Meet my audience & Results of research

Results to research ?

Do you know what british Social Realism is ?

My sample had answered no , therefore i had explained that british social realism was what we see in everyday life of british society , where themes such as : violence ,petty crime ,domestic violence ,racial injustice and other themes are shown.

Have you seen any BSR films ?

Even though they was not familiar of the definition of BSR films , after explained they proved to have seen a film of it. Adulthood , kidulthood , four lions were used as examples from them.

Do you know what themes are ?
Most people had said no or was slightly unsure , therefore i had assured them on the meaning telling them that it is a topic which the film is based around.

What themes emerge in these BSR films / What are the reoccurring themes?

After talking of the films : shiftey , four lions , looking for eric. themes which they believe came up a lot was violence in all films. Also the themes used in individual themes was drug abuse , terrorism , comedy and racism.

Would you spend money watching a BSR film?
They stressed that it was not a film they would take much interest upon , in fact they would use piracy via Internet or home exhibition in order to view the films.

Would my idea appeal towards them ?
Again they would not dig into their pockets to watch the film in the cinema

What would you change to make it more appealing ?
The girls had stressed that my idea was too much of a male attraction and it would be neglecting the female side of the audience , therefore if a love story was involved they would feel more attracted to the story.

Overall does BSR appeal to you ?
Since i had asked them similar questions , i was not brought to surprise when they had said no. However they did say that it had a different dimension towards American mainstream films which is a positive if people are looking for something new. They also said that a genre which needs to be more embedded into the ideas and films is ; comedy.