-x- Cross Media Study Research Task -x-

Film ... " K i d u l t h oo d "



Tv Show... " F a ll o u t "




Radio Drama .. "UK Black 1 XTRA"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/tx/documentaries/young_armed_terrified.shtml

The Three Texts I Have Chosen To Reaserch Are: Kidulthood, Fallout and UK BLack 1Xtra.
The Main Thing That All These 3 Types Of Texts Have In Common Is That They All Focus On The Young Balck Youth Of Today And The Things They Go Through In Commonly Everyday Life.

Kidulthood...

Before Adulthood comes Kidulthood..

Kidulthood Focuses On A Young Boy From West London Called * Trife * . Trife Lives On A Day To Day Struggle. He Finds Himself Trapped And Confused Between The Worlds Of His School Friends, The Girl He Loves and The Draw Of His Powerful and Dangerous Uncle.

The Film Potrays Todays Youth Culture, Involving Drugs, Guns, Kinfes, Violence and Sex. The Fiom Focuses On What Life Really Is Like For 21st Century Teenagers.

The Film Was Directed By Menhaj Huda, Produced By George Issac And The Main Actor And Also ScreenWritter Is Noel Clarke.

The Film Was Relased On march 3 2006 And Distributed By Revolver Entertainment.

Fallout...

Fallout Was Part Of Disarming Britain Project On Channel 4 In Order For Viewers To See The Increasing Use Of Violence And Weapons That Young People In Britain Today.

The Documentary/Short Film Was A One Off Spin Off And Represents Youth Culture & Gang crimes in Deprived Areas Today.

It Was Set In London And Stars Lennie James As Joe Who Plays A Policeman Returning To The Estate He Grew Up On To Investigate The Murder Of A Black Teenager.

Distributed By Channel 4.

UK Black 1Xtra..

BBC Radio 1Xtra Is A Digital UL Radio From The BBC Specialising In New Black Music.

The Radio Also Has Documentaries That Focus On The Black Community And Intervews From A Wide Range Of Black Stars Doing Well For Themselves.

How They Are All Promoted :

> http://www.channel4.com/news/microsites/D/disarming_britain/fallout.html

> http://www.kidulthood.co.uk/

> http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/tx/documentaries/young_armed_terrified.shtml

> http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdoKD4gTQ2c

> On DAB Digital Radio, SKY 0137, Freeview 701, Virgin 907

The Things That All 3 Texts Have In Common Is Quite Obvious, That They All Focus On The Black Community. The Simlarity Between All 3 Texts Is That They Inlvolve Violence, Crime And Street Weapons Such As Guns Or Knifes. Kidulthood Therfore Became A Popular Film As It Focused On 21st Century Teenagers And What They Have To Go Through In Everyday Life. Also Fallout Was Very Similar To Kidulthood Which Also Made It Successful. Another Way In Which These Texts Were Similar Was That They All Had There Own Personal Wesbites In Order To Gain Viewers Too See What There Film,Documentary Or Radio Was About.

However There Are Ways That The Texts Differ From One Another. One Main Example Would Be That Fallout And Kidulthood Focus On Certain Areas Whereas The Radio Documentary Called * Young, Armed And Terrified * Focuses On Different Areas Across The UK And Different Living Conditions Throughout The UK.