Thursday, 27 October 2011

Horror or social realism? -Social Realism

The conventions of Social Realism

Story line
Someone who doesn’t fit in,  Ordinary life, Self-discovery.
Characters
Loner, usually young, average looking normal people
Mise-en-scene
Relatively poor background, urban areas apartment buildings
Sound
Music that the characters would listen to, lots of dialogue
Editing
Slower than horror not much going on so fits the pace on the film
Close ups for emotion
Long shots for showing location

Pros
The location is much easier to find.
I enjoy watching social realism films more than horror
It’s easy to come up with an original story.
Low budget

Cons
The genre could be hard to determine if the locations aren’t used effectively


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