This is England Analysis

The beginning start's with a non-dietetic soundtrack which is represents the music of the time the movie was set in. Margret Thatcher shows us the main event of the time also so we can get a sense of what's happening. The font is really simple so as not to glamorise the lifestyle at all.

When you see the boys coming up the stairs and the graffiti on the walls the lighting is kept to how it would be rather than being altered to look like Hollywood films. The titles very subtle come up so as not to distract you from what's happening.

There isn't a particular storyline to the opening; instead there are lots of small clips showing what was going on in England. Even small things like the video game set the scene. There are loads of references to England especially flags so you get a sense of where the film is going to be set.

It doesn't look like there are any actors in it because everyone is so natural in it. This makes the film look almost like a documentary rather than a film.

All of these micro/macro elements stick to conventions of a British Social Realist Drama and in our sequence we are going to use some of these elements to make ours look more realistic.