13- Sub-genre conventions, Syntactic

Boyz N the hood

(Youth drama)

Key plot introduced in title sequence:

• Idea of racism 
• growing up and maturing 
• gangs and crime
• the black sterotype

Order storyline in introduced?

• Chronological order
• innocent children talking about a gun incident 
• punishment
• crime

Characters introduced?

• Young children (black)
• teacher (white)
• mother
• father

Social groups represented?

• Young black children
• young black males

The Social Network

(High school Drama)

Key plot introduced in title sequence:

• socialising 
• relationship issues 
• online references

Order storyline is introduced?

• chronological order 
• socialising 
• break up
• partying 

Characters introduced?

• Mark 
• 2 main characters
• Erica 

Social groups represented?

• young male
• student
• smart
• 'nerd' stereotype 
• young people - partying 

Kidulthood
(Youth drama)

Key plot introduced in title sequence?

• relationships
• what it means to be cool
• acceptance by young society 
• education
• social stereotype

Order storyline is introduced?

• Narrative
• chronological order
• showing different social groups in playground 

Characters introduced?

• teenagers 

Social groups represented?

• bad 
• loud 
• youths 
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