British Social Reality Dramas

British Social Reality Dramas are films which show a social relality in Britan with a dramtic storyline. A well known director of films which depict social reality in Britan is Shane Meadows. The director grew up in Uttoxeter but moved to Nottingham when he was about 20. All of his films are set in the Nottingham area, expect Dead Man's Shoes which was shot in Maltock, Derbyshire. His films often recall Kitchen sink realism of filmmakers such as Ken Loach and Mike Leigh, with a post modern twist. Much of the content of his films are autobiographical and based on his experinces in Uttoxeter.

A Room For Romeo Brass revolves around two twelve year old boys, who go through an unexpected test of the two boys charectors and freindship. When the charector of Moreel, a adolescent and dangerous stranger, comes in between the friendship of the two boys. Moreel askes the two boys to help him to win over Romeo's older attractive sister. He then over time becomes more violent after she rejects him.

A Room For Romeo Brass shows a graduale progression from a light hearted comedy with wity jokes to a dark and kitchen sink atmosphere. There is film has a clear appeal, as it has a kitchen sink atmosphere. The viewer can realte to this, as it shows real life to be raw and dark. It is common that veiwers find a film like A Room For Romeo Brass which shows the working class to be reptative. But A Room For Romeo Brass breaks away by making the film intresting and exciting to watch. Through effective use of showing working life, by using local settings. For example the chip shop is used and settings are in rural areas, this gives the viewer more sense of realism. The film shows a strong working class depiction as it revovles around the life experinces of Shane Medow and his child hood friend. A Room For Romeo Brass was inspired by his youth. After his best friend and neighbour (later on his writing partner. Paul Fraser had a very bad accident and was bound to his bed for two years, Shane hung around with some of the town's more unpopular people. As a director he has a relaxed directing style, enocuarging the actors to ad lib in order to create a better sense of reality. He is known as one of the rising stars of British cinema.

I feel from watching A Room For Romeo Brass, it has given me the idea to use more local settings to give the film more of a realistic atmoshpere. So when i create my opening the audince will appreciate my thriller more as it has a realistic look to it, by the user of natural lighting and real life locations. This can lead to the audince relating to the film due to the local settings used and natural affects when filming.