Blogging task 20- Kevin & Perry Go Large

The teen film I have chosen is Kevin & Perry Go Large, a youth drama!

Opening Credits (In order they appear):

• ICON
• Tiger Aspect Pictures
• Kevin & Perry Go Large

These very small title credits, that only show the 2 main film companies involved show how the film was not made by a large conglomerate, but was an independent film.

In this film's opening, we are introduced to Kevin and the themes of his teenage life, how he faces oppression and control from his parents, and his desire for the opposite sex and his dreams and fantasies which could be representative of the ambition of teenagers. Pop culture of the times is also introduced through the music they play as DJ's, the clothes they wear, and the icons on the posters on Kevin's wall.

We are introduced to Kevin and Perry as the two protagonists as two adolescents who don't want live under the control of school or parents and just want to go on a holiday! The main stereotypical social groups that we are introduced to in the opening of this film are teenagers, and middle class parents. The middle class parents are represented as stereotypically well spoken, well dressed, living in a nice home, and then the teenagers, speaking colloquially and dressed in more contemporary clothing.

Kevin and Perry interact with Kevin's parents in a very conflicting manner through out the film, and this is expected, as this film is very much a coming of age film, and the parents are seen to be a barrier in between the boys becoming adults.

The majority of camera shots used are close ups and mid shots of the two boys and the people they're interacting with, also there are lots of tracking shots used, and these type of shots allow the audience to follow the two boys and their story's closely. To go with this, the editing used is continuous for the majority of the time, however there are instances when jump cuts or fast paced editing is used to show either the fantasies of the boys and what they're thinking in their head, or showing them partying in Ibiza and living their dream.

The mise en scene used throughout the film constantly shows the popular culture of the late 1990's and early 2000's, this is through mainly costume, as the DJ's, and Kevin and Perry, and the clubbers are all wearing contemporary clothing, and hats that teenagers and modern people would be wearing at the time.

I think that this film is an extremely good example of a teen film and a youth drama, as it shows so many obstacles that teenage boys face, including girls, authority, and trying to achieve what they want to do, not what authority expects of them. I loved this film, as in the end it all does work out really for the boys, and they do more or less come of age! They get the girls and have success as DJ's! So I thought that this was a great example of a teen film.