How far does the impact of the films you have studied for this topic depend on distinctive uses of film techniques? [35] 

The director of La Haine, Mathieu Kassovitz uses distinctive techniques to show the poverty and westernisation in the film. One example of this is the scene when they all go onto the roof top. The scene starts with Hurbert, Vinz and Said walking in the streets of the project. Hubert walks over to a man and starts to sell drugs to him. In the shot Hubert and the man are in a two shot with Said and Vinz are in the background, the diegetic sound is Vinz and Said are talking which is the main diegetic sound even though Hubert is the closest to the camera and the main focus, the use of this shows the audience that drug deals in the project are everyday life and is nothing out of the ordinary. It could also suggest that drugs are not a big deal to them and the main focus is what they have to say not what they Hubert is doing. 

The shot then tracks all three of them as they walk towards the entrance to the rooftop, the use of the tracking makes the audience feel apart of the scene and like they are in the film. While the camera is tracking them you come across a smashed window, the use of this miss en scene shows the poverty in the project as the buildings are damaged and have not been repaired, it could also imply violence as someone has physically smashed the window, indicating towards the riots that are happening throughout the film. The next shot is a high angle shot of said climbing out of a dark hole onto the rooftop. the camera continues to track said while giving you a view of the roof top. the fact that the rooftop looks like a ghetto from america could imply the westernisation that is common scene thought the film. This is further informed by the barbecue that is going on onto of the roof, as babeques are a common thing in america and american ghettos.