Defining British social realism

Defining BSR

Definition of British social realism
social realism is a genre in films which represents real life situations, such as; Domestic abuse, Drugs, Crime, Poverty, social and racial justice, economic hardship etc, all difficulties. The people who are seen in these films/stories are everyday characters, they're portrayed to be from working class or underclass backgrounds as it creates a sense of realism. The setting of social realism is typically located around gritty, urban areas such as; council estates, alley ways and parks rather then made up sets in studios like big Hollywood films would use. British social realism has really developed from 1960's to the current time were living in. This has been shown in many ways, for example; more sound/effects used, more appearance of teenagers and children, different races rather then just white British people appear. The camerawork and editing is also advanced now as we are able to see alot more shots and effects used.