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Social Realism in cinema
finds its roots in Italian
neorealism

Research

Social realism traces back to
19th-century European
Realism

Social Realism, an international art movement, refers to the
work of painters, printmakers, photographers and film makers
who draw attention to the everyday conditions of the working
classes and the poor, and who are critical of the social
structures that maintain these conditions.

This is England has inspired us to do the genre
Social Realism. The film is about a young boy
called Shaun and it follows him and shows the
ups and downs of his life. We see him getting
bullied for his trousers, getting into fights,
making friends and shop lifting.
In our trailer we want to include lots of drama
such as people fighting and breaking the law
as we asked some people what they expect
from a social realist film and they said they
would expect these things.
Plot Ideas

Idea 1.
The main plot focusing around drug dealing which ends up in a fight. It will
be set on a council estate.
Idea 2.
Could involve some kind of abuse in which the main bad character comes
to a messy end.
Soundtrack Ideas
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and
synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book,
television program or video game; a commercially
released soundtrack album of music as featured in the
soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a
film that contains the synchronized recorded sound.

Theme tune e.g. Coronation Street

Often social realism
soundtracks consist of
grime music, lots of
dialogue, sounds you
would hear on a regular
day to day basis (such as
cars) and often sounds of
violence such as
gunshots and punches.

Initially the dialogue, sound
effects, and music in a film
each has its own separate
track (dialogue track, sound
effects track, and music
track), and these are mixed
together to make what is
called the composite track,
which is heard in the film.
Places we use daily

Location
Train stations

In a Community

Underground
Council Estate

Village e.g. Hollyoaks
On a Street e.g. Coronation Street
Typical Direction
Cinematography
• Shot types used are often close ups and mid
shots. This helps to create tension with the
audience and makes them feel intimate with
the characters, or even intimidated by them.
Editing
• Social realism films often use straight cuts to connotate
and keep up the ideology of realism. Fades are also
used to show an ending, death or cross cutting. These
are used to continue the idea of reality.

Montage of clips

Shot reverse Shot
Text on screen

Fast cuts
List of what is needed to achieve
what we want to do
High quality video camera

Use a good editing software

Have a good plot for the film trailer

Good Props

Planned out well with a clear beginning, middle and end
Make sure it fits in with the genre
Use an appropriate location (urban e.g.
council estate
This should be easy to find

Good actors
How you will link to ancillary task

We will link our trailer to our Posters and
Magazines by having the main character from
the trailer in the magazine and on the poster.
They will also include the name of the film and
information such as the age certificate. We will
try to make sure they look like they are the same
genre and that you can tell they are from the
same film by using a continuous house style,
colour scheme and fonts throughout.

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  • 2. Social Realism in cinema finds its roots in Italian neorealism Research Social realism traces back to 19th-century European Realism Social Realism, an international art movement, refers to the work of painters, printmakers, photographers and film makers who draw attention to the everyday conditions of the working classes and the poor, and who are critical of the social structures that maintain these conditions. This is England has inspired us to do the genre Social Realism. The film is about a young boy called Shaun and it follows him and shows the ups and downs of his life. We see him getting bullied for his trousers, getting into fights, making friends and shop lifting. In our trailer we want to include lots of drama such as people fighting and breaking the law as we asked some people what they expect from a social realist film and they said they would expect these things.
  • 3. Plot Ideas Idea 1. The main plot focusing around drug dealing which ends up in a fight. It will be set on a council estate. Idea 2. Could involve some kind of abuse in which the main bad character comes to a messy end.
  • 4. Soundtrack Ideas A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the synchronized recorded sound. Theme tune e.g. Coronation Street Often social realism soundtracks consist of grime music, lots of dialogue, sounds you would hear on a regular day to day basis (such as cars) and often sounds of violence such as gunshots and punches. Initially the dialogue, sound effects, and music in a film each has its own separate track (dialogue track, sound effects track, and music track), and these are mixed together to make what is called the composite track, which is heard in the film.
  • 5. Places we use daily Location Train stations In a Community Underground Council Estate Village e.g. Hollyoaks On a Street e.g. Coronation Street
  • 6. Typical Direction Cinematography • Shot types used are often close ups and mid shots. This helps to create tension with the audience and makes them feel intimate with the characters, or even intimidated by them. Editing • Social realism films often use straight cuts to connotate and keep up the ideology of realism. Fades are also used to show an ending, death or cross cutting. These are used to continue the idea of reality. Montage of clips Shot reverse Shot Text on screen Fast cuts
  • 7. List of what is needed to achieve what we want to do High quality video camera Use a good editing software Have a good plot for the film trailer Good Props Planned out well with a clear beginning, middle and end Make sure it fits in with the genre Use an appropriate location (urban e.g. council estate This should be easy to find Good actors
  • 8. How you will link to ancillary task We will link our trailer to our Posters and Magazines by having the main character from the trailer in the magazine and on the poster. They will also include the name of the film and information such as the age certificate. We will try to make sure they look like they are the same genre and that you can tell they are from the same film by using a continuous house style, colour scheme and fonts throughout.