Prompt: How does your product use or challenge conventions and how does it represent social groups or issues?
How the Product Uses Conventions of Social Realism
- In the opening I used the conventions of a social realism film like smoking, youth rebellion, and some handheld camera movements
How the Product Challenges conventions of Social Realism 
- Typically, in movies where the main character is a "bad boy" or rebellious, they tend to come from poor backgrounds, whereas my character Oliver comes from a wealthy family which challenges the usual conventions of a social realism film. The changes the audience's expecation that money is the solution to everything.
In my opening, I used the conventions of a social realism film like smoking, youth rebellion, and some handheld camera movements. However, my product also challenges these conventions. Typically, in movies where the main character is a "bad boy" or rebellious, they tend to come from poor backgrounds, whereas my character, Oliver, comes from a wealthy family. This challenges the usual conventions of social realism and changes the audience's expectation that money is the solution to everything.
The opening is built on the public side of the character versus the private side. The mise-en-scène develops this idea by using the white button-up shirt contrasted with the dark hoodie; these elements help tell the story without using dialogue. Additionally, stereotypes of a rich kid being a "spoiled brat" were avoided. Instead, we represented a wealthy kid heavily pressured by his parents. The pressure of being a "straight A student"—hence the title—may lead to a secret life of rebellion.
Fiveable. (2025, September). Social realism.
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