Monday, 25 March 2013
Monday, 18 March 2013
Production Log 6
What have been your key issues during your production this week?
The issues me and Joe came across this week was coming up with a better title. The reason for this was because, we began to design the title name and with more thought realised that it didn't sound that good even though the reason behind it made sense.
Another issue was deciding what font to use to suit the themes and genre. The software we used was Live Type and we had never used this before. This took a while to get used to it.
What decisions did you make about the issues and why?
Me and Joe discussed what other names we could come up with. We made a list of twenty words and phrases between us that we thought related to our film and then we narrowed them down. We changed it to 'Drained,' this was because we thought that the title was a bit too long. The meaning of this is linked with the washing machines in the laundry, and the main menaing is because the main characters life is slowly getting worse and she is beginning to get drained out with everything and feels no hope in anything.
The issues me and Joe came across this week was coming up with a better title. The reason for this was because, we began to design the title name and with more thought realised that it didn't sound that good even though the reason behind it made sense.
Another issue was deciding what font to use to suit the themes and genre. The software we used was Live Type and we had never used this before. This took a while to get used to it.
What decisions did you make about the issues and why?
Me and Joe discussed what other names we could come up with. We made a list of twenty words and phrases between us that we thought related to our film and then we narrowed them down. We changed it to 'Drained,' this was because we thought that the title was a bit too long. The meaning of this is linked with the washing machines in the laundry, and the main menaing is because the main characters life is slowly getting worse and she is beginning to get drained out with everything and feels no hope in anything.
Tuesday, 12 March 2013
Production Schedule
This is mine and Joe's productions schedule. This is showing whenand where we will be doing our filming and editing. It may take longer than what we predict so we may have to add some days, but hopefully this will be all we need.
Monday, 11 March 2013
Production Log - 5
What have been the key issues for your pre-production this week?/What decisions did you make about the issues and why?
During my pre-production this week, the main issue me and Joe had was that we needed to change our idea. We ended up changing the idea that we originally decided when we were doing out primary research to something different, which gave us something that we think will hopefully be more affective. We also did our narrative and treatment for our film, which took a while so that we could plan exactly what we wanted to do. After a lot of thought and effort we got to the point that we needed to be at. We made the main themes immigration and violence. This is because we found that violence was the main themes our target audience like, so we chose to put it in. Me and Joe stayed calm when having change the idea as we knew that if we panicked it may of been harder for us so we just took out time and planned it out as well as we could so that we were 100% sure that it was what we wanted to do. I think that we will do a lot better than we thought we would do and I’m definitely more confident. I want the work to be perfect so will try my best to make that happen.
Production Log - 4
What have you learnt about your target audience?
What have you learnt about the institutions involved in the production of BSR films?
How will this inform your production?
This week me and Joe done our primary research. We did vox pops, asking 10 people five questions about what they think of BSR films on a whole basically. We found out that the themes they preferred in these films were sex, crime and violence, which relates to the type of films they said they liked, such as Kidulthood and Adulthood, which almost all of them had watched. This showed us that because the people we asked were around the same age, that they like these types of themes in a BSR, maybe because they were of the same age range. We asked them what they thought of our rough idea, and most of the people said that it was a good idea, but said it was a bit dramatic.
This has informed us on our production, as we have been able to see exactly what our audience likes, so we can now aim to meet their targets, as we now know what they like to see so we can compare to make them enjoy the film.
This week I also made a PowerPoint slide, with information on the type of person I think my target audience is, based on what my research was on. It shows what their interests are, where there from and where the hobbies they do.
This was very affective with our production as we can now see more what our audience expect so that we can be more accurate.
I found that there are many institutions so I will make sure that I will use these in my opening sequence graphics.
What have you learnt about the institutions involved in the production of BSR films?
How will this inform your production?
This week me and Joe done our primary research. We did vox pops, asking 10 people five questions about what they think of BSR films on a whole basically. We found out that the themes they preferred in these films were sex, crime and violence, which relates to the type of films they said they liked, such as Kidulthood and Adulthood, which almost all of them had watched. This showed us that because the people we asked were around the same age, that they like these types of themes in a BSR, maybe because they were of the same age range. We asked them what they thought of our rough idea, and most of the people said that it was a good idea, but said it was a bit dramatic.
This has informed us on our production, as we have been able to see exactly what our audience likes, so we can now aim to meet their targets, as we now know what they like to see so we can compare to make them enjoy the film.
This week I also made a PowerPoint slide, with information on the type of person I think my target audience is, based on what my research was on. It shows what their interests are, where there from and where the hobbies they do.
This was very affective with our production as we can now see more what our audience expect so that we can be more accurate.
I found that there are many institutions so I will make sure that I will use these in my opening sequence graphics.
Location Reccies
Our second location will be the laundrey factory. It will alternate between the laundry factory and back to what Adriana's doing, before she gets in to work. This location will be better than any other location, as it fits perfectly into our storyline, as it is about immigration and exploited workers, so using a factory relates to these themes. The factory also looks very scruffy, as it is quite old, so the mise-en-scene, relates to the normal conventions of a BSR. This location is also very unique, as it was very hard for us to find, and to film in here, as it is always in use, so we had to find ways to work around this.
Or final location, will be the roads that Adriana is walking on her way to work, which will be around Chadwell Heath. This will be a good location for us as it is local, and it is a multi cultural area, which relates to some of the concepts of the film. It is a good location as the streets look rough, and the roads are busy, with buses and loads of people.
images will be added soon.
Saturday, 9 March 2013
Treatment
Title:
"Washing Machine" is going to be the title of our film. The reason for this is because the film is mainly going to be set in a laundrette factory. This is where the main characters work. The main meaning of this is because, the main character Adriana's life, seems to be just spinning round and round, like a washing machine. All washing machines come to a stop, and that is what ends up happening to her as the ending of the film, is basically her escaping from what happens during the film.
Target Audience: Our target audience is for 16-24 year olds. It is aimed at people living in Britain who are working class, and particularly foreign people living in Britain as our idea is based on a foreign person. They would be interested in themes like violence and sex when watching these films as seen from the Audience research post, and would watch channels like channel 4, E4, ITV etc. I think our target audience would appeal to our idea as it portrays real life situations in today's society, and portrays themes that are not seen a lot in BSR films which makes it more appealing, and would relate to people. From the blog post Audience Research people said that films they can relate to, (like Kidulthood as they are the same age) are more interesting and appealing to watch, so our idea would relate in many ways so they would be draw to watch it. The narrative I think is quite original as well, so it would be unique and something they haven't really seen this in the BSR genre which makes our idea more appealing to the audience as well.
Technology: For the technology, we will use a HD camera, and an iMac with iMovie on to edit the film. This technology will be good as it will help give the natural believable affect. We don't need to use lights as we want it to look real and if we add lights it won't. We won't need the use of a tripod that much, as handheld camerawork is much more realistic.
Representation: The protagonist in our film is a 19 year old immigrant from Albania. Her name is Adriana and she comes to England for a better life. Her life in Albania affected her deeply as she lived in poor conditions and her mum was a prostitute to feed her and her other siblings. She is uneducated and had no money so was unable to come in to the country legally. The antagonist is Adriana's boss, named Steve. He runs a laundry factory, but also does other illegal jobs inside the factory, such as hiring illegal workers and exploiting them by paying much less than normal wage. He is very abusive and does not respect the needs and wants of his workers. He takes them for granted to feed his own personal needs. The protagonist does follow the stereotype of an immigrant, as she has no money and came to get a better life, which is why nearly all immigrants come to Britain. However her stereotype of being a teenager in Britain does subvert from the normal British teenager stereotype because she isn't from Britain so has a different culture. The antagonist challenges the normal stereotype of middle class people in Britain. Because he runs the launderette but he is very violent, with no respect for other people. This challenges the typical representation of middle class people as they are usually seen as decent people, with nice families etc.
Narrative: Our film is about a young foreign lady, who is 19. She comes to Britain illegally to find some work and try to full fill her dreams. She finds a job in a laundry factory to get money so she can rent out a small place in a council estate and send money home to her family. So far she thinks everything is going to be alright, until she finds out her boss abuses the workers, and the factory isn't all that it turned out to be. She tries to find a way to get out of this mess, but cant. She doesn't know what to do as she doesn't know anything about Britain. Nothing is going to plan.
In the opening sequence of the film, there will be many shots being taken around a laundry, whilst switching to shots of the protagonist. The protagonist is getting ready for her first day at work, she is happy and excited and can’t wait to get there. There will be a shot of her running for a bus. When it is alternating shots between the character and laundry, a scene of her boss abusing another worker though a window will be shown to introduce a bit of the story line and create a bit of an enigma. Shots of the character walking to work will also be shown, this will give an introduction to the locations of where the character lives. The opening sequence will end with the character arriving at work.
We will use the conventions of an opening sequence of BSR films by trying to create enigma, so the audience gets interested into watching the film and so they want to find out what happens next. Also, the opening sequence will introduce the characters and locations, and get the storyline flowing. We will try to create a sense of mystery to get the audience thinking. This relates to BSR opening sequences because this is what they try to achieve.
Conventions: The way we will use the conventions of a BSR. We will conform to these by making the scenes and editing look rough, so it gives the dull BSR effect and makes it seem more realistic. We will also use the smash mouth approach, but subvert from the normal approach as it won’t jump straight into hectic action, however it will be very fast pace as Adriana is late for work so she is rushing. In our opening sequence we will conform to the sort of locations seen in BSR films, which are very poor looking areas that aren't well looked after. Sticking to this convention adds to the realism and makes it fit into the genre, as if we done nice looking areas it wouldn't relate to these types of films as they are meant to show hardship of life, and poverty. Also we will stick to some of the themes like violence, as Steve is the violent character in the film and hits his employees, however we are going to add some themes that aren't really seen in many BSR films, like immigration because we want our idea to be a bit more unique than other work.
Style and Iconography: When filming we will use a lot of handheld camerawork, so that the audience can a sense of the atmosphere and it will make it seem like they are involved in the scene. This use of camera work makes the audience relate more as it adds the effect as if they are watching it first-hand. When editing our film, we will take the saturation down on all the shots. Doing this makes the scenes look duller and less colourful, which sets a sad and dull mood. It also portrays to the audience how the characters are feeling and that their lives are dull and boring. When editing we are going to shot from scene to scene so that it more rapid and gives the audience a sense of knowledge that the character does not have, like when she will be walking to her work, then it shots to the workplace of her boss being violent which makes the audience know more about what’s going on, and also creates enigma and gets the audience thinking more and more involved in the film. With costume and props, we are going to make Adriana dress in cheap, tacky clothing to emphasis to the audience that she is in poverty and has no money to buy nice clothes. With her boss, he will wear a suit as he is the owner of the factory, so it shows the audience the separation of class and tells them he is not like the others. Using these costumes it portrays to the audience more about the character straight away as they start to stereotype them by what they are wearing. Will we use props like cigarette to show the audience that Adriana goes through a lot of stress and smokes to try and make her feel more secure, so it again portrays more about the character and their lifestyle that they live in.
Institution: One of the production companies we are using is film 4, as they make many BSR films. This will have an impact on the type of film, because they are well known for making this genre of films, so the audience will know what to expect from their reputation. This impact on the type of film we will make as we have to make it relate to what they have made before in the sense of conventions. This would affect the distribution of the film, as it is an independent film company, so they won’t have a lot of money to distribute too many cinemas. For example in their other films like four lions, they didn't show it at many cinemas because they didn't have the budget, and also BSR films take big risks by showing the themes like violence and petty crime etc. as it isn't very nice to see so the films could be a major flop. Four lions didn’t become very popular and didn't make a lot of money for these reasons. Our film would be exhibited on channel 4, as we were in associations with them, and also by using new media technology like 4OD as it is cheap and many people could watch the film this way in their own homes or on the go. It will also be exhibited in independent cinemas, because independent cinemas aim towards people who like to watch these genres of films, so the film would get watched more if we was to exhibit there. We probably wouldn't go into home release as the film wouldn't have a lot of money and this would cost a lot.
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"Washing Machine" is going to be the title of our film. The reason for this is because the film is mainly going to be set in a laundrette factory. This is where the main characters work. The main meaning of this is because, the main character Adriana's life, seems to be just spinning round and round, like a washing machine. All washing machines come to a stop, and that is what ends up happening to her as the ending of the film, is basically her escaping from what happens during the film.
Target Audience: Our target audience is for 16-24 year olds. It is aimed at people living in Britain who are working class, and particularly foreign people living in Britain as our idea is based on a foreign person. They would be interested in themes like violence and sex when watching these films as seen from the Audience research post, and would watch channels like channel 4, E4, ITV etc. I think our target audience would appeal to our idea as it portrays real life situations in today's society, and portrays themes that are not seen a lot in BSR films which makes it more appealing, and would relate to people. From the blog post Audience Research people said that films they can relate to, (like Kidulthood as they are the same age) are more interesting and appealing to watch, so our idea would relate in many ways so they would be draw to watch it. The narrative I think is quite original as well, so it would be unique and something they haven't really seen this in the BSR genre which makes our idea more appealing to the audience as well.
Technology: For the technology, we will use a HD camera, and an iMac with iMovie on to edit the film. This technology will be good as it will help give the natural believable affect. We don't need to use lights as we want it to look real and if we add lights it won't. We won't need the use of a tripod that much, as handheld camerawork is much more realistic.
Representation: The protagonist in our film is a 19 year old immigrant from Albania. Her name is Adriana and she comes to England for a better life. Her life in Albania affected her deeply as she lived in poor conditions and her mum was a prostitute to feed her and her other siblings. She is uneducated and had no money so was unable to come in to the country legally. The antagonist is Adriana's boss, named Steve. He runs a laundry factory, but also does other illegal jobs inside the factory, such as hiring illegal workers and exploiting them by paying much less than normal wage. He is very abusive and does not respect the needs and wants of his workers. He takes them for granted to feed his own personal needs. The protagonist does follow the stereotype of an immigrant, as she has no money and came to get a better life, which is why nearly all immigrants come to Britain. However her stereotype of being a teenager in Britain does subvert from the normal British teenager stereotype because she isn't from Britain so has a different culture. The antagonist challenges the normal stereotype of middle class people in Britain. Because he runs the launderette but he is very violent, with no respect for other people. This challenges the typical representation of middle class people as they are usually seen as decent people, with nice families etc.
Narrative: Our film is about a young foreign lady, who is 19. She comes to Britain illegally to find some work and try to full fill her dreams. She finds a job in a laundry factory to get money so she can rent out a small place in a council estate and send money home to her family. So far she thinks everything is going to be alright, until she finds out her boss abuses the workers, and the factory isn't all that it turned out to be. She tries to find a way to get out of this mess, but cant. She doesn't know what to do as she doesn't know anything about Britain. Nothing is going to plan.
In the opening sequence of the film, there will be many shots being taken around a laundry, whilst switching to shots of the protagonist. The protagonist is getting ready for her first day at work, she is happy and excited and can’t wait to get there. There will be a shot of her running for a bus. When it is alternating shots between the character and laundry, a scene of her boss abusing another worker though a window will be shown to introduce a bit of the story line and create a bit of an enigma. Shots of the character walking to work will also be shown, this will give an introduction to the locations of where the character lives. The opening sequence will end with the character arriving at work.
We will use the conventions of an opening sequence of BSR films by trying to create enigma, so the audience gets interested into watching the film and so they want to find out what happens next. Also, the opening sequence will introduce the characters and locations, and get the storyline flowing. We will try to create a sense of mystery to get the audience thinking. This relates to BSR opening sequences because this is what they try to achieve.
Conventions: The way we will use the conventions of a BSR. We will conform to these by making the scenes and editing look rough, so it gives the dull BSR effect and makes it seem more realistic. We will also use the smash mouth approach, but subvert from the normal approach as it won’t jump straight into hectic action, however it will be very fast pace as Adriana is late for work so she is rushing. In our opening sequence we will conform to the sort of locations seen in BSR films, which are very poor looking areas that aren't well looked after. Sticking to this convention adds to the realism and makes it fit into the genre, as if we done nice looking areas it wouldn't relate to these types of films as they are meant to show hardship of life, and poverty. Also we will stick to some of the themes like violence, as Steve is the violent character in the film and hits his employees, however we are going to add some themes that aren't really seen in many BSR films, like immigration because we want our idea to be a bit more unique than other work.
Style and Iconography: When filming we will use a lot of handheld camerawork, so that the audience can a sense of the atmosphere and it will make it seem like they are involved in the scene. This use of camera work makes the audience relate more as it adds the effect as if they are watching it first-hand. When editing our film, we will take the saturation down on all the shots. Doing this makes the scenes look duller and less colourful, which sets a sad and dull mood. It also portrays to the audience how the characters are feeling and that their lives are dull and boring. When editing we are going to shot from scene to scene so that it more rapid and gives the audience a sense of knowledge that the character does not have, like when she will be walking to her work, then it shots to the workplace of her boss being violent which makes the audience know more about what’s going on, and also creates enigma and gets the audience thinking more and more involved in the film. With costume and props, we are going to make Adriana dress in cheap, tacky clothing to emphasis to the audience that she is in poverty and has no money to buy nice clothes. With her boss, he will wear a suit as he is the owner of the factory, so it shows the audience the separation of class and tells them he is not like the others. Using these costumes it portrays to the audience more about the character straight away as they start to stereotype them by what they are wearing. Will we use props like cigarette to show the audience that Adriana goes through a lot of stress and smokes to try and make her feel more secure, so it again portrays more about the character and their lifestyle that they live in.
Institution: One of the production companies we are using is film 4, as they make many BSR films. This will have an impact on the type of film, because they are well known for making this genre of films, so the audience will know what to expect from their reputation. This impact on the type of film we will make as we have to make it relate to what they have made before in the sense of conventions. This would affect the distribution of the film, as it is an independent film company, so they won’t have a lot of money to distribute too many cinemas. For example in their other films like four lions, they didn't show it at many cinemas because they didn't have the budget, and also BSR films take big risks by showing the themes like violence and petty crime etc. as it isn't very nice to see so the films could be a major flop. Four lions didn’t become very popular and didn't make a lot of money for these reasons. Our film would be exhibited on channel 4, as we were in associations with them, and also by using new media technology like 4OD as it is cheap and many people could watch the film this way in their own homes or on the go. It will also be exhibited in independent cinemas, because independent cinemas aim towards people who like to watch these genres of films, so the film would get watched more if we was to exhibit there. We probably wouldn't go into home release as the film wouldn't have a lot of money and this would cost a lot.
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Wednesday, 6 March 2013
Monday, 4 March 2013
Narrative
Exposition - ProtagonistWe are introduced to the protagonist who is a young immigrant girl, Adriana, from Albania and is 19 years old. She comes to the country to try and make a better life for herself and her family back home. Her life in Albania affected her deeply as she lived in poor conditions and her mum was a prostitute to feed her and her other siblings. She managed to find someone who could get her to Britain and a job, but this person ended up being her bosses’ colleague. She is uneducated and had no money so was unable to come in to the country legally.
Agents of Change - Antagonist
The antagonist is the girls boss's son, named Steve. His dad lets him run a laundry factory, but also does other illegal jobs inside the factory, such as hiring illegal workers and exploiting them by paying much less than normal wage. He is very abusive and does not respect the needs and wants of his workers. He takes them for granted to feed his own personal needs.
Conflict Complication
After a month of her working there, Adriana begins to realise Britain is nowhere near as good as what she was expecting. She feels as if she may as well of stayed in Albania as there she would have probably been treated with more respect. At this point, she is unknown and has no one at all to talk to. She is earning just enough to pay rent and feed her, but doesn't have enough money to send home. One day she is late for work and Steve starts to abuse her. This triggers off the main problem and Steve starts to show his true colours.
Elaboration
Now Adriana's aim is to get out of this workplace, however she won't be able to yet, because she is renting off of her boss's son Steve. As she is planning to try and get away, Steve realises and sets out to punish Adriana once again, but this time a lot worse to try and scare her so she does what she is told and so she doesn’t disobey him again.
Adriana starts to make some friends around the workplace, even though this is not aloud and tries to get them in on her plan to sabotage Steve and get rid of him. However, it isn't easy as they are unable to call the police, as they will be sent back to their country, and many of the workers are scarred of him and don’t want to get hurt so they try to stay in his good books.
As she doesn't get a lot of money, her mum gets angry at her and tells her how much she is struggling back at home. This puts a lot of stress on Adriana and makes her feel like she is letting everyone down. She tries to do little jobs, such as prostitution, every now and then when she was in desperate need of money, and sent what she could back to Albania so her mum was happy with her. All whilst this is going on Adriana gets really close to a colleague Blerim and he joins in the plan to try and get away. This relieves stress off Adriana as she no longer feels alone and has hope. She is also gaining feelings for Blerim, making her feel more secure as he is the only one supporting her in this time of need.
Climax & Resolution
After six months of working in the laundry, Adriana is close in succeeding in what she aimed to do. Steve started getting very cautious at this point as he couldn't afford to lose any workers. This is when hell breaks loose. Steve becomes very aggressive and demanding. She tries to argue back but Steve has none of it and keeps her behind when all the workers go home. Blerim realises Adriana is missing and goes in the laundry to look for her. When he walks in he finds Steve trying to sexually abuse her. This angers Blerim and he starts hitting Steve with a found piece of metal. They fight for a little until Steve falls on a bench side, cracking his head open that kills him. Blerim hides the body round the back of the laundry hoping that no one will ever find it.
Coda
Adriana and Blerim find work somewhere else where they get paid a decent amount, and start making better lives for themselves. The ending will show them moving into a flat together in a better area, and them living their normal, average boring lives.
Agents of Change - Antagonist
The antagonist is the girls boss's son, named Steve. His dad lets him run a laundry factory, but also does other illegal jobs inside the factory, such as hiring illegal workers and exploiting them by paying much less than normal wage. He is very abusive and does not respect the needs and wants of his workers. He takes them for granted to feed his own personal needs.
Conflict Complication
After a month of her working there, Adriana begins to realise Britain is nowhere near as good as what she was expecting. She feels as if she may as well of stayed in Albania as there she would have probably been treated with more respect. At this point, she is unknown and has no one at all to talk to. She is earning just enough to pay rent and feed her, but doesn't have enough money to send home. One day she is late for work and Steve starts to abuse her. This triggers off the main problem and Steve starts to show his true colours.
Elaboration
Now Adriana's aim is to get out of this workplace, however she won't be able to yet, because she is renting off of her boss's son Steve. As she is planning to try and get away, Steve realises and sets out to punish Adriana once again, but this time a lot worse to try and scare her so she does what she is told and so she doesn’t disobey him again.
Adriana starts to make some friends around the workplace, even though this is not aloud and tries to get them in on her plan to sabotage Steve and get rid of him. However, it isn't easy as they are unable to call the police, as they will be sent back to their country, and many of the workers are scarred of him and don’t want to get hurt so they try to stay in his good books.
As she doesn't get a lot of money, her mum gets angry at her and tells her how much she is struggling back at home. This puts a lot of stress on Adriana and makes her feel like she is letting everyone down. She tries to do little jobs, such as prostitution, every now and then when she was in desperate need of money, and sent what she could back to Albania so her mum was happy with her. All whilst this is going on Adriana gets really close to a colleague Blerim and he joins in the plan to try and get away. This relieves stress off Adriana as she no longer feels alone and has hope. She is also gaining feelings for Blerim, making her feel more secure as he is the only one supporting her in this time of need.
Climax & Resolution
After six months of working in the laundry, Adriana is close in succeeding in what she aimed to do. Steve started getting very cautious at this point as he couldn't afford to lose any workers. This is when hell breaks loose. Steve becomes very aggressive and demanding. She tries to argue back but Steve has none of it and keeps her behind when all the workers go home. Blerim realises Adriana is missing and goes in the laundry to look for her. When he walks in he finds Steve trying to sexually abuse her. This angers Blerim and he starts hitting Steve with a found piece of metal. They fight for a little until Steve falls on a bench side, cracking his head open that kills him. Blerim hides the body round the back of the laundry hoping that no one will ever find it.
Coda
Adriana and Blerim find work somewhere else where they get paid a decent amount, and start making better lives for themselves. The ending will show them moving into a flat together in a better area, and them living their normal, average boring lives.
Interview Stage
Video of interviews:
Summary of Interviews:
What British Social Realism films have you seen?
Almost everyone said they had seen Kidulthood, Adulthood and This is England. This shows that the target audience like films that include people of their age range as they can relate to these films.
What draws you into these films?
These people said the reason they were drawn in to these films, were because, they could relate to them as they included people that were their age range. They also said they like them as they are based on real life issues, which is what they like to watch as they find it more interesting. A lot of the males said they like them because of the violence too as they find it amusing.
What themes would you like to see portrayed more in British Social Realism films?
A lot of people said they would like to see violence. Someone said they would like to see more serious issues, such as sexism and racism. And others said they would like to have sex as a theme. Others said they would like to see life of how hard it is for people to get jobs etc, as you don't see that a lot.
Do you like our idea?
This is our idea: A teenage girl in year 11 doesn't have many friends. She lives in a rough area and doesn't have a very good family. Her teacher starts to sexually abuse her and she has no one to talk to, which results in things getting out of hand. She takes drugs and begins to self harm. she gets stalked by the teacher and got to the point where she couldn't take anymore so ended up killing him.
This was an idea me and Joe came up with to see what people would think of it and to see if it would be successful or not and whether to stick to it or come up with something different. Some people said that it was a good idea, but others said it was a bit dramatic and not very believable.
What characters do you expect in British Social Realist film/Does our character relate?
People said that our characters met the types in British Social Realist films, which was good. They said they would expect the girl to be terrified and basically not know what to do and the teacher to be a scary looking old man. They also said that in these films, they would expect, aggressive and bubbly characters, living in poverty.
He is my Audience:
Summary of Interviews:
What British Social Realism films have you seen?
Almost everyone said they had seen Kidulthood, Adulthood and This is England. This shows that the target audience like films that include people of their age range as they can relate to these films.
What draws you into these films?
These people said the reason they were drawn in to these films, were because, they could relate to them as they included people that were their age range. They also said they like them as they are based on real life issues, which is what they like to watch as they find it more interesting. A lot of the males said they like them because of the violence too as they find it amusing.
What themes would you like to see portrayed more in British Social Realism films?
A lot of people said they would like to see violence. Someone said they would like to see more serious issues, such as sexism and racism. And others said they would like to have sex as a theme. Others said they would like to see life of how hard it is for people to get jobs etc, as you don't see that a lot.
Do you like our idea?
This is our idea: A teenage girl in year 11 doesn't have many friends. She lives in a rough area and doesn't have a very good family. Her teacher starts to sexually abuse her and she has no one to talk to, which results in things getting out of hand. She takes drugs and begins to self harm. she gets stalked by the teacher and got to the point where she couldn't take anymore so ended up killing him.
This was an idea me and Joe came up with to see what people would think of it and to see if it would be successful or not and whether to stick to it or come up with something different. Some people said that it was a good idea, but others said it was a bit dramatic and not very believable.
What characters do you expect in British Social Realist film/Does our character relate?
People said that our characters met the types in British Social Realist films, which was good. They said they would expect the girl to be terrified and basically not know what to do and the teacher to be a scary looking old man. They also said that in these films, they would expect, aggressive and bubbly characters, living in poverty.
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