Past Student's Work

Written Syria:

1)This is the first scene you see in the opening sequence to the film, is the shot of the main character. It relates to a British Social Realism film as it connotes to the British audience that there may be so violence as the audience can denote blood on the characters top. Violence is a key theme to BSR, and BSR focuses on negative issues the lighting, how it is dark and dim creates enigma to the audience. Visualisation Contributes to the atmosphere that director wants to convey to audience to create realism.

2)This screen grab is similar the first one however this shows the beginging of the credits. The ways the lettering is styled adds to style of the movie and what the director wants to convey in sense of atmosphere.

3)This screen shot can be symbolic of him coming to an realisation or feeling pain, they usually are symbolic trying to portray as he can be innocent as he has a black eye and is lying on white bed, symbolise innocence and the whites sheet are unblemished he maybe the innocent victim. If not lying on white bed and has black eye this can show expose the violence rather than hide it in darkness. As the story revolves it can show why he has a black eye. White may mean coming out of darkness into light.

4) This scene involves a jump cut which could represent the progression of emotions hes feeling at that moment. This shows he is coming to grips slowly with his pain, digesting whats just happened to him, see progression of that in his shots as his hand moves into different places. Relates to BSR it does not package or sell false idea of Britishness but shows reality of working class experience, doesn't show ideal but realistic version of life.

5) Lots of political issues in Syria, people opressed by dictator want democracy  When we see white back ground symbolises people, the blankness of their existence feel like prisoners want freedom democracy. It shows struggle black and white, darkness or light will be the outcome. In BSR it covers politics, anti war movement, it goes along with a theme of BSR.

This screen shows he may not be proud of his flag, he does not feel he cannot wave it or feel good with it, feels it belongs to political elite, hence why he takes it down and goes into deep thought. This relates to BSR it shows difference in social groups, clash struggle in Britain, in other countries you have poor and the rich.

This screen shows a high angle shot of the character looking at a notebook, this could be a way of him expressing his feelings and emotions and ideas. In closed societies no freedom of speech, no opinion  thats why he conveys feeling in a notebook. This can relate to BSR theme of isolation, as people in British society feel isolated excluding, struggling, e.g put into care having to thrive by yourself, e.g your dad an drug user and mum alcoholic.

This scene is uses an eye line match as the character looks into the direction of the notebook to convey his emotions. This then ties in with theme of BSR of isolation and trying to get out and sart again.

The last screen shows the directors name, which is usually the last name that appears on the opening sequence to make the directors name be memorable, so audience can remember.






Battered and Bruised:

1)This screen shows the production company and their logo, it gives you characteristics of company and this may connote to us that they are perhaps not mainstream like Disney, but niche deal with risky topics and issues for creating their films. This is denoted by the skull and guitars used as crossbones which symbolises danger. This relates to BSR as the production companies are not mainstream and deal with niche audiences, and focus on sensitive issues.

2)This scene shows the director names appearing first as usually it is the last name that comes up of credits to finish. This suggests that the  company have own rules and are different from other production companies however in many BSR films for the opening sequence they appear the directors name last, to show a glimpse of film then who is behind it all. To the audience it makes the directors name memorable. This is England Shane Meadows name shown last in credits.

3)This scene shows the character looking at the camera which may be a good thing or bad thing as it could be seen as bad acting. However an actor looking at the camera can be seen as involving the audience and divided them self from the story line. BSR do not do this they either have the main character narrating using voice overs the story rather than the actor addressing the audience directly.

5)Showing the title late one minute into the film has less impact and effect on the audience, they may not remember or have knowledge of the film they are watching.  However the movie is introducing itself and establishing itself thats why they delay the title. 

8)This scene shows an frenzied attack brutal and uncontrolled, this relates to BSR as they show violence in reality how it is and also leaves you in mystery, such as in Nil by Mouth the theme of domestic violence was represented it did not show how the violence had left the woman to look like, this leaves us the audience curious and disgusted to what had happend, perhaps her appearance was too extreme to be shown in the film. 

6) In this scene we are shown the characters names and who plays that certain role. In BSR films they do not usually do this as they try to leave you in wonder of who plays who. This is England does not use this technique, it makes you think about who is going to be involved. 

In this scene the font used, the editing matches the image which is important for the credits. It is a hard titled film so the font is edgy and rock like to match. 

This scene shows a long shot of the characters walking away, they are portrayed as looking gang like which BSR show, Kidulthood use gang rivals to represent the Teenagers, this supports the dominant ideologie of Teenagers symboling crime and rebellion. 

In this scene their is a fade out, this is used to represent a new scene, this isn't commonly used in BSR.