This is England Representation task

English People: Being English in the Film means many different things and is important to the plot. A lot of the themes of the movie are based around being English and one of the goals Sean realising what it means to be English.

Younger people: The younger people of this is England are seen as kind and looking out for people in similar situotians to them such as Woody looking out for Shaun when he was told he was bullied.

Older People: The older people of this is England are often presented as racist and refuse to change. This is depicted by Combos character leading a racist movement and influencing Shaun in a wrong way.

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Black and Asian people: Mostly represented by milky, they are often discriminated by characters like combo. For example we see this when Combo and his gang threaten to stab a Pakistani child over a football whilst yelling slurs at him.

Men: Men are often represented in the film as role models for what Shaun wants to be like. Due to Shaun’s lack of a father figure, he looks up to people like woody, when he begins to look up combo we see how his personality changes and he is reflective of those around him.

Woman: Woman in this is England are scene as kind and caring for those around them. This is brought up with Shaun’s mum as she is constantly worried about Shaun and cares for him. We also see this with the character of Smell who acts as Shaun’s girlfriend throughout the movie and makes him feel better.

this is england micro elements

sound- the sound throughout this movie is the same song throughout the whole movie and changes to different parts for the different mood during.

lighting- the lighting in this movie is all natural lighting, when they are outside its sunlight and when they are inside it is like the room lighting, which makes the atmosphere more naturalistic and relatable to their lives.

editing-the editing in this movie is very much a pov one. throughout the movie it is like we are different characters. And it is also like we are also experiencing what is happening too them at the same time.

cinematography- the cinematography in this movie is very subtle because it is as natural as they can make it. And they try to make the movie more relatable and have people understand the meaning of the movie more.

‘Invitation’ pre-production – George Blake

Possible filming locations:

Grosnez Castle:

“who shares my kingdom and walks by my side” – With the word ‘kingdom’ in mind I thought of possible locations to film based of this word, Seeing how Elizabeth castle is shut for the winter, Mont Orguiel Castle costs money, so therefore Grosnez Castle was the best option.

Grosnez Lighthouse:

“up the hill and moorland I go.” – With Hilly areas near by to the castle this fitted this quote from the poem.

MP3 Observation tower:

“Cramped by your doors and your walls I dwell.” – With the large MP3 tower it acts as a somewhat metaphor to this quote as the German occupation in WW2 had many people feel trapped OR “Cramped”.

Grosnez cliff path:

“Here to the wind-swept uplands ascend.” – With high winds being swept up from the sea, this location matched with this quote.

Story board:

trainspotting first response (3/11/2023)

Score – 7/10

Memorable Scene – For me the most memorable scene was at the nightclub where Mark first saw Diane walking out of the club. I think it was a really nice and romantic scene because previously in the film Marks life had been rough and this was his moment and sign of hope for him (despite the obvious age difference we see later on).