In Tony McKibbin's article on Realist Film Theory, realism is “a response to the genuine need to see men for what they are, with humility and without recourse to fabricating the exceptional; it means an awareness that the exceptional is arrived at through the investigation of reality," according to Roberto Rossellini.
In an antithesis to Hollywood and its glamour, realism in this aspect isn't trying to embellish the world.
What this means for me, in my research, and my application as a filmmaker, is that in exploration of realism, that I try to remain understated in my portrayal of people, but at the same time make the cinematography interesting and stylized without taking away too much from the realism, since I want my trailer to show realism. It's an interesting balance to try and keep, but one well worth the effort I think.
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