Social Realism Research In Preparation

Social Realism is an international genre, which is practically popular in British and French cinema. The genre is based on real life, the story’s are fiction but the story of the film are a reflection of the world. The characters, dialogue and settings are all made up but are inspired by the real world. It has shown us to ourselves, pushing the boundaries in the effort to put the experiences of people on the screen.

Social Realism can also been seen as auto-biography’s, they are not portrayed in the same way but they show as the lives of a person or a group of people. Showing us what they have to deal with in their lives and how it affects them and the people around them. 

Examples Of Social Realism:

This Is England 

Green Street 

Slumdog Millionaire

Fish Tank

Billy Elliot

Final Cut of "The Stag"

Script for "The Stag"

Fade In:

1. Introduction – characters and setting

It’s the day before the wedding and its Jason’s last night of freedom and what a way to spend it that with his closest friends, Steve and Nick. As they are returning to their pace of upbringing they decide to end their freedom in the same way it started, with a pub crawl.

Jason

11 down 1 to go.

Nick

I don’t think I can take another.

Jason

What you on about mate! I could take another 3 rounds of this me.

Steve

Come on Nick one more won’t do you any harm.

Jason

Yeah Nick! Stop being such a pussy.

Nick

Fine! Last One!

Jason

Nice one! Let’s go get mortal.

FAST FORWARD – NEXT PUB

Steve

We fucking did it lads.

Jason

I shouldn’t have that whiskey. I’m not feeling so good

Nick

I haven’t felt good all night!

Steve

You don’t look so good Jason.

Jason

I think I ne-

Jason falls to the floor

                       

Nick

Come on! Grab him!

Steve

Hurry! Let’s Go!

BLACKOUT – in a car driving away laughing and joking about what they have done to Jason.

Steve  

OMG that is so funny!

Nick

I wonder what his reaction will be like when he wakes up

Steve

Same I wish we could be there to see it.

Meanwhile Jason opens his eyes to a very dark and confined space with minimal lighting. It takes him a few seconds to realise that he is in a man shaped box. It was a coffin. He’s scared. Emotions rushing through his head if he was being buried alive. He screams for help knowing someone may never come to his rescue.

Jason

HELP! HELP! (Screamed)

Meanwhile

Steve

WATCH OUT!

Massive beep and crash. Ambulance Sirens with blackout screen.

Jason

Can anyone hear me! (Banging on the coffin)

Jason

*bang* *bang* (door opens) with and old man peering down on Jason.

The End