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Mood Board

By creating this it helps us envisage the mood we need to include in our trailer. We found some key themes as shown, and we concluded that we would focus mainly on the theme of addiction and frustration.

Social Realism In British Film

Social Realism in film began in the 1930s, they started by showing documentary films, this was first established by the director John Grierson who created films such as 'Drifters' and Industrial Britain. He decided in these films to show and give everyone an insight into the various careers and also the people behind those jobs. 

Social realism became most successful during the 1960s, this was when a new style of film was made known as, 'British New Wave' and to this day has influenced British film ever since. British New Wave is style of film which displays real life stories and subjects, they tend to be about how harsh the reality of working class Britain is. The stories they tell tend to be about peoples everyday struggle, trying to endure life in working class societies. The setting for social realist films is usually in run down urban areas.

The idea of social realist film began to develop in to something known as the 'kitchen sink' dramas, they were often referred to as 'angry young men' films. This was mainly due to to the focus of the films being on the social and economic problems a young male would endure in a working class societies. They established a male protagonist who attempted to escape society through the use of alcohol, sex, money and drugs. At this time there were many directors coming though who were creating social realist film, a few of these being Karel Reisz and Lindsay Anderson who were directors of the films 'This Sporting Life' and 'if....'.

Tony Richardson was a director most known or his work during the 1960s, he was a part of the 'free cinema', this was the practice of putting ordinary people with problems on to the big screen. This made the films he made seem more realistic as the featured actors weren't famous, they were merely just normal people. He is and example of a director that has adapted his films from types of literature and theatre which were full of social realism. One of his most famous films being 'A Taste of Honey' which was originally a play.

The early social realist films have largely influenced the film industry to this very day, and the films being made are still based upon the constant struggle in working class societies. The films, Ratcatcher, Billy Elliot and This is England are all modern day examples of the traditional social realist film, based around the working class communities attempt to survive at the bottom of the social hierarchy. 

Conventions of Social Realism Films

-Social Realism films usually depict working class activites as heroic, therefore are commonly set in council estates and run down areas.

-The actors and actresses used in these films are usually unknown so when the audience watches it they do not have a opinion or knowledge of them, therefore it is easier to believe that they are a nobody, making the film more successful as they fit to their character.

-There is also a lack of flashy edits to make it look more realistic, as well as the sound being mostly diegetic to emphasise the realistic aspect of the film.



We will use these conventions as a tool for our trailer. We have seen that these social realisms are usually very hard-hitting and therefore we need to reflect this aspect of the genre in our trailer.

Conventions of a Teaser Trailer

Comparison of a Teaser and a Theatrical Trailer



Here is our table we did about the differences in a teaser trailer and a theatrical trailer. It is important that we had analysed the differences in the different trailers so that we had a clear list of the codes and conventions of a teaser trailer.

Sound



When thinking about the sound and music in a teaser trailer, we usually hear dialogue from the feature film. This helps us familiarse ourselves with the main protagonists in a film already, simply from a small part of their speech. However, sometimes there is no dialogue from the film to create mystery and some would say that with a soundtrack it gives more of the genre and mood of the film than with the dialogue. A teaser trailer is not supposed to give away too much information, but more to inform the viewer of the main points and a brief overview of the storyline.

Content

There is a lot less detail in a teaser trailer than in a theatrical trailer. The detail is more along the lines of small snippits of the film and maybe, if a comedy for example, some key lines that will amuse the viewer. There is also a lot more symbolism used in the teaser, as again this is to keep a certain sense of mystery with the film. There are plenty of captions and often text is shown on the screen to help move the story and give clues about what is going to happen.

Editing

The editing of the trailer is key for a teaser trailer as it is a lot shorter than a theatrical trailer. This means that a lot more has to fit into the teaser trailer than a theatrical trailer, and therefore there is a faster pace in general with teaser trailers. This is made by plenty of cuts and really quick shots of certain key scenes that make the film and the genre, and gives a sense of excitement with a trailer. This will be key in our Social Realism as it is important that the viewer engages with the genre and the pace of the film and therefore want to watch it.

Anchorage

The main thing which a teaser trailer has not got which is a theatrical trailer does have, are exact dates of release. The whole idea of a teaser trailer is to not give away information and to keep the viewers guessing and excited about the forth-coming release of the film. There are lots of slogans and text which also are a key convention of a teaser and this helps the movie feel more promoted.


From our research, we can now clearly see what a teaser trailer encorporates and this will help us when designing what we will include in our one. It is interesting to explore the content and the pace of what a teaser trailer usually is, and this will be included in our one as well.