Potential Music

Song choice 1 : Reeko Squeeze Ft Donaeo - Diablo

I think this song would work as the tone of the music is quite happy and the start of the film starts off quite happy, also the lyrics are are quite relatable to what we are trying to produce. The song also has themes of drugs and violence which is included within our film.

Song choice 2 :  Jhus - Guns and Butter 

Talks about the struggle of living in the worst of conditions, it talks about from a young age people are introduced to things such as gun violence, he also talks about racism and how there is that struggle , but it may not match the tone of the start of the movie as it is quite slow and seems quite sad, but it could be good to introduce themes that will later occur, and the music will foreshadow later events.

Song Choice 3 : Yxng Bane - Never Change Me

This song talks about how the money won't change someone and how at the start of the movie they don't really have a lot of money and as the film progresses they begin to gain money and it changes one of the brothers but one of them stays the same. This could be confusing as money does change one of the brothers so it might not make sense so early on in the film as it is the opening sequence.

Production Log 12

What decisions did you make about your graphics this week?

This week we made graphics on final cut, we used a plain white text with the 'Gaz' font, it is quite bold and has cracks in it to make it seem less formal and relate to BSR films, also for the main title graphic 'Remedy' we filled the letters that may relate to BSR such as money, drugs and council flats and houses, the title is also very bold. Also the production company has the name trap in it (Trap Productions) connoting that it is to do with British themes, as a trap is somewhere where drugs are packaged.


How did your research into BSR and title conventions help shape these decisions?
The research we did on BSR and title conventions helped us the shaped these decisions as we used conventions that could be seen in reality within British society. Also as the movies are not really action packed we decided to make the font quite plain and basic but the cracks make it seem damaged connoting what the film could include. Also usual BSR films have quite plain titles. Films such as Kidulthood include the same kind of titles as it is just white and plain and kept very basic. Also as it is basic it could connote that it is cheap relating to other themes in BSR such as poverty. The only place we decided to make quite colorful is the main title as the start of the film is quite fun and upbeat so we wanted to create that emotion in  the audiences mind right from the start of the film. Although it is colorful the images inside still connote typical places and objects within British society for working class or Precariat, so even though there is a happy feeling the title creates the emotion of happiness and brings across a sense of concern, it creates enigma codes, for example "What do the characters have to go through as the movie progresses?

Production Log 11

What have been your key issues for planning this week?

This week we have finished off out treatment we found it quite difficult to decide on certain things in the treatment and there were disagreements about what was to put in our production, as we had different ideas it was hard to find something in the middle which we could compromise on.

What decisions have you made about the issues this week ?
We decided to compromise and put our ideas together to make our production the ideas were quite hard to put together but things such as the mise-en-scene were an easy choice but other things such as the main concept of the film were quite hard so the ideas were combined to make the main plot of the production.

After this week we are ready to record and will begin our production next week.

Production Log 10

What decisions did we make about our content of the BSR treatment?

• Well we made the decision of including everything that we will use in the production of our opening sequence, also we included the whole narrative of the film so we don't get confused when making it, it gave us a better idea of how long the opening sequence can be and the maximum amount we can include without giving away the whole plot. Also we decided to show regular conventions that would be seen in a BSR film.

What did I learn from my primary research?

• From the primary research we learnt that the idea of the Hangover was good most people said that we should implement these ideas in to our production, they also thought overall our name was good but some thought it could be changed to give more meaning. Overall people enjoyed the main concept and some of the boys found it relatable and one girl said that the boys suit the production as boys in the UK stereo typically get involved with the situations.

How did it influence our planning?

• It influenced our planning as it gave us better ideas on what we could do and also we saw what was good about are planning pre-interview it also influenced our planning as we saw how the plot could be improved and how we could entice the audience by using something like a plot twist or a flashback to not only entice the audience but create a sense of mystery.

Production Log 9

What did you learn about narrative last week?

• I have learnt that there are different types of narrative, such as linear and non-linear. Linear meaning if the story of the film goes in order, from start, middle and end. Non-Linear meaning the story is not in chronological order. I also learnt about the McKee’s classic narrative structure, which gives a better insight of how the story of a film is structured instead of the simple, start, middle and end.

How did you use it this week?

• I used what i learnt last week about the McKee’s classic narrative structure to help develop on our BSR film story, then made my own diagram for our film story using the trmplate. I also used what I learnt about what narratives BSR films usually use to develop our story. So the film was more realistic and so it could fit the criteria of an average BSR film.

What decisions did you make about the content of your BSR treatment?

• We decided to talk about some equipment we could have used instead of the ordinary camera and tripod, such as microphone that are attached to each characters clothes. We also gave a summary of some of the locations which we was thinking about recording at and also added images of the locations for a better view and understanding. We only gave a summary of the locations as we will make a whole blog post about the locations.

Production Log 8

This week we have created a concept for what our opening sequence will be about we have decided to take inspiration from another movie and input parts of the film in to our opening sequence, as most ideas can not be completely original.

How did we develop the concept of our BSR film?

We developed the concept of our BSR film by using another movie we decided to look at American movies which have good reviews and in their films they themselves implement themes which we could include in this BSR film. We used these films to see how the characters were portrayed, we also tried to use normal everyday people as in BSR films they are usually working class.

What were your key influences of our BSR idea?

We decided to use The Hangover as inspiration for our idea as they use features throughout the movie that could be used to make a BSR film mas they have themes such as drug abuse and violence, even though they are adults we have decided to change it and make them teen to be more unique and we want to show how hard life can be for some teens dealing with situations such as the ones present in The Hangover.

 How did we decide the group you're working in?

Well at first we created the encounter together and realised that we worked quite well together also, we are both friends and we thought it would be quite interesting to put our ideas together and see if we could create a good opening sequence together.

Do we foresee any issues with our partnership?

We don't think that there will be many problems as we have worked quite well in a previous task together and we did not have any problems then.

Production Log 7

What have been the key issues for your research this week?

• The issues of my research was figuring out the narrative of the opening sequence. This took us a while as we was trying to think outside the box away from the Kidulthood and Adulthood stereotypes.

What decision did you make about the issue and why?

• We researched some films with an iconic narrative so we could use it as inspiration and put our own twist on it to make it into a BSR film. After a while we came up with Hangover, because it was different and had not been done before. 

Production Log 6

This week we have been looking at opening sequence devices for example sound, it can be used in a smart way to create a effects. Also the shots used should be effective as this is the part that builds up the whole movie and entices the audience.

What have you learnt about opening sequence devices?

• Well we have learnt that sound can be use in a way to create tension and allow the audience to pay more attention to the screen, if there is silence it takes away the detail from the sound and adds it to the screen so it helps the audience establish other things such as location of social class from what the characters are wearing. Also sound can be used as the faster the music it could create tension in the opening sequence which could be combined with shaky hand movements to make the opening sequence seem less professional, meaning it is most likely working class.

How will this impact your production?

• This will impact our production as we could as it has given us ideas on how to change it so the audience can pay more attention to certain themes. We will have to be very smart in using these techniques so that we can carry out what we want to do properly.

What methods might you use in your opening and why?

• In our opening we will  implement it in to our opening sequence as silence could be used to could be used to allow them to pay attention to clothing and location. The music we are going to use will be quite fast to build tension and match some themes that feature throughout the film such as violence and drug abuse.

Production Week 5

What have been the key issues for your research this week?

• The key issues of my research has been analyzing the editing in BSR films as there is a minimal amount of editing in most BSR films other than cuts. But I found it easy analyzing the camera work and editing for most BSR films, such as Bullet Boy and Kidulthood as these films use a lot of camera techniques such as match on action, pans and tilts.

What decisions did you make about the issues and why?

• I made the decision that there isn't a lot of edits in BSR films as realism is a significant part of BSR films so there isn't much editing such as CGI. This would spoil the realism of the film, which would not be a BSR film.

Production Log 4

In this week we went through title devices, we learnt how they can be used to establish certain things such as themes and ideology or even the actors. We also learnt how effective credits can be because they can reveal parts of the story without revealing too much.

What we have learnt about title devices?

• We have learnt that we can input super imposed graphics, they are good as they allow you to show the audience the credits without wasting any time with a black screen in the background. It also helps to establish actors who play characters in the movie as they might know the actors/ directors and they would know if they have been in good movies before. It also allows us to introduce location and settings in the first few moments of the film.

How will this impact our production?

• This will impact out production as we will implement these graphics in to our work as they waste less time also as the audience can focus on both the title and the shot in the background it gives them detail in to our story. We will use location and settings in few of the shots as we want the audience to understand what type of places are in the film without actually seeing too much. The audience can gain this detail without giving away too much, so for example we will put alleyways in the background of the credits to introduce some of the places that will be seen in the film.

What methods might you use in the opening and why?

• In our opening sequence we will use methods such as super imposed graphics to give detail and we will introduce themes through the clothing that the characters wear through the opening sequence. We may also use a flashback shot as it will give away what happened before we can skip to the main part of the plot.

Production Log 3

Production Log 2

Production Log 1

Calling Sheets

Location List

Cast List

Production Schedule

Production Schedule Month 1

Production Schedule Month 2

Location Recces

Remedy Shooting Script

Qualitative Data Analysis

Evidence of Audience Research

Q1. What do you think about the plot of The Hangover and why?

• Most people found the plot of the Hangover amusing and entertaining whereas a few people had not seen it or found the plot quite repetitive. Some found the plot quite interesting and it included a lot of detail.

Q2. How do you feel that the main characters in the film are male and throughout the film there are few female characters?

• There seem to be a pattern of all the males who was answered this seemed to not really care if there was no female characters in the film, whereas the females who answered this said that there should be more of an oppitunity for a female character. One female said that the male characters match the stereotypical situations and said that they are mainly for boys.

Q3. Do you think 'Remedy' is a suitable title if not what would be a better title, and why?

• Most people thought the title was very suitable for the film after hearing the plot. They thought it was very short and to the point which was positive. Only a few people thought that the title could give more of a hint to the plot of the story. Also some thought it could be changed to the name of the drug for example to give away a bit more of the story.

Q4. What do you think could be improved about our plot and why do you think this would be better?

• Most poeple liked the plot and couldn't think of how it would be changed but some thought that we could either add a plot twist or maybe even some flashbacks to give the audience a better idea on the story of the film before they go back to London.

Q5. If the characters are meant to be working class how would you portray them in terms of clothing, where they are located and how they behave?

• Everyone said the characters in the film should wear casual clothing and not anything like designer, which fit our descriptions of the characters. They also said the location should be somewhere like a council esatate and not anywhere rich.

My Audience

BSR Treatment

Narrative

For our production we gained inspiration from 'The Hangover' this deals with various themes that we have decided to emulate some of these themes, a way in which we changed this is by dealing with teenagers instead of adults, also as the movie 'Hangover' is quite comical we would like to change the plot and make it more serious and hard-hitting as it is within the genre of BSR. Our film deals with themes such as drug abuse, corruption of youth and violence. The two brothers, Jerome (Romeo) and Kayden (Kay) who live in Liverpool, but used to live in London. They come down to London for a weekend to go to a party where they will meet their childhood friends, the lifestyle in Liverpool for them is much more different compared to the lifestyle in London for those within the same age range. On their first day back they explore different drugs e.g Marijuana, this leaves them hungover till the next morning where they wake up with no money and no way of getting home. The two brothers end up stranded in the worst parts of London where they are forced to make money, they end up trying to rob shops and people during the night, they do not make much money as at the same time they are trying to survive. They meet new people who help them make money illegally by selling drugs, they get caught up in the lifestyle and eventually one of the brother dies, the brother that dies wanted to stay in London because he got addicted to the money and gets killed by another drug gang. The other brother goes back to Liverpool after his brother has died. The narrative is linear as it follows the story of the two boys who go from London to Liverpool then back to London.

In the opening sequence it will start with the two boys walking out the train station as they tap their oyster cards, they then look at an invite of the party which they are going to later that day, whilst walking back to their friends house they are offered drugs and they eventually end up buying them even though they were weary of them at first, all the audience sees is the transaction, they then knock on the door of their friend who opens the door, then they begin to get ready for the party later that night, they keep looking in the mirror whilst getting ready there are switching shots between both brothers. They are then in the car and one brother does a line on the dashboard which is an extreme closeup and then the other takes a pill which is also an extreme close up, they then knock on the door of the party, whilst they are high then the music changes and it just blacks out. Between each shot it pans then fades out with a black screen, then the next shot fades in with the black then going in to the shot. We also have decided that we won't include much dialogue as the music and the on screen super impose graphics will create detail for the audience to understand what is going on.

Target Audience

Our target audience is from the age group 16-25 as the characters throughout the film are within the same age range so people would be able to relate to the characters who are the same age as them, even though the themes may not be relatable. The main gender represented in the film is male as most of the characters are male so the female audience may not be able to relate as well as male viewers. The interests that the characters will have are things such as social media, drugs and partying, these interests are important as it shows that they are within the older teen bracket, this also gives the target audience an idea of how dangerous all these 3 things could be. A few locations which will be implemented in to the film are the school, houses, parties and drug residence, these are some places which would be familiar for the target audience.There will be more than one main ethnicity as there will be a range of white, Asian and black people throughout the film this will mainly target these ethnic backgrounds for the audience.

The themes that will be relatable for some of the target audience are, violence, school life, drug abuse, friendship, sexual abuse and revenge these themes are good as they do not only relate to the target audience but they help to create the story as the themes show how each point such as drug abuse has changed the characters it is effective as it shows the consequences of each of these themes.

Title

The title 'Remedy' is short like other BSR films it also has a meaning behind it and it relates to situations within the film, a remedy is a medicine or a treatment, this relates to the idea as the movie progresses there is a lot of drug abuse and they use it to drown their problems and the characters believe that their problems are being fixed with the drugs. The title has a strong link with the film does not really give away too much but it introduces the idea that there is a problem that need to be fixed with a 'remedy'. Remedy could also mean to remove something evil, connoting that there is a sense of evilness in the film and there is not much morality as the films progresses, it shows that a remedy is needed to get rid of the evil.

Technology

The technology we are going to use is the camera and the tripod, the tripod will be useful as it allows us to get rid of the shaky movements and make the shots seem more realistic, if we wanted to make the scene filled with a sense of panic we could remove the tripod, but this will allow the shots to look better also the tripod will allow us to pan, tilt and overall just create smoother shots. We could improve our production by each character having their own individual microphone so they could be heard better and the wind would not really effect the sound quality when recording, this is why we have decided to not use much dialogue. That equipment is not accessible so therefore we will have to figure out a way in which wind will not effect the production, but as there is not much dialogue this will not really be a big problem.

Representations

A typical representation in most BSR films is that women are usually oppressed and not really treated fairly, but we have decided to use a counter-type for most of the female characters as they are more equal to men and they have an impact with what they say, although they are not superior to males throughout the film they are not inferior and they share an equal role. There are not really many women in the film as it is targeted mainly towards the male audience, so males could relate but there is still a portion of females.

Another representation is where the young teens work for the older leader, this representation is shown later on in the film as when they have to start selling drugs they have to work for an older teen to survive, they begin to not only work to survive but they work to impress him so they begin to change their ways from how they were before, this is how it typically is in BSR films, for example in Kidulthood the boy Trevor has to impress his uncle by cutting a mans face. This connotes that the teens will go to extremes to impress their older influences, this convention is also brought in to our production as the boys are forced in to the lifestyle and end up being trapped and one of them never really gets a chance to escape as he dies this shows the audience the consequences of these type of lifestyles.

The locations used are also quite gritty and unpleasant as they do not really have much money to start with and then it gets even worse when they lose all their stuff, they live in a council house which connotes that the characters are quite poor. This brings in the theme of poverty and also as they are living in a council house to begin with it connotes that they are most likely within the working class or maybe even underclass as some situations throughout the film deal with extreme cases of poverty. Usually in most films which include council houses they use and establishing shot to connote that the area is not very nice, if the area is not very nice it also connotes the type of people that are going to be living there, the people would most likely not be very nice and most of the people deal with similar themes of violence, drug abuse and poverty. In our opening sequence we hope to achieve a clear understanding from the audience of what type of people are living in these areas, also we want to portray these character in the first two minutes of the film. Overall the location helps to connote the quality of life in these areas.

Style and Iconography

The camera work throughout BSR is very important as it can create the mood for a certain scene, if a tripod is removed from the camera it can be used to make panicky scenes as the hand movement on the camera is more shaky and it makes the whole situation seem more realistic to the audience this would be used to connote personal identity of what type of person they are.Also the locations are very important for example recording in alleyways, train stations and around council houses it seems regular in terms of a BSR film connoting that the people are just everyday people who can't escape the lifestyle and they are just doing things that (in our perspective) an average person would do. Places such as a train station can connote that they do not have enough money for  a car or maybe they are not old enough so it connotes how young they are. Also the alleyways could be seen as quite scary and intimidating so this could have a connection to what type of people are living there and it would have relevance to the local people. The shots used also help to create the tension in certain places, for example a high angle shot could remove the power from any character and gives the audience a sense of power over the character, this also makes the characters seem vulnerable and powerless. Also when they are taking drugs there is a close-up of their eyes showing the effect that the drugs have had on them, and it is followed by a high angle shot to take away the characters power.

Conventions

The conventions of a BSR mise-en-scene we will use to make our opening sequence are common, working class locations, a dark and dull colour palate and also real lighting such as street lights to give it that orange tint. This is so we can make our opening sequence successfully look like a real BSR film and also create a real atmosphere for the audience when they are watching. If we was to set the house party scene in a big expensive house this would take away the realness of the film as the characters in the film are in a working class part of London so a more suitable place to set a house party might be a block of flats of maybe a common working class house. Some locations which we have thought of already but not yet confirmed are Goodmayes station and a local alleyway. We would use Goodmayes station to record the two boys arriving at the station in London from Liverpool. This scene will show the two boys walking up the stairs of the station and tapping their tickets and going through the barrier. To make these shots successful we will have to record at the station at a suitable time so it is not very busy and when there is minimal sound so the camera does not pick up any unwanted sound. This could be hard as if we was to retake any shots we would have to get the lighting exactly the same from the previous shots and there is also a lot of background noise from trains and people. We would use a local alleyway to record the scene of the two boys buying drugs. This is a good location as it gives the audience a sense  that something bad is going to happen or taking place, it also gives out mysterious tone. Normally in BSR films when a scene is set in a alleyway, something bad takes place so by using an alleyway in our scene this will fit with the realness. To make the shots successful we will have to get the lighting right so it gives off a scary sort of mood, we will also have to make sure there is not to much people around and minimal background noise. 

Institution

The production company is Film 4. Throughout the research we have done on Film 4 we have seen that they have a regular pattern when they are producing BSR films. We have found that the actors/actresses that they use are untrained, as they are untrained this makes the production seem more genuine as the characters may have come from a similar background as the character that they are playing, they give actors/actresses a chance to become bigger and this is a big acting opportunity for example John Boyega played in 'Attack the Block' he then later was given an opportunity to play in 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' this shows the opportunities that Film 4 can create for an actor/actress. As Film 4 deals with similar films in the BSR films that they make such as violence and drug abuse these are some of the themes which we wish to implement in to our production as it will match and keep the consistency of other Film 4 films. Also as one of the main themes is the addiction to drugs/drug abuse it will make the audience think about these topics in reality and think about the consequences of drug addiction/drug abuse. Also this film is different as it has taken inspiration from 'The Hangover' which is a big movie and by Film 4 producing and distributing this film it could show the reality of the situations. Also the film could be distributed by Netflix which teenagers tend to use a lot, so they would be able to watch the film on there as not many people watch television as much as there are things such as Netflix. Netflix would also reach a wider audience as it allows people to watch it on different technology such as mobile phones, tablets, laptops and even on TVs. 

BSR Visual Representation

Conventions of an opening sequence

What's In The News

Duran Williams,
A boy who was stabbed in Dagenham, he was stabbed in the night time at around 23:00, he was know to be quite humble and very helpful , could be used potentially to show adolescence within these type of areas, could be revolved round a killing and the effect it has on family and friends. This deals with themes such as corruption of youth and the aftermath, it could also deal with the repercussion of murder, either by there being revenge or ending up in jail.

 Felix,
A boy who faced a huge amount of bullying over a course of 7 years he was bullied until he committed suicide, he stepped in front of a train. 'The most hated person in the school', he became a target because he was not allowed to play call of duty. People who never even knew him started to bully him online. He was bullied over social platforms like ask.fm. This could be used in my production as it uses themes such as school life, corruption of youth and adolescence.

Patrick is a man now who suffers from schizophrenia and bipolar, he became homeless from drug and alcohol abuse. He refuses to get help as he believes the system has failed him. I could use this as it has themes of poverty and drug abuse. He also faces mental problems which could introduce themes of disability. As he refuses help it cannot be forced upon him but his sister is also trying to deal with this problem of his, this could explore the theme of family life and drug abuse.

This post has to do with the addiction towards drugs and alcoholism, which can be a very sensitive topic for some people, it could also bring in ideas of poverty as people are so addicted all they spend their money on is alcohol. The effect of alcohol can have a very negative effect towards children as the parents may have been mistreating them or neglecting them as they were not in the right state of mind. This could be used in my production to show the true effect of alcohol abuse not only on the person drinking but the effect it has on everybody else around 

Conventions of Institutional Credits

An Education - http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/an-education/

The opening sequence of An Education is set in an all girls school as  and you can tell the story had something to do with a school girls but this is not shown in the opening sequence. The themes of this film are school life, love and friendship. The girls are wearing school uniform is most scenes which denotes they are teenagers.

 The institutional logo and the other titles both have the same typography. The typography is a chalk board style as it is about school so it matches the theme. This would give a hint to the audience that the film is going to be about school life and young people. 

It is also bold so it can stand out and it looks modern. The font is white so you can easily see it with a black background. There is also a picture of a game on the floor which is usually seen in a playground, this connotes that the film is about school life. The shoes are like school shoes which also goes with the playground image and the whole school theme.

The second screenshot displays the production companies which is the first thing that is shown after the institutional logo. 

I have learnt that the institutional credits are a very important part of the film as it is the first scene which could introduce the genre and the themes. They also credit the people who was important in the production of the film, which I i did not know before as i thought it only showed the title. The credits do not have to be detailed to look good, when learning about institutional credits I saw a lot of simply credits which worked well as they went with the background or it fit the theme.

Sound Analysis Kidulthood

Commsioner Factfile Film 4

Who is the company?

Film 4 is a production company, although Film 4 has many other such as Film 4 distribution which distributes films that they have produced, like ‘Inbetweeners 2’. They were responsible for the marketing and releasing the film in to cinemas and on the television, Inbetweeners 2 was also exhibited by Film 4 as they put it on their TV programme and made it available for the audience. Film 4 parent company is Channel 4. A parent company is a company that controls other, smaller businesses by owning an influential amount of voting stock or control. Parent companies are typically larger firms that display control over one or more small subsidiaries in the same industry. Channel 4 also own Channel 4 own More 4, Film 4, E4 and Channel 4 HD. The are advantages with films being owned by parent companies as they offer a platform for British and independent cinema on terrestrial television by committing to showing each one of Film 4 Productions films on Channel 4 and its sister station Film Four. It also allows a bigger budget on films which are produced by Film 4 which means the films will have better quality.

What do the company produce?

Film 4 funds around 20 films a year and fund around £500,000 on each film. Last year in 2015 they funded 10 films. Film 4 are solo funders but also specialize in co-production. Film 4 funded a number of successful documentaries, including Biggie and Tupac and The Filth and The Fury. In 1992 Film 4 had an unanticipated success with the IRA/transsexual drama The Crying Game, which was a big hit in America, winning an Oscar for Best Screenplay. Film 4 traditionally contributing 15-25% of an independent film’s budget such as My Beautiful Laundrette and Letter to Brezhnev. They produce films of many other genres such as Dark River which is a mystery/thriller and also Slow West which is a western/action.

Where is the company based?


Film 4 is funded in the UK, although it is funded in the UK it funds films all around the world such as Slumdog Millionaire which was made in India and Slow West which is shot in the US. Film 4 have co-produced with BFI, West End Team and Rising Stars to make the film Old Boys. This film was very successful and was very well co-produced. The big successes for Film 4 in recent times are Slumdog Millionaire, Inbetweeners 2, 12 Years a Slave, these films have been very profitable and their box offices have been very big.


Why is the company important to the UK film industry?

Film 4 ethos is To develop (new) British Talent and be a leader of innovation in the British Film industry. They would also like to invest around £500,000 per film, at a rate of around 20 films a year as some years they can not produce up to 20 films. They want to support more international independent film-makers by co-investigating into their films, this would help the film-makers become more known around the world. Film 4 would also like to offer a platform for British and independent cinema on terrestrial television by committing to showing each one of Film Four Productions films on Channel 4 and it’s sister station Film Four. Films such as Shaun The Sheep have become successful. Also films like The King’s Speech and Philomena have also been very successful for Film 4. 

BSR Mise-en-Scene Analysis

Fish Tank

1:01

The location of which the film is set is in looks like a council estate. By the film being set in a council estate indicates that the area is probably developing and quiet rough. Normally in BSR films when it is set in a council estate there is crime/gang crime involved. The fact it is set in this location tell us that the people living there are probably working class. BSR films are normally about average British people going through their life, the location of the movie shows the that the characters are average people who may be going through struggles.

3:19

The people are dressed in tracksuits, shorts and tank tops. This tells the audience that the characters might not be very wealthy and are probably of a working class. In BSR films normally teenagers would be wearing similar style to this, which indicates that the person might be a quiet poor or a criminal. The fact that all the characters in this shot are dressed basically the same indicates that most people in this area are probably of a working class and are all in the same position financially.

1:50

The character in the opening sequence is by herself throughout the whole scene. This might tell the audience that she might be depressed or struggling with something. This might also tell the audience that the character has no one else such as family or friends. In BSR normally the main character is struggling for some reason. 

2:53
This screenshot displays 4 boys, there is one black boy which connotes that the film mainly casted white people. They might have casted mainly white people to keep it realistic, as the area is populated my mostly white people. You can tell the boys are of a working class by what they are wearing. Their clothes are very baggy, this connotes that the clothes was not brought to look good but they was brought to last. this film uses generic conventions of BSR films as it shows people of a working class.

2:40
In this screenshot you can see a lot of cheap cars compared to others cars you would see. This connotes that the area is developing and the people in the area probably don't have a lot of money. This also connotes that the film is set in modern day as the cars are modern. Most of buildings in the background a block of flats which also connotes that the area is developing. In BSR films when people see block of flats, they would think of crime, gang violence and poverty.

In my opening sequence work, I will use mise-en-scene to help me introduce the characters. I will also use location to show the audience the struggles of what the characters will have to go through. 

British Social Realism Themes

Kidulthood (5:25) - Violence

The theme of violence is shown throughout the whole of this film among many other themes, but violence is shown mainly at this sequence as the girl is being bullied and abused by another group of girls. The violence shown though physical and verbal abuse. The girls a hitting the victim as well as shouting at her. 
Violence is represented very boldly in the film and many other BSR films. The violence is not censored in any way, it is represented as a normal thing in the film as people are just standing around watching the girl get abused in this sequence as it is nothing, which means it is not a rare thing. I could explore this theme in my film by showing it through the British youth.

Adulthood (3:07) - Crime

The theme of crime has a big part in Adulthood and is shown throughout the film. It is shown in this sequence of film with two young boys attacking a man while he is in his car and he ends up getting shot, they also rob him. Crime is not censored when represented in this sequence, you can also tell it is a big theme in the film as the film starts off with a scene which shows crime. Crime is often shown within the youth in the film which means that there is a lot of exposure to criminal activity at a young age. I could explore the theme of crime in my film by showing it being exposed to young people. 

Attack The Block (4:50) - Gang Crime

Gang Crime is a big theme in this film and is shown throughout the film with a big group of young boys. In this sequence the young boys can be seen walking in a large group while talking to some younger boys who seem to look up to them. Also, later in the film the gang are exposed and pressured into criminal activity. Gang Crime is represented in mainly the younger people in the film we see this as most young person in the film is a part of a gang. The area seems to be very bad which is surrounded by criminal activity which might be the reason of gang crime. I could explore this theme in my film by showing gang crime within young people and how they are exposed to it.

This Is England - Racism

In this sequence of the film racism is shown very boldly. The young boy walks into the store and racially abuses the shop keeper, then is followed by a group of men who hold up the shop keeper and rob the store and are also racially abusing him. Racism is represented in this film with mainly white skinheads as there was a lot of racist groups in Britain in the 80's. You can tell racism played a big part in Britain in the 80's as it was not just older men who was racist it was a young boy as well. The racism is not censored and is shown throughout the movie. I could explore this theme in my film by showing how racism is represented in the modern day.

Ill Manors - Corruption of Youth

In this film Corruption of Youth is shown throughout. You can see the boy being abused from a young age and seeing his father dealing drugs. Corruption of youth is shown with the boy from the start of the film being exposed to his father drug dealing and experiences thing which an adult would at a young age which means he has a different childhood compared to other children which you can see in the film as he is mature from a young age. This theme can be explored in my film by showing how some young people who have been corrupted by youth have differenet lifestyles compared to other people.

Social Realism Timeline

British Social Realism

What is British Social Realism?

Social Realism represents the real average life of every day people in Britain going through struggles in their life. These people are normally working class but in films will show the dark and gritty part of their lifestyle and how they get through it which normally does not end up well.

Decade	1950s	1960s	1970s	1980s	1990s	2000s	2010s
Key Films	Look Back In Anger	Poor Cow	Bronco Bullfrog	My Beautiful Laundrette	Trainspotting	Kidult  Hood	Ill Manors
BSR Conventions Denoted Themes & Situation Characters Location & setting Sound Music & Dialogue Camerawork/Editing Other mise-en-scene	-People are working class as train rattles past open window -Trained actors as dialogue is posh -Urban city as there ate trains -Classical music -Industrialised city -Women is scared of the man and she is also doing house work which is stereo-typical -Camera work, standing over women showing he has more power	-Working class as they have baths with buckets -Abusing ladies -Women trying to stand up for them self -Man laughing at women getting abusing by a man as if it is normal -Not trained actors as language is not very good and more natural.	-Language is not as posh meaning they are genuine working class people -Doing labour jobs shows they’re working class -houses are simplistic shows they don’t have much money -Stratford docks -Committing crimes	-Has got colour instead of black and white -working class as there are people sleeping in a laundrette -trained actors, as their acting is done well -Dressed casual	-Very natural speaking -A lot of swearing -Working class people -In pub smoking and drinking as a lot of average British people do. -Men being aggressive towards women -Carrying knifes -Natural acting	-Set in London Estate -More diverse casting e.g. Black/White -Younger cast, school teenagers -Trained actors -Modern language – slang -Guns instead of knifes -Girls bullying other girls shows they have more power in modern day -	-Set in basement -Racism in modern day shows racism is still frequent -Drugs instead of drinking shows how times have changed -Modern grime music -A lot of swearing