The text I have chosen is 'Fish Tank' and is typical of its genre of social realism because of the technical elements which are used. For example, a held camera shot is used when Mia is running through the walkway outside of the flats when she is chasing after Connor. The jostling of the camera as it follows Mia creates a sense of realism as it makes the audience feel involved within the scene and this therefore creates empathy towards Mia. It also creates a faster and more intense pace which adds to the the context of the scene because the audience then feel the sense of urgency and panic for Mia to find Connor.
Another feature that makes the text typical to its genre is the use of natural lighting. For example, it's dark at night time when Mia is running through the field after she has kidnapped Connor's daughter and he is now the chasing her. The dark, low-key lighting reflects the dark nature of the scene and creates suspense for the audience as the lighting makes the scene poorly visible so it's harder to see the commotion. The causes the audience to feel panic towards Mia as the dark lighting makes the scene feel unsafe. Also, because the text uses natural light this emphasises social realism as it shows a real-life day.
Also, it shows a common representation of females as being naive. For example, Mia sees an advertisement for a dance audition, however she doesn't realise that the audition was for a strip club. Mia remains unaware of the matter until she watches the girl that auditions before her and when Mia is on the podium in the strip club and is asked if she has any hot pants. This highlights that Mia is still a child and is unable to make her own decisions and again shows the social realism genre by showing the harsh reality of Mia's life.
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