'You Against the World', Kid British analysis

1. The use of a medium wide angle shot
shows the artist standing outside the
‘Pier Diner’, this feels very naturalistic
to the audience
The artist is sold as being quite
closed, as he has a hood up,
sunglasses on and his hand is in his
pocket
The artist is sold as being quite
hard or rough to the audience, the
audience can tell by the use of
costume. Hoodies are usually seen
as being worn by people who want
to frighten someone or worn by
gang members
He is also seen as being
rough by having
tattoos; tattoos are
usually associated with
someone who may be
more rebellious
The artist is portrayed to the
audience as being unfriendly
by the way his hands are
positioned in his pockets.
The artist is seen as being
successful as he is wearing Ray
ban sunglasses; these are quite
expensive therefore he must
have some money behind him
Shallow focus is used, this makes the
lights very blurry behind him, and this
represents to the audience that he
might have a busy life and a confused
head
A wide shot is used to represent he is
at an arcade, the contrast with the
setting and the genre of the song may
represent the different types of artists
in this band
The artist is represented as being
closed as his head is to the audience,
we can’t see his face clearly
The artist is represented as being
apprehensive, this is because he is
staring out the glass window
looking into the light, and this could
be seen as him asking for help from
a higher power
We don’t get to see the artist’s face
at any point without his glasses;
this could represent him as trying
to hide something
Shallow focus is used this
represents a link to the
audience between the artist and
his glasses and the blurry
background
The artist isn’t looking into
the camera this shows he
isn’t being direct to the
audience
His costume is all black
this may connote fear or
danger
The artist has glasses and
a hood on during the
whole performance, this
represents his character as
being secretive and
mysterious