Common Features

I then created a diagram that explains the main points and aspects I have gained knowledge of from researching the social realism genre. ...

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Research Into: Shane Meadows & Ken Loach

Researching directors and people who are famously associated with the social realism genre is another great way of gaining a knowledge on the typical ways which the films and themes are approached and presented by professionals. I decided to do some brief research on Shane Meadows and Ken Loach, two directors who are very famous within the genre. I didn't want to...

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Raymond Williams & Other Notable Mentions

Raymond Williams is a famous author, critic and academic. Williams released a variety of novels and studies on culture and society, one of his focuses being the idea of social realism. He suggested the main features that are supposedly (and understandably) needed to create something that is correctly class as socially realist. Put into the context of film,...

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Research Into: Film & Short Film Industry Companies

Studying companies that specifically produce short films was also a great idea for me, as it allowed me to understand the typical structures and elements to short films and how different producers and directors approach creativity in them. Channel 4's Random Acts I took note of a short film host program that I have often watched on Channel 4. Channel 4 have...

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Film Analysis: Fish Tank

Fish Tank is another British drama/social realism genre film that was released in 2009. It was directed by Andrea Arnold and created by big British film companies; BBC Films, UK Film Council and Kasander Film Company. These companies are particularly known for creating and endorsing films that hold a lot of cultural relevance and represent British accurately. The...

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Short Film Analysis: Procrastination, Soft & Too Shy

Short films were, in my opinion, a must for research in this project. Without researching and viewing short films, I wouldn't have a clear knowledge on how to create my own. I created an analysis piece on Prezi to record my research. You can see the short film analysis Prezi embedded below. Click on the link below if the embedded piece above is&nb...

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Film Analysis: This Is England

This Is England is a feature length film, running for around 101 minutes, which was released in 2006 and directed by Shane Meadows, a man who is particularly known and famous for working with projects involving the social realism genre. The film was created by, the equally well-known names to work with the genre, Film 4 and Warp Films and was distributed by Optimum Releasing...

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Film Analysis: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

 Saturday Night and Sunday Morning is a film that was created in 1960 from a novel (Saturday Night and Sunday Morning) written by Alan Sillitoe in 1958. It was directed by Karel Reisz. The actors in this film were not necessarily famous at the time of filming and most originated from theater, in those days it would have been thought that the experience...

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Social Realism - What Is It?

Social Realism is a genre of media that is seen in various different types of media, ranging from art to music to film. Social realism is much based around how life is really experienced for people, particularly those of the working class or from a poorer background who struggle to live in some cases. Social realism often revolves around and contains themes...

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Production Log

This post will be consistently updated with information on tasks that have been carried out throughout the project, whether they are in group work or individually. I will always state my opinions on the projects progress and any input I have made. I will try to record and keep it best up to date as I can. 15th September 2012 - Began researching the genre...

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