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Analysing Sound In British Social Realism

In media we had to do an analysis of sound on a British Social realism film i chose made in Britain , we had to point out all the sounds we heard and write about them in depth and explain what it could show such as: 

• Representation of the characters 
• Representation of locations/ Britain
• Establishing BSR themes.

British Social Realism Themes

British Social Realism Themes:

Defining British Social Realism

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Social Realism Timeline

In our media lesson we had to take a look at how British social realism has changed in the last sixty years, we had to take a look films from the 1950's to 2010 we had to see how the British social realism conventions were shown through the last 60 years.

1950s: Room At The Top:

Room At The Top: this was a British social  Realism film in the 1950's this film was about a guy who had gotten out of an accident which he feels responsible for due to the death of his partner. The characters denoted in this clip was upper class due to there posh tone of voice and the clothing worn showed that they are well off and the car they showed up in showed there social class clearly, this film was located on the outskirts of London streets as the setting is set there and you can tell that this was not done in a set as you see houses and cars and people in the streets in this clip. 

The music in this scene was non-digetic and was dramatic this was to build up tension. the dialogue that took place was digetic this was heard by everyone in the set and the audience could hear it too, there dialogue was spoken in a soft, posh tone  unlike one of the other character tone who was rough and pained. 

This scene used different types of camera work they used close ups a lot this was to show the audience the characters facial expression, in one of the close ups you can see the guys face being held by someone and a women on his left with her arms around his shoulder this shot was used to show the close relation between the three, they also used long shots when the kids ran off , the use of the tilt was good when they showed the guy looking up , the props and costumes used in this clip showed that they were well  off for example there clothing was all nice and expensive diamond jewelry as earrings and the props was they toy car which had an impact on the main character.   

1960s: Kes (1969): 

Kes: this was a British social realism film in the  1960s this film was about real life situations, this scene started off with a school setting with a teacher taking the register for his class and one student makes a comment about one of the names he called out, the teacher then end up calling out that student in class and he gets away with it as the bell goes. this scene was shop further up north as the dialect they had when speaking was very strong and very different from other dialects, this was filmed in an actual school as the lighting in this scene was very natural and dull, In this scene there was no music being played all sounds that were heard was all digetic sounds so the dialogue between the teacher and students were all digetic and so was the bell. In this scene the main type of shots that was used was long shots from the teacher to students , mid shots when the student was talking and being told to stand up and there was one close up of one of the students face, there was also a pan and an over the shoulder shot that was used.

The lighting for this scene was natural and dull and there was no colour pallet throughout the scene it was all dull and natural lighting, there was artificial light used when there was a scene in the hall. The costumes that were worn was simple clothing nothing to expensive of flashy everything looked like its something a working class would wear unlike the teacher who was in a suite and tie showing his different class from the others, and the props that was used was the pen in his hand whilst he was taking the register which was seen in the beginning of the scene.    

1970s:Quadrophenia:

 Quadrophenia: was a British social realism film in the 1970s this film was about violence between two groups 'mods' and 'rockers' were there two groups that would always fight. The characters in this movie was your classic everyday rocker type of guy who dressed casual , this film was filmed in an actual house and not a set the camera shots show us that this was filmed in  an actual house and the other locations were a cafe this was all set in the rough, run down areas of London as you could see this is in the film, the music that was played was non digetic as only we the audience could hear it but the dialogue was digetic so both could hear it the audience and the people on the filming set. 

This film had used a variety of different shots such as close ups for facial expressions and mid body shots to see body language and they also used long shots which showed us what was going on for example when he goes into the lady's room to get scissors  the shot used is a long shot so we could see the 

scene , one of the other camera techniques used was panning this was used when following someone.

The lighting in this film was natural and artificial as there was some scenes that required lighting as it was to dark to film with natural light. the costumes were casual wear and the house looked a little run down but they had the basic electricity which showed that they are working class they earn enough money to just about support themselves. 

1980s: My Beautiful Launderette 

My beautiful launderette was a British social realism film in the 1980s in the clip we watched we could denote that it was about a father who hadn't seen his son in a long time in the scene we see that that the relationship between the two characters is father and son, as the father visits the son whilst working. whilst watching the clip we noticed that this scene was filmed in an actual launderette and not in an actual set, the sounds mainly heard in this scene was digetic sound as the conversation was heard within the set at and also the digetic sound is the washing machine running and  the footsteps.
the main shots used was a pan when walking into the launderette and match on action was used when he walked through the door and the lighting used in here was artificial light, a close up was on the faces and there was a mid body shot and also a variety of angle lows and highs. one of the props used a lot was the car and the costumes used were simple everyday clothing.
  

1990s:Trainspotting:

Trainspotting was a British social realism in the 1990s in the footage we watched  in the storyline we saw we could see  Begbie talking about his fight when playing pool and he ends up fighting with someone in the bar the main theme being denoted in here was violence as we get told about the violence that takes place, the characters in this film are aggressive and are working class, the film was shot in Edinburgh bar and an estate flat, most of the sounds heard was digetic which was the conversations and the non-digetic music was the piano being played and also a non-digetic voice over explaining what's going and the camera language used was high angles of people at the bar and close ups to show facial expressions and also long shots and mind body shots were used a lot, the lighting used was artificial lighting as it was a little to bright to be natural light and the costume was everyday casual wear and props mainly seen was a knife and cigarettes.

2000s:This is England:

This is England is a British social realism in 2000s in the footage we watched we saw Combo beating up Milky because he's jealous of him this denoted the theme which was violence, this connotes that the characters are rude, aggressive and you can tell that they are working class by the clothing worn this scene was shot in a bedroom in an actual house as you see the inside of the house, when watching this scene the sounds in here was digetic the dialogue was digetic but the piano was non digetic this was heard so only the audience watching can hear it, the camera language used was close ups and long shots and mid body shots and know and then there was pans and tilts following the character, the lighting for this was artificial and the costume was casual punk wear and dungarees and props used was a bottle.

2010s:Ill Manors:

This was a British social realism in 2010s the clip we watched showed us that from a young age people fell in to the cycle of being a drug dealer we also saw how people used it too, the themes that were connoted was drugs mainly as it was shown throughout the footage, the characters denoted were the drug dealers who looked like they earned enough money to live off for a while ,this footage was filmed in a basement through out it looked like it was shot in a set but the lighting was artificial and the costumes used were simple clothing that was used as everyday wear such as hoody and tracksuits the music played was non digetic and there was a few words said that was digetic common shots used in here was long shots to see what was going on and extreme close up especially when the boy was getting cut near his eye that was an extreme close up, mid body shots was used too props used was a blade, drugs.

In What Ways Has British Social Realism Evolved Over The Last Sixty Years? 

Over the last sixty year British social realism has changed through the uses of themes such as keeping up with the times and making it looked more modern therefore making it more relatable towards there audience this then allows them to be able to watch it and relate to it.

As the years went on the images shown on screen became more and more graphical and more acceptable towards the audience, British social realism's mainly focused on taboo topics that are not explored in your average Hollywood movies but in British social realism's you get to see them in depths and this gives the audience a knowledge on what actually goes on as these things do actually happen to people.

In British social realism in the last 6o years a lot has changed the locations setting all have changed they all use rundown locations, the costumes they wear then and now are completely different back then they would wear more old fashioned clothing and more vintage for example in the film ' the room at the top' the woman was wearing a vintage coat and she was wearing big circle earrings that you wouldn't see nowadays, very rarely you would see people wearing it.

If you are to look at the modern British Social realism you would see that its more modern and the clothing they wear are different from what was worn back then such as designer clothing would be shown and these would be shown as one good thing they have left compared to where they live. ways that have changed 60 years ago mos films would've been done in black and white and some would be done in color also most of the films would've been filmed on sets and sometimes you would see them filmed in an actual house or estate flats.

Overall quite a bit has changed compared to 60 years ago a lot has as they try to keep up with the time and generations to make there audience want to watch it.Over the last 60 years the mise-en-scene has changed the type of costumes and clothing have changed and progressed over the last 60 they style of clothing and the use of brands are getting bigger and bigger and are being used a lot more in films.

Analysis Mise-en-scene In Ill Manors

Ill Manors: 

Production Design: Costume 

This screen grab here is showing that he is wearing a modern expensive hat which is denoting  that to the outside world he wants to appear well off and be represented as though he has enough money,at the screen grab 1:03 you can clearly see that he is not well off and that his house is dull and looks small and empty, you can also see his appearance is very weak and aggressive  this is being shown through his facial expression and his beard makes him look aggressive ,the genre that is being represented is your normal British social realism This shows the audience that they are not well off and that they look like they are struggling and this is denoting to the audience how the character on the screens life is different from ours,k  the mise-en-scene is costume and this is showing the audience how his life is like just by seeing the type of clothing he is wearing.
Lighting and Colour: 

 This screen shot 2:00 has been filmed using natural light but, its colour pallet is blue, this is denoting that the blue pallet is to make the audience feel cold and feel the atmosphere of what should be felt when watching, The blue pallet runs through out the whole film, almost every single British social realism film uses the blue colour pallet to put across this emotion towards the audience.This makes the audience feel like that the are that is seen is a rough area where people who earn just about enough money would live but yet the two building in the screen show how isolated the location looks and how detached it is from the city this makes the audience think that immediately that the people are poor or working class.

Actors:

At 4:36 in this screen grab you can see the main characters, they are roughly around mid to late twenty s, in this screen grab it is connoting two guys standing in an isolated area in the dark, this could denote that they are drug dealers as this is following the British social realism of having something to turn to when you have nothing left to do, so drug dealing in an isolated place where people would walk and can easily access drugs through theses two people, the two characters here are denoting to the audience that they are up to something they shouldn't be doing as they are standing in the corner of the wall under the tree makes them loos suspicious to the audience as you wouldn't normally see people standing there in the dark, this would make the audience feel that they are up to no good almost as though they are hiding or keeping a low profile from someone, these will make the audience feel like they are up to something and make them feel like something will happen or that they are hiding something either way this makes the audience think that something is not right.


Production design: Sets         

At 2:21 you can denote that this is set in an estate flat, which is following the British social realism films where almost all of them are set in a rough setting, most British social realism follows the set by using an estate flat as it looks more run down and also more believable towards the audience, the two buildings show how isolated they are form everyone and this will make the audience feel like they are away from everyone and also this shows the audience that people who are earning just enough money are living in these estate flats.The flat estate comes across as people who earn a small amount of money live in them, this makes the audience feel that a lot of problems could take place in these areas as it appears to look edgy and rough, makes the audience feel that problems could take place here.

Sound:

 The sound in this opening sequence is non digetic so only the audience can hear it, what we hear is a voice over of someone speaking and rapping through the beginning the voice over is connoting the story line a bit, the voice over starts at 1:26 this is when we hear what the story line is about and what is being said , this is showing the audience the how effective a voice over is and it creates an effect on what they can expect, at 1:55 rap music plays that suits the scene that is taking place.When listing to the rap they lyrics are explaining the situation this gives the audience an idea on what to expect in the film s the song being played gives us the information about what they do and why they do it, it makes the audience aware on what to expect.

Era:

0:56 shows us that the TV box  is being shown is very old and this gives us an idea on what type of era they were aiming towards which was early 2000's when the box was popular and the strap back hat was popular back then as in the modern age you don't see people wearing it as much as they did back then, all British social realism aim towards a specific era that allows the audience to see how it was then and how it is different now, this gives the audience an idea on what type of era this film was based on, as in the twenty first century not many people own a box set television so the screen grab above helps with what era its set in and also helps the audience to know that.

In my British social realism opening sequence I will make sure that I take on the correct conventions needed for a BSR, I would make sure that I use an appropriate location, following the British social realism films such as Ill manors, A room for Romeo Brass and The Selfish giant I would use a run down location to film and also a very simple room to film in because normal British social realism's don't show a lot of wealth other than when  comparing the classes with someone higher than them, in each of the BSR  i have watched they all have one thing in common and that is how it is represented to the audience they all make it relatable to the audience so they can relate to the film.

I would also use the blue colour pallet as it is used a lot of BSR films this makes it look more cold and realistic i would also stick to real life situations that makes this more relatable  for the audience , I would also use everyday regular people because in most BSR's you don't see famous people you see people who are like everyday people i would also make sure that the audience would get across the story line by creating a good story  line that is clear if i can make a clear story line to my audience they will understand everything else that will go on, i would make sure that the setting and lighting used will be correct and would make the audience feel as though they can see what's going on and they are able to make sense of it. 

BSR-Production Log Two

In this weeks media lesson we watched a British social realism film called ' The Selfish Giant' produced by Clio Barnard, we then got set work to do an analysis on the work. The film ' The Big Selfish Giant' gave me a good insight in what a British Social Realism (BSR) film should have it gave me good ideas on what I should include to make it look interesting.
The film was very interesting and when I watched I made notes on the social issues:

Regional Identity : 
Northerners Travellers , Aggressive , Dialect different and costumes and lighting
Age:
All the children in the film have a hard childhood , they work from young ages and put themselves in danger, Adults exploit the kids, the adults are not a role model for the kids either they are also represented as weak.
Disability:
  Arbar has ADHA ( Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) he is very aggressive and he has learning problems too. Mrs Swift suffers from depression, and Arbars brother is a drug addict.
Social Class:
Working class , under class is lower than working class , the school headteacher is a higher social class than Arbar's mum. Mrs Swift and Swifty have basic poverty no gas and electricity .
Gender:
 Male is dominant and always doing the heavy work whilst female is house wife and weak and voiceless even though one women work amongst men they have the low end job which involves them using there brain which is dealing with money.
Sexuality:
Casual Homophobic runs thorough out the film , and being gay is not an option.
Ethnicity:
White British through out the film only one Asian in the 
movie.

We also looked at 'A Room for Romeo Brass' and 'My Brother the Devil' when we looked at these two films we looked at the mise-en-scene as we had to focus on this for our BSR.


A Room For Romeo Brass:
Production Design: 
This was set in an actual flat and it had the British social realism city view , Romeo wore his coat as a cape, his school jumper had a logo on it this was a community school showing a cheap uniform
Lighting: 
Natural lighting through out the film 
Actors:
ordinary people little boy played Romeo Brass and older lady played his mum , the scene wasn't overly acted.
Colour:
Blue and white showing its dark and dull all British social realism use this colour palette.
Era: 
the film was aiming to set the era in the early 2000 as it had the shell tracksuit and y reg van which many people do not have any more and also a video store, video stores are no longer around and a cowboy shop.

My Brother The Devil: 
Production Design: 
This was filmed in the flats estate like all British social realism are filmed it had the view of the city and then you see the estates. 
 Lighting: 
Natural Lighting was yellow showing that it was played around with
Actors:
Two brothers , the extras from the scene where from the actual estate flat, so there was semi professionalism.
Colour:
 Yellow colour palette through out and the yellow city street showing half bad things are going to happen.
Era: 
Modern era 2014




We then had to choose a British social realism of our choice and analyse the mise-en-scene form it, i chose the opening sequence from 'Ill Manors' I chose this film because it had very good opening and gave me and idea on what I might do, it showed me all the conventions of a BSR:

 I hope when i start filming that my ideas will be just as good as the three examples I have watched, all the three examples have helped me a lot on what i should include in my work.

An Analysis Of Representation In The Selfish Giant

One of our task was to watch a British social realism and to analyse the representation through out the film. The film we watched was 'The Selfish Giant'  this was written by Clio Barnard who got this idea from well known British writer/ author Oscar Wilde who was well known for his written work such as his fable's which inspired Clio Barnard to make 'The Selfish Giant'.
 The  film 'The Selfish Giant' is about a little boy named Arbar who suffers from ADHD(attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and his best friend Swifty who is always there for him, these two boys get involved with the wrong type of work which leads them both to a surprise ending which will affect there lives for sure.

Regional Identity:

                                    0:37 showing North England and in distant can see the location and the industrial works. 
The film ' The Selfish Giant' was filmed in North England and you can tell by the shot above that its an industrial place and has a lot of greenery surrounding it, during the film you get different types of location within North England and you get to see that the places they live in are very rough and unwelcoming, this gives us as the audience an impression of working class and lower class, as these locations are not places you will see people who are well off.
This shot was an establishing shot this allowed the audience to see the location and the surrounding this was to show North England from there perspective so in the shot above you see the beautiful side of nature but if we looked closer at the shot you will see the industrial and working class side of North England.

                                              0:6:034 showing the appearance of 'Kitten' and the working class.  
  Also the representation of the Northerners are rough through there appearances by what they do and what they wear, also there dialects are different from other people who live in different places in England.The costumes and props used such as giving 'Kitten'-( the bully)  the scruffy look by giving him a stubble and scruffy hair and long coat this gives you the classic representation of a Northerner man, also the appearances hint towards the social class that they are.
The young boy on the left 'Swifty'(follower) is wearing an old long jacket that is seen through out the movie this is hinting towards the fact that he may not own a lot of clothing.
The mid body shot is showing us the facial expression and also is showing the location of a working class environment this is showing us the identity if them.
The fact that Kitten(the bully) had Arbar(the lost boy) and Swifty(the follower) do his dirty work so that he wouldn't get sent to prison , by getting kids to do his work they wouldn't get in trouble and they wouldn't have to go prison, this is denoting  how desperate the kids are to get money.

 Age:

0:10 Arbar is in school shows he is still young and a child

In this shot above you can see Arbar in school but before this Arbar was getting his treatment for his ADHD, in this shot Arbar acts like his age showing that he is still a child , he is messing around throwing a pencil at Swifty this allows the audience to see that even though they act older by doing jobs this shot shows that they are still kids. This mid shot above is showing us that Arbar cant concentrate and is looking for an excuse to not do the work, the mid body shot shows us that he is in school and we can also see the teacher in the shot above and not helping Arbar with his work.

  0:16:31 you can see that Swifty,Arbar and a young boy is here to work for Kitten showing how desperate they are in need for money, also all the boys are under 15.
What's denoted in the shot above is the fact that all the three boy working are still young and are working to get money for there families, throughout the movie you see the children playing the role of adults and you see the adults portrayed as weak and vulnerable therefore leaving the kids to be there own role model as there is no support from any of the adults in the movie.
The long shot in the screen grab above shows us the three young lads and the clothing they wear also show us that they are young as they are wearing a school uniform, the location in the background shows us that they are working in an industrial site, the long shot shows Kitten as the most powerful one as he is the only adult and because of that he creates his own rules and breaks them too.

Disability:

                                                          0:01:04  We first meet Arbar under his bed - ADHD shown first.

ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)- caused by developmental differences in the brain that affects the parts controlling attention, concentration, impulsivity, activity levels and memory.

In this shot above you can see Arbar's disability ADHD he is under his bed hitting the bed and is very aggressive, Arbor's language through out the film is very vulgar and brutal, in the shot above he is saying ' I cant stand you, ya bastard' this is not what you would normally hear from a young boy around 11, because this was our first shot we saw this gives the audience a surprise in what to expect it also instantly makes the audience think that Arbar is aggressive and is not like and ordinary child, the shot they used was a close up of Arbar under his bead this is emphasising  his disability and making the audience aware of it, the lighting used is natural lighting its dark this suits Arbar's mood which is angry and aggressive. 

                                                     10:16  Arbar being treated for his ADHD

In this shot above you can see Arbar getting treated for his disability , this is denoting that he is trying to get help and better the adult that is giving him his medication is the only adult that can be seen as a role model who is willing to help Arbar.The lighting in this shot is natural and the colour pallet is blue which gives the shot a cold affect towards on what to feel, the shot used is a long shot allowing the audience to see the school and to see the guy giving him medication the shot above is showing Arbar himself would like help to get better but he does not show it, but by him taking his medication is a sign that he wants to be better.

Social Class:

0:12:09 Arbar Teacher - two different social classes 

In the shot above you can see two different social classes you see Arbar and his teacher they are both different social class Arbar is working class and lower class as he just about makes enough money whereas the Teacher is Middle class and makes enough money to work and to live off from, when Swity's family is lower class as they didn't have enough money to pat electricity and gas bill which is the basic poverty, also the clothing the teacher is wearing is very different from what Swifty and Arbar would wear, the lighting in this shot is natural yet the colour pallet is still blue which makes the audience feel cold, the camera language they used was a close up of the teacher and Arbar showing there relationship is not easy at all Arbar likes to annoy his teacher and get the attention he would try and do everything he can to stop himself from doing school work. The dialogue used from Arbar is not what you would  hear form a child that is speaking towards a teacher.

Gender:

                                                       0:12:39 woman being housewife

In this show we see Mrs Swift who is being a housewife taking care of the kids food and taking care of there every little needs, in this movie you see women being a house wife and not working and you see the male characters from young ages doing industrial work and heavy lifting work in factory and schools, the clothing Mrs Swift is wearing is old and chavy and the lighting is natural dull and in this scene all you hear is everyone talking over each other and you hear Price Drop raising his voice telling all the kids to get in and him telling Mrs Swift that she couldn't pay the bills, you mainly hear mumbling from the background.

                                       0:24:49 woman working but at the desk, dealing with money - low end job

In this shot you can see Kittens, worker who is a women is working at the desk but even though she is working in an industrial business she gets the low end of the job that requires her to use her brain as she deals with money this is also connoting that girls are more educated then men as she is doing all the head work. This shot shows natural lighting with the blue colour pallet and also the costume she is wearing shows us that she earns enough money to be bale to buy nice clothes that are different from Mrs Swift , in this scene all you hear is her talking to Arbar and you hear the male workers in the background, this shot is a close up of her working in the desk this allows the audience to see what she is doing.

Sexuality:

                           0:8:25 Arbars brother makes remark about homosexuality aimed towards Arbar and Swifty

This shot is denoting Arbars brother making a homophobic comment towards Arbar and Swifty's relationship saying' This is the first night I've not seen you and your boyfriend fucking spooning'
this shot is denoting that his brother is mocking  Arbar's disability and also he is mocking Arbar's and Swifty's friendship, this connotes that everyone around them takes homophobia lightly and and are not serious about Arbar's disability. In this shot you can see the blue colour palette and the natural lighting , this shot  is don't in a high angle showing that Arbar's brother is more superior than Swifty yet Arbar's brother has a tag on his ankle and a tattoo also Swifty hinted out that his brother is a drug abuser.

Ethnicity:

0:10 One Asian and Arbar

In this shot you can denote that Arbar is white and the boy next to him is Asian, through out the film the ethnicity is mainly white British, in the shot above you can see that the only Asian is this boy.
the shot used here is a two shot you have two people in the shot and the lighting is natural and the colour pallet is blue , most British social realism use the blue colour pallet.

0:23:45 white British 

Through out the film white British is the main ethnicity group that is seen in the whole movie the workers, students are all mainly white British, the language spoken again is very different as in the dialect from North England is different the way things are pronounced ' don't forget you saucepan kid' the way they say things are different. In this shot you can see the colour pallet blue clearly and the film was done in natural lighting.

Past Student's Work

South Paw:

South Paw was a good opening sequence it had a lot of good strengths such as the camera language was good it was sharp and the editing was done fairly well, it gave me a good introduction to what it was about, but a couple of the weaknesses was that the camera technique was not very good and that the story line was very hard to get.

When then had to give them a level  we thought was suitable I gave it a 30 which was a level 2 as it met most of the requirements needed for level 1 and had a little more to get a level 2. We then got given the actual marks each sequence got South Paw got a 34 which is a level 2 which was the same level I had given them.

Fast Life:  

Fast Life was a very good opening sequence as the music used was suited towards the storyline, Fast Life had many strengths such as the graphics was used correctly although it was a little fast but it was good, the original piece of music used suited very well and it also had a very c;ear storyline, however few of the weaknesses was that they used to many long shots and also the sequence looked incomplete and the music was very loud, you couldn't hear the dialogue being spoken clearly.

When then had to give them a level we thought was appropriate, I gave them a 21 which was a level 1 as it had met all the requirements needed for a level. We then got given the actual mark they got Fast Life got a 32 which was a level 2. 

Damaged Goods:

Damaged Goods was one of the best opening sequence I saw because the camera language used was very good and sharp and the storyline was very clear and you could clearly see what was going on one of the weaknesses was that the lighting was very bad it was hard to see some of the footage and also at the beginning of the sequence they used a technique called smash mouth open music it did not really go with the scene.

We then had to give them a level I gave Damaged Goods 47 which was a high level 3, when I got given the actual marks Damaged Goods has gotten 57 which was a level 4.

Suffocation:

Suffocation was a good opening sequence the lighting they used was very good it was clear and you could see everything that was going on, There graphics was on point it was used correctly and  was not to fast you could read it and also the music they had used went well with the sequence the only thing that was weak was there storyline which was very confusing.

We then had to give them a level i gave them 33 which was a level 2 as it met both the requirements needed to achieve that level we then got given the actual results the got suffocation got a 42 which was a level 3.

Bridges:

Bridges opening sequence was well filmed the camera techniques used was good it was a very clear shot, the music used suited the sequence well but the storyline was very confusing I couldn't tell what it was, but the camera angles and location they used was very good and the lighting was good you could clearly see everything properly.

We then had to give a mark I gave Bridges a 23 which was a level 1 I gave this because it show the basic requirements needed for a level 1, we then got given the actual marks they had Bridges got a 29 which was a level 2.

Drained:

 Drained opening sequence was very interesting they had a good use of camera shots and the music they chose was very suited  to there work and there graphics was done well. One of the weaknesses was that the storyline was not very clear, it hinted out to what it was about but was not very clear.

When we had to give it a mark i gave it a 36 which was a low level 3  but when we got given the actual results they got given a 58 which was a level 4.

Maze:

Maze was one of the good opening sequences I enjoyed because they had very good camera language and good camera shots, they had a variety of shots which kept the audience intrigued, they had a good use of graphics it was used correctly and we was able to read them , the only weaknesses I found was that the music was to loud you couldn't hear the dialogue and that the genre of the music did not go well with the storyline.

We then had to give them a mark i gave Maze a 48 which was a level 4 it had all the requirements needed for all the previous levels, when we got given there actual marks Maze had gotten 56 which was a level 4.

By doing the peer assessing work it gave me ideas on what I should and shouldn't do when it comes to doing my own opening sequence , it also made me more aware of baring my target audience in mind and how to keep them interested and not bored.

1 Good opening Sequence Analysis; Damaged Goods

Graphics for there production , this shows that its a British production as the British flag is on

there logo and that teas is popular in Britain.

        

Extreme close up is emphasising what she's doing , and this makes the audience more aware and curios on what she's doing and what will happen.
This was well executed as its showing a girl putting make up on and its emphasising that she is getting ready.

This close up denotes what she's wearing this hints at the storyline of her  being a prostitute this connotes that she is doing this to make money, therefore by connoting herself as a prostitute shows she is not that well off.

Graphics title the title connotes the story line as damage goods show that someone has been broken in ways that are unthinkable and have always been brought up by being surrounded by negativity, yet they can be perceived as beautiful and intelligent , she knows that she cant escape this life therefore making her fall into they cycle of those who have brought her up.

 This long shot connotes that she is leaving her house, this was a really good shot but the only thing that ruins the shot was the lighting as it was shot in the dark it was hard to see what's going on, my only improvement for this shot would be to be to film this scene when its still a little light outside and where its a little dark.

This mid body shot connotes that she is knocking on cars, and you can tell this is a big part of the storyline, also this mid body shot shows her body language and shows us what she is doing.









1 Bad Opening Sequence Analysis: Bridges 

In the beginning of the opening sequence there was no music and that was fine and good, but as the scene goes on the music just jumps in straight away and ruins the moment of the sequence, to improve they should have done a build up towards the music so at least the audience knew that it was coming.

This over the shoulder shot and mid body was well executed, and the graphics typography was good but the graphics was to fast it didn't give the viewers enough time to read them, my improvements for this scene would be to make sure that you leave the graphics on for more than a few seconds.

In this scene when the music is playing, he takes of his headphone and the music cuts off completely, my improvement would be to let it play out by lowering the volume of it, till no one can hear it.

I thought this was show was done really well but overall the sequence was very confusing as the storyline was very unclear and very confusing which made it hard to follow what was happening, my improvements for this would be to make the edit more sharp and make the storyline clear.

The typography for there title was very suited to what it was about and when I got the storyline the typography suited it but the title didn't relate to it as well as it could have.

 This was a good 2 shot it clearly shows two people talking the only improvements I would make is that they need to speak up and at a more easier pace so that it gives the audience an idea on what your saying.

BSR- Production Log One

This week in media we got introduced to our new topic which is British Social Realism, we looked at examples of British social realism films such as Fish Tank and Ill Manors. We got introduced to our brief and task that we will be assigned to do, the brief gave me a vague idea on what I would like to do for this task, also by looking at past students works for this topic it helped me develop my own story and it showed me what I should include and what I should avoid doing.

  

 When we include mise-en-scene we have to keep in mind P.L.A.C.E , this will help us avoid making
mistakes that will make us lose marks.

P- production design-sets, props and costumes
L-lighting- ambient/artificial/natural
A-actors- performance/blocking/screen time
C- colour design- through production
E- era- how is the time place represented



We also got introduced to Film4- productions: our brief clearly stated that Film4 is our production our brief said that we had to make sure we followed it' Film4 to make a British social realist film aimed at British 16-24 year old's.' we have to make sure that when we do our opening sequence we had to make sure that its to do with real life and it has to include working class people who face everyday struggles.


 The mark scheme showed me what I needed and have to include if I want to achieve a high mark, it showed me what I must and must not do, it gave me the basic information I require for my work.
In the marks scheme it showed me the different levels that can be achieved, the highest level was 4 and the lowest level was 1 , for each of the level you have to show the understanding  of producing work that is appropriate for the set target audience, you had to also show that you know how to use the graphics and titles correctly most importantly each level requires the understanding of mise-en-scene, you have to have the basic level 1 requirements to achieve a higher level.

We then got to take a look at past students work, we got given a mark scheme and had to give them a grade we thought was suitable, when watching the opening sequences it gave me a brief idea on what I should and shouldn't do when doing my own work it showed me what I should aim for, for this project.

One of the main things i noticed was the music was always loud and it resulted into not being able to hear the dialogue being said and also the use of the graphics, were good but sometimes on a little to fast and in some places was not used correctly, this made me think that I should be able to do this well when executing my opening sequence.

By doing the peer assessing work it gave me ideas on what I should and shouldn't do when it comes to doing my own opening sequence , it also made me more aware of baring my target audience in mind and how to keep them interested and not bored, it showed me what i have to do if I want to achieve top marks. 

Edit Workshop Evaluation

Our idea meets the brief by following the scene we got set  'A character opens the a door, crosses a room and sits down on a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue'  we had to create a story line and add dialogue to he scene our story line was' A rebellious child has been discharged from a juvenile detention centre and is being forced to go to counselling sessions, where he displays aggressive, destructive and intolerable behaviour, along with a lot of attitude.

our story line meets the brief  as it includes the match on action that takes place by the door and it also does not break the rule of thirds, when  anyone came on camera we made sure that there eyes was on the grid and we made sure that each character was following  the rule of thirds, we also made sure that we followed the rule of 180, where we had to make sure that we didn't cross the imaginary line.
When filming we had to remember that we were being marked on our match on action, so my group decided instead of opening the doo with your hands on the handle we decided to kick the door open therefore making it more of an entrance. The match on action was the troubled student kicking the door down, whilst on the inside the councillor is waiting for the him. We did this by panning Brandon's feet kicking the door and then filmed it from Zuha's view of which is when the door is opened and he is walking through.

We also did a invisible cut whereby we used a completely different room when the door was being kicked in and the room that he walks into is the room we did all of our filming, and invisible cut is when the audience doesn't know that its happened, this was very hard to incorporate into our scene.

We were also being marked on the rule of thirds, we had to make sure that any character that came on screen followed this rule their eyes had to be on the grid , this rule is important because this ensured that the face was in focus and that it also showed that we knew how to use it correctly.

The last technique we are getting marked on is the 180 degree rule, which is hard because it can be broken very easily, we had to make sure that each shot we did, did not break the rule and if we did break the rule we had to re-film it , here as you can see the 180 degree is taking place to Brandon's  left which is Zuha's right and the imaginary line isn't broken.

 When we was filming we used a different types of editing techniques such as cuts, tilts and panning, all theses shots came in useful as these techniques makes the shot look neater and less confusing for the audience.

 We used the cuts when we were going from one scene to another for example when we did the student being videoed and being watched by the government  we also used the cuts when going to one character to another for example when the troubled boy comes in and the camera cuts to the Councillors face.

we had to do cuts to make it have a easy smooth transition from one scene to another, the reason we did this type of edit in there was to show that the student in the footage was being watched over.

 When we panned we were panning the students feet kicking the door down, we panned him walking towards the door then creating the action. The reason we decided to pan his feet walking towards the door was to build up an atmosphere to what was going to happen.

We had to make sure we included a shot reverse shot this shot is when you start off with one character and go to another and end the shot on the same person so the order should go 1 2 1, in our scene we did that with Zuha and Brandon. The shot reverse shot starts with Brandon and goes to Zuha then ends on Brandon.

Shot 1: Brandon  Insulting Zuha

                                                 Shot 2: Zuha reaction towards Brandon

                                                         Shot 1: Brandon again

  When we had to edit the footage using computers we used iMovie this was the program we used to edit our footage, we had to import all our footage and cut down the scenes that needed to be and we also had to make sure that our match on action was done properly to do this we used precise editor this was to make sure that it was smooth and looked good it was also to make the match on action look less confusing for the audience so they could clearly see when the match on action happens. 

If we had a footage whereby is was to long we would you the trimmer where it would cut down the footage to how long you would like it to be. We have to make sure that our footage doesn't go over a minuet as our time frame is our scene has to be 30-60 seconds  in total a minuet it cannot be any longer than that. 
  
 The aim of this brief was to show that we got the understanding of a 180 degree rule and the rules of thirds and it was to also show that we understood how the match on action worked, this is what we were to show in this task to show that we knew how to use it and how it worked in the filming 
process. 

Whilst filming we had a lot of challenges to get through such as using the dolly when, because when we were filming Brandon walking the dolly made the camera shake and wasn't very stable it affected the picture on the camera so if we were to redo this bit again I would use  tracks as they would keep the dolly stable and stop it from shaking, We also encountered a problem with the rule of 180 degree we broke this rule a few times and had to re-film it and correct the mistakes we had made.


Our overall strengths were the rule of thirds as we had made sure that everyone was on the grid and we also filmed extra footage which we did well because they came in very useful such as the scene when Zuha is typing on the computer it was an extra shot to show that Brandon is a project he has to be watched, overall our camera language was good but if we had enough time we would've made our camera language a lot sharper and perfect.

Overall I would improve the camera language and vary the shots a little more I would improve it to make it look more interesting and id also make sure that the editing is done a little more sharper and neater, I would improve a few of the shots, I would work on the camera techniques and make it look more professional and tided up.

 If I was to also do this again I would of chosen a different location and used an adult to play the councillor as it would look more realistic, rather than a student playing a teacher, I would also used a room that didn't have too much lighting.