SOUND- In this scene while Combo sits in his car, diegetic sound plays from the radio in the car talking about the political decisions made in the falklands islands. This sound creates tension as the viewer watches. This method makes storytelling interesting as is not directly telling the viewer through speech highlighting to the viewer that the political situation is having a impact on the viewer.
EDITING- This is England starts with a montage of political events from the 80s, this gives the movie context before it starts. I believe that this is highly effective, seeing the emotional scenes from the coal mine riots gives you the sense of political uncertainty that the characters in the movie experience.
MISE EN SCNE- The Mise en scene in this scene shows the social environment that their group hangs out in. The room is cluttered and unbalanced, possibly symbolizing the environment that they are in. The lighting is dim, showing the relaxed environment. The characters are all wearing their normal matching outfits showing the unity in the group.
CINEMATOGRAPHY- The cinematography in this scene shows Shaun from a bird’s eye view, this technique often symbolizes the character as small and vulnerable. I believe this works well showing the loneliness that Shaun feels in this scene the movement of the camera could possibly symbolise the time passing slowly as shaun spends time alone.
YOUNG PEOPLE – The young people are represented in this is England by being destructive, in this scene they gather together and dress up and break down an abonded building. In the movie we see the young people in woddys group not attend school or a job showing possibly that there wasn’t a lot of support in place for young people therefore making them act out. However some of the young people in this movie can be seen as mature such as when Woody met Shaun’s mother.
OLDER PEOPLE – A representation of older people we see is Shaun’s mother, she’s seen throughout the movie caring for Shaun and wanting the best for him. However her character for me acts as a contrast between her behaviour and combo showing the difference in paternal figures Shaun has. However Shaun’s mother perhaps isn’t as attentive as she should be but this could possibly be to represent the time that the movie was set in.
CLASS – We can see class represented by Shaun’s room, in his room for example his bedside table is a old chair and his wallpaper is ripped showing that his room is rundown showing that he is of a lower class, we also see that shaun wears old clothes this shows the struggles that shaun faces due to his class with bullying etc. This for me shapes Shaun’s character showing that the enviorment he lives in his lower class.
WHITE PEOPLE – In this is England we see people such as combos group be very proud to be english, and the idea of national front. However this view isn shared with everyone in the movie as you can see the difference between combo and woody group in ideals and beliefs.
PEOPLE OF COLOUR – In the movie the national from becomes a key part of the movie, where combos group teaches shaun slurs and racist ideas. We see this in the scene where Shaun uses racist language and aggressive behaviour towards the shop keeper this shows the effect the the national front as on people of colour.
Men/Masculinity – In the movie we see that masculine behaviour is encouraged by combos group, when Shaun fights back against combo he is praised and told to fight back in what he believes in. This shows that a sense of masculinity is important within this group. This represents men to be masculine within the movie.
Woman – In the movie you can see the woman in the movie nurture shaun, for example Woodys female friends and his mother the only exception of this being Michelle who would consider doing the opposite. However overall the woman are more gentle in this movie.
Midlands- The midlands are represented by possibly being bleak, in the set design of the movie we see the grey soundings and all compact houses. This creates a sense of boredom within the young people due to the set design. As you can see in the photo thew town purposely looks rundown.