Mike Leigh is a very well-known social realist film director, who tackles the most serious and divise subjects and situations which occur within society. He emphasises the harsh, gritty reality of social issues. Such films include Secrets and Lies, Life is Sweet, All or Nothing etc.
Leigh uses particular techniques within his film-making so that the most realistic effect is obtained. For example, his actors often endure hours of intense improvisation before the script is finalised so that reactions and conversations are as natural as possible. He writes the script as the scenes are being nuilt up through improvisation within rehersals. The fact the actors are involved within the 'creative process' means that their performances become very natural and realistic which is what Leigh initially wanted to obtain.
Mike Leigh also ploughs enormous amounts of research into every film so that each aspect is covered. These films often are of a downbeat nature which reinforces the gritty atmousphere. They frequently focus on families, relationships, sex, work etc. Leigh claims ' Primarily, my films are a response to the way people are, to the way things are as I experience them'.
Overall Mike Leigh's techniques reinforce the realism to the genre, he structures natural scenes through actor's improvisation and allows situations and reactions to be created by this. Within our film trailer, we wish to use similar aspects so that we obtain the same results. We want our film to be as natural and as realistic as possible.
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