British Social Realism / Production Log 1

So this week was our first week looking into the BSR genre, which seems really interesting and I cant wait to create my own 2 minute opening sequence. Looking at the mark scheme out of 50 has really helped me find out what I need to do to do well in this piece of coursework, which looks very interesting but also very hard to get a top mark in. There are lots of different aspects to consider when thinking about ideas for 16-24 year olds, and a storyline that will full on grab the audience's attention.

Out of the opening sequences we looked at in class, only two really caught my eye and stood out: Damaged Goods and Maze. These were two of the highest scoring pieces which was unsurprising, but they undertook a lot of work to make a good piece. They both contained good story lines, a good range of shots and help set the basics for ideas for my production. Looking at both the mark scheme and previous students work has opened my eyes to see what different things people have done, and what they've lost marks on because of their silly mistakes. 

A Room for Romeo Brass

The British Social Realism genre looks interesting, and there are lots of films we have discussed that have caught my eye and want to watch to kick start my brain thinking about creative ideas for my own production: Kez, A Room for Romeo Brass, Bullet Boy and lots of others have caught my eye, and I will watch them to get in touch with how BSR portrays different types of characters and how the story lines play out and different shot types they use. 

Mise-En-Scene in BSR (Examples based on A Room for Romeo Brass)

• PRODUCTION - The production in a film is the props / settings / costumes  that the actors will wear in the film. e.g. The filming is done on location, and the houses that the people / families live in are real locations that real families live in. 
• LIGHTING - All the lighting in the film is natural. A perfect example of this is when Romeo is talking to his mum and there is light pouring in the room, lighting up everything in the room.
• ACTORS - The characters in the film do not look like actors, they get into role very well, and the majority of the scenes go unscripted, helping the actors get into character a lot more, and have more natural reactions. 
• COLOUR - The film has a sort of a blue tint to it which denotes a 90's type of film. The tint is to establish era and also it's set up north.
• ERA- The film is set in the 90's. This is shown when Morell and Romeo are in the Y reg van, and they are parked opposite a video shop. Videos cease to exist in current times, therefore this shows the film is set in the 90's era.