Looking For Eric
This film shows the Film Four ideology as it features unknown actors, that have strong northern accents and are represented as working class failures, through the very basic lifestyle they lead. For example, the main male character Eric rides a bike for transport, rather than driving a car. This shows that he probably cant afford to drive. There are a lot of shots in a football stadium, with many devoted fans screaming and cheering their team on. This represents football stadiums as very rowdy and team spirited. Their are many British cultural references as Eric's sons are all wearing Man United tops, only people within Britain would know where his sons were going and what team they were going to support as they are a major football team in Britain. This seems to be a typical non escapist Film Four storyline, as Eric says in it 'my wife refuses to talk to me' and 'my kids wont give me the time of day'. So this trailer shows the Film Four ideology because it highlights real domestic issues that many working class Britons face daily and it is done very realistically. It is set in a heavy accented area like many other Film Four films and it includes many British cultural references.
Submarine
The characters in this film are represented very ordinary, quite dull and boring. There are a few shots of the rural countryside, which is a British cultural reference as parts of Britain are known for their beautiful rural areas, this may alienate an American audience as America is a very built up place which leaves little landscape for the countryside. The storyline seems to be based on romance and relationships. This trailer doesn't really display typical Film Four ideology because its not like other Film Four films that have strong portrayals of the domestic hardships of Britons. Romance isn't really a common social realist topic.
Four Lions
The characters in this film are represented as dumb terrorists. This representation of the characters creates a wider representation that all Muslims are terrorists. The characters also have strong midlands accents and some have strong British accents, this is typical in Film Four films. There is a shot within the trailer of the docklands which connotes that if there were ever to be a terrorist attack, they would target there. So it is represented as a hotspot for terrorists. Police also play a role in the trailer and this is a British cultural reference because they wear specific uniform that only British people will probably recognize and could alienate other audiences outside of Britain. The rough camerawork and use of real life locations, the strong accents etc. all help to show Film Four ideology as these aspects and more help to create the social realist films they set out to make.
