Production Log 2

Over this week I have learnt about social realist codes and opening sequence conventions. I learnt about which type of conventions we would see in opening sequences such as the titles and introducing the characters. A convention would also be the themes used. Some of the typical themes which we would see in a British social film would be violence, drugs, sex, alcohol and petty crime. This information would help me in my production as it gives me an idea of what type of conventions I need to have in my film. 

British social films represent how life is actually like in Britain through the themes. An example would be Trainspotting. In this film we see a number of themes but one of them is petty crime. This convention would be a realistic as it shows how people actually are. You wouldn't see normal people planning big crimes as a daily thing but seeing petty crime like seeing someone getting mugged is something which regularly comes up in the news.