Realism and Representation of Working Class in British Cinema:

Film Studies De Montfort University 2010

Make notes on chapter 1 and chapter 2

https://www.dora.dmu.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/2086/4720/SOCIAL+REALISM+AND+REPRESENTATION+OF+THE+WORKING+CLASS+IN+CONTEMPORARY+BRITISH+CINEMA.pdf?sequence=1




Codes and conventions of British social realism movies:


  • Location shooting (NOT IN STUDIO)
  • Wide shot
  • Non-professional actors (semi-professional) 
  • Semi improvised scripts
  • Humour AND seriousness
  • The erosion of regional identities 
  • Wider social issues explored via emotional and dramatic individual stories
  • Triumph over adversity 

British Social Realism powerpoint:

http://www.slideshare.net/tinkertaylor1981/british-social-realism-3986811

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