Production log 2

This week we have learnt about the key themes and conventions of the British social realism genre. Conventions are seen as the ingredients to make up any scene, in this case the opening sequence. Themes are also a big aspect within BSR films because they show the audience what may happen later on in the plot or reveal what characters are like. We have learnt that themes can also be shown very subtly or quite obviously but both still make an impact on the scene and situation. While analysing different BSR films from the last 50 years and how they differ showed me how over time BSR has changed dramatically while keeping the same themes and ideals.

This in turn will inform my production by getting me to look at aspects that i would usually overlook in terms of how the setting is or how props and characters can portray themes just by the way they look. All of this will allow for my production to be more gritty and realistic as well as more comparable to real life, as what BSR films are set out to do.

I thought that looking at the opening sequence of London to Brighton was particularly interesting because it showed many themes in a short space of time while portraying them seamlessly and if I able to do so in my production effectively I think that it would certainly meet the aims of BSR films.

It is important to conform to conventions as they make up the ingredients to make a good opening sequence but they should be used in an original way with techniques that work but differ from the norm, this then is an imaginative way to give the audience a different perspective on what is typically seen in British social realism films.