Sound

Shane Meadows uses classic British songs like ‘Come On Eileen’ and ‘Tainted Love’ to make the movie more in sync with English culture.

Mise En Scene

Setting

The film is set in a working-class estates with run down houses, overgrown shrub and graffiti everywhere. This gives off the impression of poverty and unemployment.

Costumes

Shane Meadows uses clothing to represent identity and skin head culture. The skinhead clothing is Doc Martens, rolled-up jeans, braces and Fred Perry shirts. is historically accurate and signifies the group’s working-class roots.

Although as Sean becomes more of a skin head to feel included his clothing is the same the skinhead group. This shows he is searching belonging within the group.

Cinematography

In the film Shane Meadows makes the camera look like it is being held by a camera mans so that the point of view we are seeing makes us feel as if we are in the room with the characters. It gives off a shaky affect like the camera is an extra person in the story.