Analysis Of This Is England screenshots

This is England was directed and produced by Shane Meadows. It is about showing the true side to Britain which not everyone generally sees. Being an auteur he looks at serious social issues which reflect and support the documentary style of which This Is England is like.

• This is the opening shot of This Is England. The text 'This Is England' Is centre in frame, connoting that Shane Meadows wanted the title to stand out. 
• The title is in bubble font, from this we can again connote that it is from a child’s point of view. This would be a negotiated reading, depending on your age you can relate to using bubble on font word documents as a child. We can connote that there is a little boy in the left side of the shot. This could signify that not only is the movie from a child’s point of view but a young boy. Which it is. 
• The title is also white with black marks on it. White on black shows the audience that this is a serious documentation, showing the realism. The white writing is fading in some places. This looks rough much like what most parts of England are. We can understand that Meadowes wanted this to be a preferred reading. Preferred reading comes across strongly because you do not have to be from a certain era to understand that the rough spots on the writing signify the rough and worn down spots in England which not everyone sees. This connects to the fact that 'This Is England' is in the centre. It is a statement. 
• This again links to the mise-en-scene of the block of terrace flats in the background. If there was a penthouse in the background the meanings would be extremely different this is a communication test. The block of flats matter. Ancourage is the reason  this is a stament-upper case.

•  This image is a close shot of HIS dad. This is an extremely important shot. It is telling us something about the main character. Straight away we can denote that where the boy is, is clearly not a nice place. The wall paper is severely ripped and there is no proper furniture. The image and alarm clock are placed on a small red chair which also looks faded. 
• We all know that if this room was set in an upper class area the boy would have his choice wall paper and furniture however the paper is a mouldy green which has clearly been there a while.
•  From everything that we can denote we assume that this is a council house. The image is right in the centre of the shot and it is a close shot. Showing us detail. 
• The same font as in the above picture is used for the date, which is again in the centre of the shot bringing the eyes to it.