SOCIAL REALISM TIMELINE

ERA 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s

KEY FILMS

Look back in Anger Kes Quadraphenia Made in Britain A Room For Romeo

BRITISH

SOCIAL

REALIST

CONVENTIONS

• Sadness and anger is

shown in the

character and

atmosphere in the

scene.

• The lighting is very

dull.

• Look like working

class people.

• The weather

represents British

weather.

• Camera movement

was very simple.

• Only one ethnic.

• Themes are sport

and physical

education.

• True urban

representation of

people in that time

period shown by the

tone and the way he

is shouting at the

kids.

• The camera work is

also very basic and

not anything bold.

• Typical council estate

in the 70’s.

• The situation is a

typical British

argument between a

father and a son to a

curfew that has not

been met.

• Camera shots show a

lot of two shots to

show the tension

between the two and

over the shoulder

shot to see the

reaction of the other

person.

• Typical youths in the

80’s and how they

misbehaved in that

time period.

• The situation is with

the boy as being a

typical youth and

being persuaded to

sign a confession.

• The youth character

has tattoo's and the

typical British fashion

of that time period.

• The situation a

typical child would

be faced when being

bullied.

• Dialogue used is

typical to that sort

of time period with

children in Britain.

• The camera shots

that are mostly used

are over the

shoulder and close

up shot to show the

reaction to the

situation,

APPEAL TO A

NICHE

BRITISH

AUDIENCE

• Would appeal to

elderly people as the

film is in black and

white and will relate

to their past.

• The characters are

very old fashioned.

• Appeal to people

who are interested in

football and it is also

a common sport

played and watched

in Britain and

appeals to a wide

audience.

• It may appeal to

adults who have

experienced this

when they were a

child.

• It is very realistic to

what that the 70’s

was like in situations

between family

members in Britain.

• It would appeal to

adults according to

the violence and

language that is

used.

• Would appeal to

people who are

familiar with this sort

of society.

• This film would

mostly be targeted

towards adults as the

language used in the

film is not

appropriate for

children.