"Bullet Boy" Analysis

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As the trailer starts, low key lighting is immersed in the scene making the audience oblivious to the characters as well as heightening the darkness present in the scene which connotes darkness in the main protagonist’s life. The lighting also creates drama as well as tension. In the first couple of seconds we see quick shots of policemen raiding the man’s house establishing him as the main protagonist and immediately conveying that the film will be about crime and violence. The movement of the camera as well as the way the shots have been edited are quite fast accompanied by dark low key lighting making it harder for the audience to understand what is happening in the current situation therefore creates enigma codes and keeps the audience gripped. Non-contrapuntal music is used as the music being played in the background does not compliment the actual actions of the scene as the music is more slowly paced whereas the actions and camera shots are quite quick.


Low key lighting is used mainly in the trailer however there is bright light present when the main protagonist is seen with a female character presumably his girlfriend suggesting that there are some bright times in the main characters life. When we first witness the main character we are revealed to the fact that he is of black ethnicity which clearly shows a stereotype representation as the man is shown with guns and committing crime, which is a stereotypical view of black boys in the society. Also we see a very young boy holding a gun which is quite an extreme scene to see and is quite violating however this reinforces the genre of crime and violence. A gun could be the main icon of the film as it signifies the genre of crime which a gun is normally associated with but also the title itself “Bullet Boy”. The main target audience would be mainly teenage boys as well as men aged around 19-25 of class D/E as the main characters look around this age also as there are female characters present in the movie it will also attract female audiences.