Sound – Music from the 80s is heavily used throughout the film to establish the time setting of the film, which takes place in 1983.

Editing – The film uses montages throughout to symbolise different parts of Shaun’s life, the first showing him alone and isolated, the second with him enjoying life with Woody and his friends, and the third once he joins Combo’s racist gang.

Mise-En-Scene – In the scene where Combo’s gang stands in front of the church, graffiti with the phrase “Maggie is a twat” is used to convey the idea Shaun lives in an area that is very much against Margaret Thatcher and her ideologies, as she was Prime Minister during the time period that This Is England is set in.

Cinematography – Big Close Ups are used, specifically in the scene where Combo and Shaun have a conversation in the car, to show the characters growing closer together.