The sequence of are film, is the opening shot of a social relist drama. Social relist drama, is a portrayal of real life, with all its difficulties, realistic locations and characters. The stories and people portrayed are everyday characters, usually from working class backgrounds. The genre also encapsulates the life of the location, race or beliefs of the characters throughout the film. It also reflects predominantly on the class system, using locations, accents and dress sense used predominantly by the working class.Other social relist dramas of the modern age are television programmes such as “Skins” (2007). Are sequence will fit in with the genre because of the locations, the customs, the acting, the editing and the cinematography. My role is that of the cinematographer, I hope to film in a way that will make the sequence seem almost simple, raw and harsh. The framing and filming techniques that are typical in the genre are often character building and really build up the character into a believable person you can empathises with. Featuring close ups and single shots of the character portraying the individuals thoughts and feelings. Throughout the genre the camera is almost made to feel like another person, showcasing the raw and sometimes funny and loveable life of a select bunch of adolescences. I hope to achieve this via our two minute sequence. The camera shots will range from long shots containing all the characters, to single shots showing only one or two characters. I will also try and include the camera as much as possible, making the camera shots either point of view or in the centre of the action, trying to include the person watching it as much as possible. Hopefully the camera work will benefit the editing, art direction and sound track as much as possible.
