Trainspotting was released in 1996 and directed by Danny Boyle. It was filmed on a very small budget of £2.5 million in an abandoned cigarette factory in Glasgow, requiring scenes to be filmed in single takes and special effects to be done practically without computers. Despite having a different storyline, the film's use of practical special effects on a low budget and unknown actors can provide inspiration for creating a trailer with limited resources that supports the social realist genre.

1. TRAINSPOTTING
1996

2. Trainspotting was released on 23rd September 1996 and was directed by
Danny Doyle.This is an example of a social realist drama. It featured actors
such as, Ewan McGregor, Jonny Miller and Kelly Macdonald.
This film was filmed on a budget of just £2.5millin with the cast and crew
working in an abandoned cigarette factory in Glasgow. Due to this small
budget most scenes were filmed in one take and any special effects were done
practically. For example, when Renton overdoses on heroin and sink into the
floor, the crew built a trap door with a platform above it and lowered it slowly
to create this effect.

3. Despite the storyline being different to ours we can take some of the
representations and conventions and use them in our own trailer, such as
creating any special effects our self to save money. Another aspect that we
can take from this trailer is the use of not well known actors/actresses. As
our cast we made of our friends, they will also be unknown.This supports
the social realist genre as the actor and actresses could be anyone, making
it more realistic.