The Ellington Kid Analysis

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The Ellington Kid

Narrative

  • story told through conceit of two teens talking
  • simple narrative
    • ideas of revenge, karma and justice
  • flashbacks used, analepsis

Genre

  • social realism
  • dark comedic twist at end
  • genre conventions used include
    • knife
    • street thugs
    • low class urban environment
    • young people
    • crime

Representation

  • focuses on story told by teens
    • teenage wish for excitement, violence, disgusting stories
  • low class urban environment
  • Eastern European shop owner
    • reinforces stereotypes of them being dangerous, brutal
    • considered less "cultured", ie. does not care about laws of murder/cannibalism over moral right
    • revenge based system
  • black teen in vulnerable role
    • subverts dangerous stereotype
    • he is being threatened, not the threatener

Audience

  • positioned through eyes of young teens
  • story we are told might not be entirely true
  • ambiguous elements leaving audience to doubt

Micro Elements

  • desaturated colours
  • shot-reverse-shot
  • majority dialogue
  • story told through dialogue
  • music starts when guy enters restaurant, emphasises tension
  • ambient sounds of city establish location

Elements I Might Use

  • narrative frame of story being told by teenagers, adds level of ambigiuity to narrative that can be interesting
  • use of music added to the visuals to create a more engaging scene.

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