?

Yes it is.

Why is it your favourite genre?

Because it can relate to real life experiences of people in rough areas and it grabs my attention when I'm watching film like those.

How often do you go to the cinemas?

I go to the cinema occasionally.

How often do you buy and watch DVDs?

I normally buy at least 3 every month.

The last few films you watched, how did you view it? (Illegal, legal)

Legal of course.

When you read what our film is about, what do you expect to see in the first 2 minutes?

I expect the main character being introduced playing football, training showing his dedication in football as he is on the brink if becoming a professional.

Person Number 2
Do you watch films like Kidulthood or Adulthood?

Yes, they are films I occasionally watch films.

When you watch Urban Youth Culture films, what do you expect from the opening 2 minutes? (Kidulthood, Adulthood)

Action, maybe some scenes of violence and looking at the characters of the film.

What would you expect the storyline of Urban Youth Culture films to be about?

People trying to fight for their right such as in a gang someone may want to get out, but the gang leader isn't letting them leave.

Is Urban Youth Culture your favourite genre?

Its one of my favourite genres.

Why is it one of your favourite genre?

The fact it relates to ghetto British life makes me get into it more because of the fact I live Britain, I like to see the way people who from the ghetto do with their lives.

How often do you go to the cinemas?

Quite often.

How often do you buy and watch DVDs?

I buy them only if I like a film i watch n the cinema.

The last few films you watched, how did you view it? (Illegal, legal)

Legal.

When you read what our film is about, what do you expect to see in the first 2 minutes?

The football deep in his football and scenes of the gang members, maybe with his brother.


Person Number 3
Do you watch films like Kidulthood or Adulthood?

Yes I love films like Kidulthood and Adulthood.

When you watch Urban Youth Culture films, what do you expect from the opening 2 minutes? (Kidulthood, Adulthood)

An introduction of the character.

What would you expect the storyline of Urban Youth Culture films to be about?

A troubled person who goes all the way to the end to do something that will benefit him.

Is Urban Youth Culture your favourite genre?

Yes definitely.

Why is it your favourite genre?

I just the story and violence and the way there is always someone who wants to be good and tries to change his ways.

How often do you go to the cinemas?

Whenever I see a film trailer I like.

How often do you buy and watch DVDs?

I buy a lot, I like to have a collection of different films.

The last few films you watched, how did you view it? (Illegal, legal)

Legal.

When you read what our film is about, what do you expect to see in the first 2 minutes?

The character being introduced with a football, mostly likely to see him training and the rough area of where his brother and the gang could be.

5 Youth Culture Films and Common Themes

Top 5 Youth Culture Films (Gritty British Drama)

Kidulthood (2006)
When one of their classmates kills herself, a group of troubled teens living in London's harsh West End is given the day off from school. As two of the youths hatch a plan to humiliate the class bully, one of their girlfriends discovers that she is pregnant. But when they all gather for a party, each of the characters learns the explosive consequences of their actions. Gritty British drama stars Aml Ameen, Red Madrell and Noel Clarke (who also scripted). 91 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; deleted scenes; extended scenes; "making of" documentary; theatrical trailer.

Shank (2010)
A breathtaking, action-packed vision of a near-future London, where society has collapsed and gangs rule the streets. As the youngest of the Paper Chaserz, 14-year-old Junior strives for the authority of his older brother Rager and the respect of rest of their gang. When a conict with a rival gang changes their lives forever, he must decide whether to stay true to his principles or drag them all into a quest for revenge that could get them all killed.

Bullet Boy (2004)
In one of East London's most volatile neighborhoods, pride, rivalry and revenge are the only codes on the street. Touted as a British Boyz in the Hood, Bullet Boy is a gripping and authentic drama that takes an unflinching look at two troubled, street-smart boys. Fresh out of jail, 18-year-old Ricky (Ashley Walters, Get Rich or Die Tryin') and his 12-year-old brother, Curtis, struggle to walk the straight and narrow when a minor street clash escalates into an all-out neighborhood war. For Ricky and Curtis, friendships, family and loyalty will be tested to the extreme in a world where guns are a fact of everyday life and boys try to be men before they're even teenagers. Music by Massive Attack. Rated R for violence, a strong sex scene, language and some drug use.

4.3.2.1 (2010)
Sexy, gripping and action-packed! This exciting crime thriller tracks 4 best friends over 3 days they'll never forget. For hardworking Jo (Emma Roberts), adventurous Cassandra (Tamsin Egerton), defiant Kerrys (Shanika Warren-Markland) and troubled Shannon (Ophelia Lovibond), life changes forever when a chance encounter with some deadly thieves sends their worlds on a collision course with the players in a major diamond heist. With just one shot at the big time, what could possibly go wrong?

Adulthood (2008)
Six years after Sam Peel is released from jail for killing Trife, he realizes that life is no easier on the outside than it was on the inside and he's forced to confront the people he hurt the most. Some have moved on, others are stuck with the repercussions of his actions that night, but one thing's for certain - everyone has been forced to grow up. Through his journey Sam struggles to deal with his sorrow and guilt and something else he didn't expect - those seeking revenge. As he's pursued by a new generation of bad boys, Sam sets about trying to get the message across to his pursuers that they should stop the violence, much like Trife tried to tell him all those years ago. Can Sam stop the cycle of violence and make something positive from the destruction he caused or will his journey into Adulthood end here?

Common Themes

Overall, in all the films they are in a urban, rough society where danger is always around the corner. In all of them there is either a group or protagonist who is going against the battle of personal issues such as In Adulthood, when Sam comes out of jail, he shows that he didn't mean to kill Trife and he tries to go apologies for committing murder and in Shank the way Paper Chaserz older brother Rager dies trying to protect him in the same room, makes us feel the pain of losing someone close to us and the sympathy he needs, this creates an attachment with the character and the audience. This attachment can be because of what happened in the film might of happened to someone who is watching the film.

In Urban films such as Kidulthood they always make sure that an action always comes with a consequences. In Kidulthood this is demonstrated in the end when Sam kills Trife and in the sequel Sam is in jail for the murder of Trife and someone in our audience might have done the same thing or even known someone close who was put in the same situation but have changed their ways in order to become a better person just like Sam in Adulthood.

Also, Urban films are nearly all the time set in a rough areas that have estates, construction sites and this shows how bad the environment is where they grew up and live. This creates the stereotypical background of the 'ghetto' in Britain. Which we wanted to also use as it describes the 'ghetto' perfectly well and it shows the urban environment with the way the area looks and I know for a fact not all estates are like that but majority of estates in Britain are like that so thats one of the main reason we went for the stereotypical look.

In every youth society that is in a urban environment the way they all speak is mostly in restricted code (slang) and this backs the fact that they in rough areas with either no education or are educated a little. Due to the fact they speak in restricted code this is commonly the way people in urban environment will talk in and we want to use this in our product as it shows how people in a 'gritty' environment will talk in.

THIS WAS MINE AND THEO'S RESEARCH AND WORK WE DID TOGETHER!

Audience Feedback Questions

Audience Feedback

Do you watch films like Kidulthood or Adulthood?

When you watch Urban Youth Culture films, what do you expect from the opening 2 minutes? (Kidulthood, Adulthood)

What would you expect the storyline of Urban Youth Culture films to be about?

Is Urban Youth Culture your favourite genre?

Why is it your favourite genre?

How often do you go to the cinemas?

How often do you buy and watch DVDs?

The last few films you watched, how did you view it? (Illegal, legal)

When you read what our film is about, what do you expect to see in the first 2 minutes?

Synopsis Research

Bullet Boy

BULLET BOY tells the story of two brothers growing up in one of London's most volatile neighbourhoods, where a minor street clash escalates into a cycle of violence that has tragic repercussions. A powerful and moving tale of young men on the edge, it reflects an emerging modern reality within Britain's inner cities.
The film explores themes of friendship, rivalry and revenge amid a generation of boys to whom guns have become a fact of life. When 18 year old Ricky is released from a Youth Offenders Institute he desperately wants to avoid falling back into his criminal past. However, his claustrophobic world and the huge pressure to conform proves inescapable. Ricky almost immediately gets caught up in a road rage incident involving his best friend, Wisdom, and a local rival - all for the sake of a broken wing-mirror.
This minor confrontation quickly develops into a series of tit for tat reprisals that spiral out of control. Ricky's 12 year old brother Curtis is battling his own pressures and is caught between this world and his mum Beverley's competing aspirations for him. Ricky is at a turning point - his mum and girlfriend Shea are struggling to help him stay out of trouble but he owes a debt of allegiance to Wisdom who has already crossed that line. It seems inevitable Ricky will be dragged down with him, but it's also only a matter of time before Curtis - in thrall to the allure of his older brother - will be drawn in too.
Bullet Boy inhabits a volatile world where friendships and loyalty are tested to the extreme, the interchange of fate and circumstance seems as casual as a coin toss, and the slightest flare of emotions can set off a devastating ripple of events. The film takes these two boys, their friends, families and enemies through a heady and emotional three days as one gun changes hands leaving in its wake a trail of destruction.

My Brother the Devil

Mo (Fady Elsayed) is a 14-year-old student living with his Egyptian family on a Hackney housing estate. He shares a bedroom with his charismatic older brother Rashid (James Floyd), and idolises him. Rashid runs with a local gang, dabbles in drug dealing, sneaks out to see his girlfriend and surreptitiously slips money into his mother’s purse, though he wants something better than this for Mo, encouraging his younger brother’s college aspirations. However, Mo is keen to play the tough guy, and finds it hard to escape the lure of gang life just at a point when Rashid is navigating a necessary escape from it. When Mo discovers secrets Rashid is keeping, the worlds of both boys are about to be turned upside down. Featuring breakout performances from a terrific young cast, Sally El Hosaini’s vibrant and original debut feature skillfully dabbles with genre conventions and defies expectations.

This is England

British filmmaker Shane Meadows looks back at his own youth in this semi-autobiographical comedy drama that examines skinhead culture in the U.K. It's the summer of 1983, and Shaun (Thomas Turgoose) is a 12-year-old boy edging into adolescence without a father, his dad having lost his life the year before in the Falkland Islands War. A gang of skinheads -- tough guys in their teens and early twenties who shave their heads, wear Ben Sherman polo shirts, and Dr. Martens boots, and listen to ska music -- walk the streets in Shaun's neighborhood, and one day they start picking on him. Shaun, however, shows he can give as good as he gets, and gang leader Woody (Joe Gilgun) takes a liking to the boy. Woody takes Shaun under his wing, and he starts hanging out with the skins, getting advice on dressing right from Woody's girlfriend, Lol (Vicky McClure), and learning about Jamaican music from West Indian skinhead Milky (Andrew Shim). However, the gang begins to change when Combo (Stephen Graham) is released from prison and returns to the neighborhood; like many skinheads, Combo has been recruited by the National Front, an openly racist right-wing political party, and soon the gang begins to fracture, with Combo taking one faction toward violence and petty crime against blacks, Indians, and Pakistanis, while Woody and his friends follow a more benign path.

Kidulthood

It’s just another day at school for West London teenagers Trife (AML AMEEN) Jay (ADAM DEACON) and Moony (FEMI OYENIRAN): beatings in the classroom, sex on the playing field and drugs in the schoolyard. But things are about to flip sharply for this tight trio and their crowd. With school cancelled following the tragic suicide of bullied pupil Katie, the teenagers are all forced to face their own responsibilities and blame for the situations they have got themselves into.
15-year-old Trife is facing a crossroads in his life. His uncle is tempting him with fast money, easy women
and the gangster lifestyle; while his girlfriend Alisa (RED MADRELL) offers an escape to what she promises will be a better life. Trife must make a choice. But with word spreading that Alisa has slept with someone else, will he make the right one? Along with Jay and Moony, he also has the school bully Sam (NOEL CLARKE) to contend with. Sam is out for revenge after Jay steals his girlfriend Claire (MADELINE FAIRLEY) who he has been physically abusing and the trio (Trife, Jay and Moony) humiliate and beat him in his own house.
Trife’s girlfriend Alisa is also having a bad day. She’s just learnt that she’s pregnant. But her best friend Becky (JAIME WINSTONE) is only interested in dragging her out on a drug and shopping binge. With the brother of dead Katie set on revenge and everyone heading to the same party, the scene is set for a decisive collision. It’s step up or back down time...
A harrowing, shocking story that finds humour in its narrative and set to a blistering UK Hip Hop and Grime soundtrack, KIDULTHOOD is a new kind of British film. 

Casting

Theo White - Isaac King

Ali Fayyaz - Karim Chamberlain (Gang Member No.1)

Stefan King - Jay Walker (Gang Member No.2)

Jacob Lawrence - Goalkeeper/Gang Member No.3

Jathuram Parimalanathan - Gang Member No.4

Perashaan Elango - Gang Member No.5

Noman Naeem - Drug Buyer

Caraline Alvarez - Girl