Research into Titles

Kidulthood: Kidulthood has very bold white writing with a very dark and gloomy background, also all of the characters are wearing murky and shadowy clothing. Especially Sam (far right) and Trife (third from the left) both of these characters are the protagonist and antagonist which mean they are valuable to the film and that they are hazardous and precarious.

This is England: The This is England title is very different to the Kidulthood title, this is because it looks more like a print. The interesting thing is that it looks like the title had run out of ink and this looks like a metaphor for the film, because of how Shaun is running out of things to do and joins a gang to fill up the empty space. However it doesn't work out and that could be why the title looks very rundown and neglected.

Shank: The Shank title is more similar to Kidulthood than This is England, this could be because Menhaj Huda directed both Shank and Kidulthood.  This title is very clever because it has a man with a knife instead of the 'A', this can be linked to Kidulthood because the 'i' in Kidulthood is in lower case. Red is also important in the titles because it symbolises blood and the word 'shank' basically means to stab someone, and when you get stabbed you release blood.

Green Street: Green Street is a mix of Kidulthood and This is England because it has some dilapidated letters yet there is some bold letters as well. The mob at the bottom clearly shows it is a violent film and again the colour red features showing that it will be a bloody film as well. The four people along the top are not looking happy and are trying to look menacing, plus everything is in black and white except for the title showing the importance of the colour red.

Shifty: Shifty is the most unique title I have selected this is because of the colour of the background, all of the other films have very threatening and sinister colours however Shifty uses a bright yellow. This could show that Green Street, This is England, Kidulthood and Shank are dark throughout but Shifty has some humour and a lighter side. The guy on the left is smiling while the guy on the right is looking more serious, this could illustrate that the guy on the right is in trouble and the guy of the left is either an enemy or a close friend.