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Title

Me and my partner have decided that our British Social Realism film should be called 'Fake ID', we decided to use this as our title because it helps to connote the theme and narrative of our film which is about a teen who is living two separate lives one of which she is seen as a  religious girl and the other as a westernized prostitute. The title connotes confusion, enigma and mystery as the audience would want to know more into the story line to know about the fake identity. 

Fake ID connotes the theme of drugs and this is because underclass people frequently use fake age or names to forge drugs without being caught by the authority.
The theme of religion is also shown in the title because fake identity can be used to access different types of places based on your ethnic/religious background.
Our title 'Fake ID' also shows the theme of isolation because people would fail to recognize the real side of our main character meaning she would be isolated from friends and family. 
Sexuality and Sex as a theme can be recognized through the title seeing as teens suffering from poverty often go into prostitution and use fake identity to get them started in the job. The use of fake ID grants entrance into places such as club, strip clubs or bars.  

The title is conventional for BSR as it is short, simple and sharp and in most of these genres of films they include a short and catchy titles such as 'SCUM'. The brief title is an effective way to catch the audience eye and also to make sure  they remember the name of the film. Our title may be short but it connotes numerous themes which are isolation, religion, poverty, drugs, sex, sexuality and exclusion. 
We analysed and gained our inspiration from the film 'Yasmin' which is about a women living two different lives, the title from this film is also abbreviated and memorable as it is the name of the main character.

Fake ID will appeal to our target audience as it includes a puzzle, secrecy and thrill which would encourage the audience into wanting to know more about the narrative and ways the mystery is created.

Target Audience 

Our target audience is starting from teenagers 16 to 24 year old following the brief.We thought that this age is suitable because one of our themes is sex and this may be inappropriate for anyone under age 16 because it is quite a intense and strong topic. 
Fake ID is targeted at both male and female audience but would mainly appeal to the female side because of the main character being a women, this would appeal to them because of personal identity relating to females and their lives or situations they may have gone through.The target audience will likely be middle class or an underclass audience as the themes in our film would not be relate-able for a working class audience such as poverty or drugs and would not appeal the way it would to a underclass audience watching. 


Our audiences media consumption would be on television programs such as Eastenders or Waterloo road because these shows involve situations which will be occurring in our film such as the struggle for money or problems with parenthood. Eastenders and Waterloo road also contain real life situations which is one of the conventions of BSR. These television programs are also set in the more gritty and rough part of Britain which is where my film will also be set making it another reason why these shows fit into my film and relate to the same audience.
The narrative of the media consumption do relate to our film but what makes our film unique is that we included a combination and a contrast between religion and prostitution adding a twist into our narrative, by doing this we believe it will be distinctive from any other BSR film.

Technology

When planning our film (pre-production) we used blogger to analyse and research numerous types of BSR films such as Fish tank, Bulletboy, Adulthood and many more. We then will be using a video camera and a tripod to produce/create our own BSR film. The tripod will be used to give us a more professional and smooth looking film allowing us to get long shots or establishing shots without using handheld. Finally for post-production we will be using Imovie to edit our film adding the final touches eg; changing lengths of the film or adding music on top. For typography in post-production we will most likely be using fireworks as it has been used by us before and we believe that it gives us a positive result allowing us to create typography which suits the theme or our BSR film. The use of fireworks guarantees that the typography we will create defiantly is going to be original and unique.


We would like to use better quality equipment such as HD cameras, we would also like to film in a more gritty location and have props that are more realistic. Due to being students we are limited to access these types of equipment as we are on a budget.   




Representations 

The key characters in our film will be Ayesha who is the protagonist and the antagonist. Ayesha will play both roles as the character goes against her religion but only to provide for her family who are suffering from poverty. 
Another key character in our BSR film will be Ayesha's parents who play the antagonists who force her into becoming religious without her intentions making her do actions which she is not fond of. 



We have applied Propp's character types in our narrative, we did this by having our main character Ayesha as the hero and villain. Hero because she is the lead narrative trying to sort her life our and solve problems. Villain because she has two different sides one of which she is involved in prostitution and drugs. We have made sure to include a helper in our narrative who will plays the role of a man Ayesha meets through prostitution who helps her to receive the aspiration and escape she needed removing her away from the dark and depressing lifestyle.

Fake ID will subvert from the typical Asian family representation, this will be due to the fact that the main character is westernized and disrespectful of her religion. However we do not subvert from the fact that the underclass living condition is cheap and harsh.  


Narrative 

Brief summary of the film; Our film 'Fake identity' is going to have a restricted Narrative as its mostly going to be based on one character's point of view, the protagonist Ayesha.
Ayesha and her family turn from a fairly positive way of lifestyle to an awful low point as they struggle to pay off serious debts. While Ayesha tries to make a living for herself and an extremely religious family, she goes against her religion, in desperate measures she gets dragged into prostitution and along the way faces other negative situations as she approaches life on the streets.

Detailed summary of opening sequence; The opening sequence of our film will have a non-linear format and smash-mouth beginning. It will start off with Ayesha stripping her religious clothes off into a revealing, tight fitted outfit, This will be taken place in a narrow, gritty alleyway. The camera will switch shots between Ayesha's family praying whilst she is getting changed into hooker clothes ready to start her day off as a prostitute. On her way to a secret house she bumps into two boys who try violating her because of the way she looks, they scream out 'Oioi sexy' and try touching her up. This makes her extremely nervous and intimidated. She pushes the boys off her in a very aggressive way, as she tries getting away from them, she screams "Get off me you dirty pricks!", She manages to escape but straight away, across the road she spots her Dad as he is on his way to mosk for prayer. At this moment Ayesha panics and quickly hides behind the closest object to her, which is a car. The camera is quite shaky here, as it's seen from her perspective. She peeks through a gap waiting for her dad to be out of sight, It is very intense as we are able to hear her heavy breathing. As soon as her dad is out of sight she gets up and quickly makes her way to a secret house (Brothel), where a odd looking man lets her in. At the end we see her come out this house in a rush, looking extremely messy. This storyline relates to the bsr genre as it involves typical conventions and themes seen in a British social realism film.

Conventions;

To conform conventions of an opening sequence specifically those displayed within the BSR genre me and my partner will make sure the mise-en-scene and other editing seem rough, gritty and unprofessional which will give out a sense of realism and also emphasise the troubled lifestyle of underclass people. We also decided to include a smash-mouth begining, which is a good way to create enigma aswell as an adrelanine rush for the audience, this will enable them to feel more involved and perhaps more interested within the film. A smash-mouth beginning like the one seen in the film 'Trainspotting' influenced me and my partner to include one in our own opening sequence. Although our smash-mouth beginning is not going to be as hectic as the one shown in trainspotting, it will still be shocking for the audience as we will subvert the stereotypical role of a religious person, So they're perhaps not expecting to see someone that looks 'extremely religious' change into the complete oposite, an undercover prostitute. We also decided to conform to the convention of minimal dialogue, due to the fact that we dont want to give too much away in the first two minutes.

Style and Iconography;

In the process of filming our opening sequence I will use alot of basic shots such as; mid-shots, close-ups and long-shots. Mid-shots and close-ups will be used to convey the representation of Ayesha and also to emphasise what she is wearing or how she is portrayed. Close-ups will allow the audience to visualise the characters facial expression or how she is feeling in a much clearer way. Long shots and wider shots will be used within my film to enable the audience with a distinct understanding of what is going on along with establishing the location of the film. The reason why we are quite confident in using these basic shots is because its incredibly typical of a British social realist film. 

Mid-shot

Close-up

Long-shot

Whilst filming we will use hand held camera work so that its shaky and less professional. Jerky camera movement gives the film some verisimilitude which definitaley makes it seem more believable and realistic. We will use camerawork that shows the audience from Ayesha's (main character) point of view, this will allow them to feel more involved with the film, sort of asif they're actually in her position,This also creates a buzz rather then just watching it without any excitement on a tv screen! Unsteady camera work is commonly seen within BSR films as it goes well with the themes and highlights the grittyness of the underclass/working class people living in rough, urban areas. We will also make sure that the rule of thirds is included in our shots, as it's quite important for the eye contact of the character to be the same level as everyone else in the scene. Slow pans or tracking shots will definitely be used in our opening sequence as it's a way to follow the character at his pace of movement and visualise the locations accurately. We will use editing that creates an effect for the audience and represents the British social realism genre appropriately. We have decided to use simple/minimal editing due to the fact that we are trying to make it seem as realistic as possible. Minor edits such as strong, shaky camerawork used in a running scenes are well suited in a bsr film as it makes it less fluent and more convincing for viewers. We will most definitately not use special effects or transitions like; Glow, twirls, wipes and swirls as they may make it seem unreal or artificial and our main aim is to keep it very realistic! 

We will use specific costumes/props as visual signifiers for the audience. Her costume will represent the working class lifestyle she is living in, it will be basic but also related to the the themes and situations. She will be wearing costumes that are appropriate for the main theme of 'Religion' such as; Hijab and burka although she changes into clothing which represents her role. She will be changed into revealing clothes which expose body parts as her job is to be a prostitute. The clothes worn by Ayesha will be rough, creased and dirty this is able to display the theme of poverty clearly and assert the audience that she is struggling through life. Props such as make-up will be used often within the film alot as it plays a big part of her life it also alerts the audience that she has to look her best at all times due to what she does for a living (prostitution). 

We have decided to use minimal sound effects. We will involve Diegetic sound such as; Birds, pigeons, transport, and the general sound of people's chatter quite frequently as it is able to create atmosphere and add that extra sense of realism. The typical diegetic sound used in British social realism films are; Gun shots, slap, punch, blurring music out of cars, screaming and shouting. Within our film we won't need to use all of these, but we may include few such as; the sound of a lighter, screaming and shouting. Considering that the brief tells us we cannot use any sort of copyright music me and my partner will have to come out with our own composed music that is also relatable with the bsr genre and themes that are taken place within our film. The music will most likely be urban, R&B or rap as all three genres in music are quite commonly played in bsr films because people living in Britain, mostly teens often listen to this type/genre of music.

Institution;

The production company in the brief is film4 which will make a great impact on the type of film we will be producing. As film4 and its parent company are both british companies, they contributed to the development of the british social realism genre hugely. Most films that are produced by them or shown on their channel is highly expected to be british. Film4 is an extremely successful company which produced many popular bsr films such as; 'Trainspotting' and 'East is East' this puts real pressure on us and makes us want to produce something that would meet the high standards and match upto the viewers expectations. Trainspotting is a film produced by film4 which had an impact on the way we want to start our film as it inspired me and my partner on the smash-mouth begining for our opening sequence. One of the main impact film4 has made on the type of of film create has to be the fact that we must include similar conventions to what the viewers have already seen within the bsr films produced by the production company before. The production company will effect the distribution of my film, considering the fact that film4 is an independant company they will have a restricted amount of money for distribution to cinemas. As their budget is low for bsr films I will have to use cheaper marketing strategies such as; social networking advertisement and posters meaning that it can only be distributed in few independant cinemas within Britain as they usually show films within this genre. Film4 is a vertically intergrated company so its likely that our film is going to be exhibited through one of the companies owned by the parent company such as; Channel 4, film4, E4 etc.