Codes and conventions in social realist films
The Social realist film genre is the only type of fiction film which depicts real life. And it typically portrays the issues of class inequality and the struggles faced by the working class, and the situations and experiences they come across and which confront them. The purpose of social realist film is to convey a message it could be of political protest, creating awareness or even creating sympathy.
Therefore we typically expect to see these codes and convention within this genre:
- Explore issue of drug, street violence, crime and murder
- Always reflects life of 21 century, were sex is currency, drugs are easy to come by and violence is a way of life
- Characters experiencing extreme poverty, and are unable to provide for family
- Characters in debt
- Majority of characters working class
- Live in poor environments and houses – typically set in council houses, and areas where crime , drugs and violence are rife
- Sons and daughters are usually influenced by example set by parents
- Camera angles and shot are usually hand held
- As the are realistic fictional film’s there’s usually no special effects or CGI
- Protagonist characters are usually rebels and are against the capitalist system.
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