Pros and cons of the social realist genre...

As I have done the pro's and con's of the horror genre I also need to look at them for the social realist genre in order to help me make my final decision.

The pro's

• Lighting doesn't matter so much in this genre and so you do not need to worry about the time of day or the weather.
• The conventions are clear but you can also play on them to make your opening sequence more original. 
• Can be achieved on a low budget.

The con's

• Bury St Edmunds is quite a wealthy town and so the location of a social realist film could be hard to find.
• This could be a tricky genre to use as some of the issues you may choose to focus on may be quite sensitive to some people. 
• Dialogue is a big part of social realist films and so confident actors and actors of a certain standard would be needed.