Pre-production: Production Log/Reflective Analysis - Week 4

Week 4

This week was interesting because I learnt that the target audience for my British Social Realism film will be young middle class and working class people aged 16 to 24. This means the opening sequence should conform to the various conventions such as "representing real teenage lifes" to make it realistic for them to watch. I also learnt that in order to keep the sequence interesting, there should be a minimum to dialogue, the themes and characters should be introduced, and it should create an enigma. This means that it will draw the audience into the overview of the film in a believable way. Therefore, I've learnt that my sequence should create a verisimilitude for my audience if these points are taken into consideration.

I have also learnt that the institutions involved in the production of  social realism films varies. Many existing production companys often deal with specific genres, for example, the independent production company, Lions Gate who helped fund for the film "Reservoir Dogs" usually focus on Thriller based films. Therefore, it is important to pick the right distributors with similar values as my "British social realist" genre.


For my production, I need to make sure that the production companies I use is relevant to the values and type of films they specialise in. For example, Film Four, specialise with producing British Social Realism which is a genre I am using for my film.