2.
Social Realism - filmmakers who draw
attention to the everyday conditions of the
working classes and the poor. While the
movement's artistic styles vary from nation to
nation, it almost always utilizes a form of
descriptive or critical realism. For
example, movies like Kidult hood and Adult
Hood shows how the youths in this day and
age act and those who are suffering to get a
job, to pay bills etc, have to look to illegal
activities to get through life.
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4.
Many Social Realism/Realist Films are based
on UK issues. Such as Gang violence, Political
views and also issues in society such as
poverty and segregation of classes. TV
drama‟s such as Little Britain also shows
similar issues but in a comedic way. This
entertains people but also draws attention to
the issues people face in the area every day.
5.
Iconography of the Genre – Social realism
uses the film created to portray stereotypes
and idea‟s people have in society. For
example Kidult Hood and Adulthood portrays
how young people are in society and also how
stereotypes are acted upon in society, this
makes the audience aware of the issues
young people face in their day to day life, due
to the environment they grew up in.
6. Location shooting (not studio)
Wide shots
Humour and seriousness
Mix of identities
Wider social issues explored via emotional
and dramatic individual stories
7. British Social Realism films are filmed on actual, real
life locations such as parks and council estates and
not in made up sets in studios like big Hollywood
films use.
By using locations rather than the
studio, it makes the film seem more
true to real life for the audience to
watch. An example of this is in Fish
Tank as it uses an actual council
estate within the film.
8. The film would use the appropriate accents/language, correct
settings and the local issues in the region. For example, in
Yasmin, the issue of Racism was used, which was evident in the
area as the focal point in the film. Yasmin also used the
appropriate accent for the town it was set in, and because it
featured the Muslim community, it made sure the Muslim
characters were wearing precisely the right clothing and
going by their religious views.
9.
British cinema has tended to emphasise the story
or drama over the „look‟ and „style‟ of the film
because scripts are generally cheaper than the
technical.
audiences‟ complaints that British films that
British cinema have always had a is not as good
as American different „look‟ cinema has been
registered from American in poor box-office
films returns
Poor box-office returns meant budgets were
limited for future productions and the British
have found it hard to break out of this pattern
10.
Social Realism. The genre title itself signifies
that films produced are focused on SOCIAL
issues and REALISTIC, meaning that the
issues shown are real and suffered.
The genre also shows humour within the film
and also seriousness. This is also used to
show the audience a wide range of creativity
is used to show character personality, genre
signifier, use of camera shots and lighting
shows seriousness e.g. dark lighting and
close ups to show facial expression.
11. This film title Called “This Is
England” shows already colours
from the Union Jack Red, White
and Blue.
The image also portrays how
people used to dress back in the
90‟s and how England is
multicultural because you see a
black man with white people.
The title itself “THIS IS ENGLAND”
shows the audience that this film
may be about ENGLAND and life in
England.
12.
Genre changes with society over time for
example genre changes to adapt society tastes to
suit and satisfy them.
Back in the 90‟s social realism focused on use of
drugs, sex and abuse. As we look at modern
society and the way Social Realism shows issues
faced in modern society we still see the use of
drugs, sex and violence. But characters are
presented differently now to how they were
before. For example modern social realism films
show Young people using drugs, sex and
showing act of violence. But back in the 90‟s
social realism films showed issues faced by
people, young person or adult.
13. It cost £1,5000,000 to make, within a month it
made £1,300,000 in the U.K alone. In 6
months in the U.S it made £250000, so it was
into the black by then. Considering all the
other countries it was shown in ( at least 25)
and all the different formats available it
probably earned at least twice what it cost to
make.
1996 film Trainspotting
grossed £12,331,224 at
the box office. It had a
budget of £3,500,000. It
was the highest
grossing UK film of
1996.
KidultHood 2006
Budget
£600,000
Box office
£453,876
