I found out that most people are not familiar with the term British Social Realism however have seen films that fall under this genre. I had to list a few examples and found out that majority of the people have seen; Bend it like Beckham, This is England and Yasmin. I found out that Bend it like Beckham is liked by people as they can relate to the film through the uses and gratification of Personal Identity, as they like football or because they relate to the main characters situation. I also found out that what people did not like about the film Bend it like Beckham is the fact that the main girl is stopped from fulfilling her dream. Another film that people talked about was This is England. The majority of my feedback concluded that the film is liked as the reality of racism is denoted and also because of the violence and intensity of the film. However the parts that are disliked in the film are the way the film gets too graphic. Lastly, the reasons why people like the film yasmin are because the film shows different views on religion and also this could relate the audience to the film. People disliked the fact that the girl has to live two different lives secretly.
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What themes do you think should be explored in films more that are not already?
The most popular theme that was discussed as an under exposed theme was violence and crime. Most of my feedback received said that people would want to see females represented in a way thats equal to males. Also I found out that people would like to see more females in the dominant role rather than stereotypically only males being the powerful role. The theme violence and gun crime was also very popular during my research as my target audience thinks that this is under shown in films and they play a very key role due to being illegal in Britain so denoting these themes in our film would raise awareness. Another issue my target audience felt that should be explored more was sexual harassment and gangs as the generations now would be able to relate to it as society in the times now are very much engaged into how someone is branded such as their sexual orientation. Also I found out that bullying should be discussed more so the uses and gratifications would be to educate the audience on how to deal with such situations.
What do you think about terrorism as a theme in BSR films?
The feedback I received from this question was relatively positive as people said that they think terrorism as a major theme in films is a great idea as it is not shown enough or thoroughly in films and it would be a good way to raise awareness. My target audience ask said that having terrorism as a key issue in films would be interesting as very few films can link terrorism to a storyline. Some people also thought that as terrorism is now part of our culture, it should be shown through films and the reality too not just in the news.
What are the strengths and weaknesses of our idea?
After I pitched my idea to the audience I asked for some feedback on what was good about it and how I can improve my idea. I found out that my idea was a good way to show the reality of brothers relationships and how society is now days and also the way terrorism is linked into my story line.
However I also found out that I need to broaden my target audience range as my tim idea would only appeal to a small group of people.
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