Winters bone

• Alpha males who have the control over the women and the town
• Run down town cut off from mainstream America
• High drug usage which shows the effects drugs have on the families
• Shot in pedestrian places for realism and budget
• Little stuff built by the crew
• Mix of professional and non actor to make is simpler
• Took the crew 2 years to find the right location for the film
• Touches on  family loyalty
• Hand held camera for more immersive experience 
• Clothes swap with the locals so its more real
• All natural lighting or small lamp lighting, not bug lights
• Fits into the auteurs style
• Common theme of people struggling between addiction and life
• Neo-realistic style, like a documentary
• Entire community seems to be related but treat each other terribly
• Less non-diegetic sound for a realistic feeling
• Following the story of a strong female protagonist 
• Shot on a single hi-res red DV camera
• Super 8 camera scene for older, dream like style with story incorporated 
• Actors had more freedom over where they placed themselves and had more improvisation to see what worked well.