In reference to the opening scene of 'shank' there are several scenes that show a young boy from the age of around 15 getting chased by an older looking teenager on a motorbike, at high speed and great intensity. This opening scene may be in correlation with gang violence and mischievous behavior, as it looks as if the younger character got on the wrong side of the teenager on the motorbike. The use of music goes very well with the tempo of the chase, as the fast beat denotes the rapid atmosphere. The use of props are shown at the beginning of the opening, where there is a played footage of riots, and this shows people using base ball bats smashing police cars and causing trouble, this may indicate the raw BSR reality of violence in working class areas, as it is distinctively shown that this film revolves around working class characters. The costumes of the characters also suggest that these characters are of working class backgrounds as they are wearing baggy tracksuits and sports wear which may imply that they can not afford high fashion clothes. The opening scene shows the characters going through estates, this links back to the working class idea, that these characters are apart of the minority, which earn very little money and may live in broken homes.
Institutional logo:
This is an example of an institutional logo, under the production name of 'revolver entertainment' the use of the word revolver may connote the use of guns in the film as the revolver is a repeating firearm that has a revolving cylinder containing multiple chambers and at least one barrel for firing. The term "revolver" refers to a handgun, but other weapons may also have a revolving chamber. These include some models of grenade launchers, shotguns, and rifles. Also the way in which the logo comes up on the screen is in a spinning motion, this may link back to fact that the revolver handgun has a spinning chamber to place the bullets. Also the circle shape around the title 'revolver' may be shaped that way as it may be representing a bullet.
Example of typography:
Above we have an example of typography used in the opening scene and credits. The title 'Shank' is the initial production name of the film, and specifically the word 'shank' is a slang word used by most teenagers in working class parts of London, the word shank is mainly used as another term for 'knife' or 'weapon' which overall is denoted in this use of typography as you can see in between the letter 'A' there is a person holding a knife which connotes the violence and crime portrayed throughout the film. The use of that blurry background may connote and imply the dark gloomy atmosphere of the film and how the film suggests a shadowy feeling continuously throughout the film.
Here is another example of typography within the credits. This is showing the actors name ' Adam Deacon' In a black, shady/blurry text, with a white background and a graffiti looking image of the actual character himself. This graffiti image may connote the urban feel of the film, and how it is showing the BSR working class society, suggesting gangs, etc., as the illegal use of graffiti links in closely to gang vandalism in areas. Also the costume of the character is denoted as wearing a all black tracksuit and hat this connotes the typical gang member and troublemaker. The contrast between the white background and black typography may connote the darkness within the characters and how they stand out to other social classes. The color black is usually associated with death, so this may indicate possible future events containing death.
