A1. To what extent are your chosen texts typical of their genre?

The text 'Fish Tank' is both typical of the genre social realism.
Ways in which the text is is through the use of camera shots. Throughout the film, the vast majority of camera shots is through a hand held camera. Through the use of this it enable the audience to feel empathy towards the characters in the text, as this enables them to be part of their reality, typical of the genre text. An example of a scene in which this is used is during the scene with Mia and Connor's daughter on the beach. During this scene on the edge of a rock, Mia and Connor's daughter are fighting, and random shots and aimed around, creating disorientation for the audience, as well as Mia and Connor's daughter. This allows the audience to feel empathy towards them, through the use of the camera work, as it then means they feel involved within the the piece, and therefore feeling empathy for them.

Another feature of the text that is typical of social realist genre is diegetic sound, as during in this text no non-diegetic sound is used. The use of diegetic sound helps create the real atmosphere. An example of this is in the scene after Connor has left, and Mia is walking along the road trying to call Connor. During this scene their is noises of cars driving past Mia, as she tires to shout over the noise of the cars, this helping to create a realistic,