Diegetic Sound
Police car sirens- as Social Realism deals with real life issues, arrests are likely to take place or similar situations, therefore sirens will be heard. Also, many are set in areas were the crime rates are higher (council estates) so police would be around more frequently.
Sounds of violence- Such as fighting sound effects or gun shots as this scene from 'Kidulthood' demonstrates, because many of the themes Social Realism films deal with involve violence including gangs, domestic abuse and prisons.
Swearing- As Social Realism deals with real life, obscene language is not filtered, it is as true to reality as possible as this the clip above also shows.
Busy streets- As we know from the codes and conventions, Social Realism films are commonly set in urban areas and cities therefore ambience like this is appropriate to set the scene.
Non-Diegetic Sound
Music of the time period- Social Realism films do not use specially made soundtracks, they use music from the setting of the film to make it more real. For example, 'This Is England', which is set in 1983, uses 'Come On Eileen' by Dexys Midnight Runners which won Best British Single at the Brits in the same year. So a Social Realism film in the modern day may use rap music or dubstep.
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