Film Analysis

Media Language- Point of view shot- Unsteady

cam immediately understand it’s one persons
viewpoint on a crime taking place. Part of the
gangs viewpoint on what is being done.
-Natural light used- audience understand it’s at
night, keeps mysterious characters which are the
villains. Only able to identify villains full face.
-The use of costume establishes the characters
intent to stay hidden not to give away their
identity.
-Associations can be made to them being violent,
dangerous people being in a big gathering of a
gang and the use of drugs and violence in the first
few moments.
-Gun can be icon of danger to come- the threat
these characters established first can hold on
others with the weapon seen as a source of
protection and superiority.
-Can establish setting by the vandalism of the
walls to associate it with a lower class area. Also
when the two boys are on the motorbike they
drive through a block of ‘rough’ flats which gives
an indication of the living area.
-- Beginning of Harry Brown diegetic sound of a
dirt bike is present to a high volume this suggests
danger to come as its pacifically to a high volume
which engages the audience full attention as it
builds up to a climatic ending.
-- Sharp cuts in editing this shows the harsh
• Social realism in films is representative of
real life, with all it’s difficulties. The
stories and people portrayed are
everyday characters, usually from
working class backgrounds. Typically,
films within the social realist canon are
gritty, urban dramas about the struggle
to survive the daily grind.
• http://filmstudies.suite101.com/article.cfm/social_realism_in_british
_film#ixzz0etJQHVRx
• Aimed directly at teens who feel they can relate to the
problems which are being caused in local communities
and in their areas. Deals with big issues which many
British people can relate to who may live in similar
areas.
• People who can compare their lives to the film- can
create a comparison to what they’re going through and
what the characters are going through
• Aimed purposely towards the male lower/working class
population relatable in some ways to their lives, the
daily struggle for which they are going through.
• Pessimistic outlook on Britain’s
lower/working class population.
Represents a dangerous and violent
Britain trying to inflict violence to gain
power in communities.
• Violence gives a negative viewpoint on
England.
• Focuses solely on lower/working class
Britain therefore a bias viewpoint on
Britain as a whole.
A boy is being initiated into a gang by being instructed to
consume a high amount of a certain drug in order to prove his
worth. Then the boy is being informed of stage two of his
initiated and told of his loyalty to the gang for life. Cuts to two
boys on a dirt bike with one wielding a gun on a mission to
seek blood. This film intrigues the audience by the gritty,
pessimistic outlook of this particular area of London. By this it
engages the audiences who may not of experienced the
danger which exists in this area. This therefore engages there
attention into exploring a different area to their own. Also, this
engages a particular audience of the population inhabited in
London as they’re may be interested on the authenticity of the
film. The narrative of this piece defines its audience because it
targets a certain part of the population who are interested in
the overall perception of London perceived in movies.
• Harry Brown was directed by Daniel Barber. It was
produced by Matthew Vaughn, KrisThykier, Matthew
Brown, Keith Bell.
• Written by Gary Young.
• Distributed by Lionsgate
• Release date(s) November 13, 2009
• Running time 103 Minutes
• Country United Kingdom
• Language English