Production Log 2

During this week, i have been looking at different typical conventions that are likely to occur in British Social Realist films. For instance, the use of violence, bad language, and conventions to do with poverty are most likely to be denoted from the audience. During this week, i conducted a timeline to how British Social Realist films have changed over time. As time has passed, the conventions and themes established in these films are expressed more effectively in a way which the audience are felt more with the situation of the film. For instance, in KidultHood which was released in the 2000's, the story line contained more gritty grimy violence and language which related strongly to the situations that occur in Britain with its negative appearance. This will help with my production and it will help me in creating my story line in the similar style and appearance. I have also studied News stories of Britain and have realized the similar relation between British Social Realist films and the News. BSR films tend to relate very strongly with the reality coinsurance during Britain life. With this being put to thought, the audience are able to relate to the film whilst being already notified of the real situations that occur in their real world.

A text that i found was very influential to me was ''Nil by Mouth'' (1997). This involved a scene which revealed the corrupt domestic violence being acted upon a wife by her husband. This thing that caused this to be so effective was that when the women was getting abused by her husband, the us, the audience were unable to view the injuries being made as what she claimed to be on the floor.  This caused the audience to connote what the wife may be looking like as the abuse continued. Also, the scene was filmed in dark lighting   which caused the scene to be even more crucial to the audiences minds. Putting into consideration the BSR story line i have in thought, this scene from Nil by Mouth will help to create my production in more of a effective way so that it can reach out further upon its British targeted audience.

 For my production, in order to create my production is such a way of being represented as a British Social Realist opening sequence, i will try and put as many conventions as possible including the strong depth of British domestic violence being reflected upon and the use of strong bad language being expressed through the characters' words.

Opening Sequence Timeline

The Crying Game

Use Of Themes In British Social Realism

There is a very strong link between British Social Realism and the real world. Unlike Hollywood films Violence, Bad language, and Poverty. A story like this was heard to have happened recently in the British news of BBC where there was a young girl who was given alcohol and then raped by an older man. Events like this are typical to occur in Britain which then results in the story lines of the B.S.R films to take strong inspiration.

These themes here their storyline's are based around happy endings, riches, and fantasies, B.S.R focuses more on the serious negative downsides to life in the situations that mainly Britain and its people would get positioned in. For instance, the main downsides to the life of Britain would relate to themes such as, drugs, sex, abuse, smoking, alcohol, escapism, sex/rape, etc. An example of a British Social Realism film which expresses these themes is "Fish Tank". In Fish Tank, we are introduced to the themes of Rape, Alcohol, Child Abuse, are very unique when presenting themselves through B.S.R films due to the fact of them relating to similar events that occur in the real world such as abuse, stealing etc.

With the British audience who watch these films, they are then able to relate to them after having known of the related events that they are told about through the news regarding Britain and its crimes. By giving realistic story lines, it causes the audience to feel uncomfortable due to them already being aware of the similar stories that happen in the real world; especially in Britain.

Dark Knight- Conventions Analysis

Dark Knight (2008)

Social Realism Timeline

Production Log One

During this week, i have been analysizing and researching how British Social Realism films are created and represented as.

To do this, i have been watching other people's opening sequences and have been noting down the stengths and weakennes of their work. From looking at the mark scheme, i have realised al the very impotant elements of a opening sequence which i didnt know were. By working on these elements after reading the mak scheme, my marks will acheive higher grades which i will be more satisfied with at the end result of my work. One of the pieces of work for a opening sequence that i watched was created last year by year 13s. It was called 'Written Syria'. This piece of work achieved 52 marks out of 60 which is a very high grade for a opening sequence piece of work. Due to the amount of marks given for this piece of coursework, i anaylized all the strong conventions within the opening sequence and noted them down so that i can be able to use those strong use of elements in order to achieve a increase in marks for my own work.

After doing all this analysizing, this will create a huge impact on the production work i will create and i will be able to focus more properly on the main elements of a typical effective conventions and storylines of a British social realism film.

What is British Social Realism?

British Social Realism (B.S.R) is a unique genre of film.
                                                                                   These films always relate to the cultural relation to Britain and the locations are always mostly filmed in Britain. Most of these films are independent films due to the fact that only the citizens and audience of Britain would be able to become familiar with cultural references made in the film whereas, people outside Britain would not be able to. The typical situations that B.S.R films base their story line ideas around mainly highlight around Drugs, Sex, Stealing, Mugging, Gangs, Violence, Swearing, etc.
                                      The companies that produce these films work around a low budget and this is shown with the poor quality revealed in their films which helps to give that strong realistic and serious feel that the audience experience. The characters in these films are expressed as depressed stressed people who strive for the escapism and happiness of the negative situations they get positioned in. The themes that are portrayed are expressed as unvarnished situations and the camera work is most hand-held giving the film a rough feel.This rough camera styling helps to emphasize on the 'Kitchen Sink' ideology of British Social Realism.