To what extent are your chosen texts typical of their genre?

To what extent are your chosen texts typical of their genre?

My chosen text is fish tank. It is a social realism film and is very typical to its genre. One way it is a social realism film is by the way the film uses technical conventions to made the audience empathise with the characters in the movie, for example the film uses shallow focus, natural lighting and hand held camera. These all give the film a feeling of a realistic environment and help put the audience into the scene. An example of where technical codes are used is when Mia chases after Connor down the stairs of the apartment. The shot is one continuous tracking shot using a hand held camera through a low key corridor and then when Connor drives away the shot is in shallow focus which reflects how the human eye works. 

 The film itself portrays a realistic view of modern under class Britain and shows the social conditions of inner city life in the UK. the film is set it London, we can tell this because of the characters accents and the establishing shots of the city skyline. Towards the beginning of the film we see the protagonist, Mia,  is shown in a non stereotypical way because she is represented as being confrontational and aggressive.