Notes: This Is England (Film & TV)

This Is England (Film - 2006):

• Warp Films
• £1.5 Million budget funded by National Lottery - Grant of £90K from UK Film council post production
• Directed by: Shane Meadows
• Produced by: Mark Herbert
• Genre: Social Realism
• Based on Skinhead Culture through Shane Meadows personal experiences
• Shaun, played by Tom Turgoose from Grimsby, had never acted before, a former 'tear-away'
• Shane Meadows bought the props off of EBay
• Used pre-fabricated sets in Sheffield (based on the 1980's)
• Natural lighting
• Improvised many scenes, gave alot of actors leaway to allow them for their input
• Main reason for the film, is that Shane Meadows is trying to change the perception of Skin heads
• 18 rating, Shane Meadows says it should be a 15, strong message for teenagers

This Is England 86 (TV Drama Series - 2010):

• £20 Million budget, worked in conjunction with EM Media, Screen Yorkshire, and Channel 4, (who marketed it)
• Production Team: Shane Meadows handed over alot of control to Mark Herbert & Tom Harper for the TV Series, Mark Herbert (Who Produced the film), Tom Harper (directed Skins, and helped with Misfits), and Jack Thorne - wrote the series
• Shane Meadows had many unused ideas after the film that he had wanted to use. He also felt the audience responded well to This Is England
• The TV Drama Series appeals to current audiences due to it features, recession, and widespread unemployment.

Differences to the film:

• Opens with a scene from the film (dock scene)
• Lots more props
• Soundtrack to coincide the 1986
• Much more locations used (pre-fabricated)
• Cinematography - imaginative, and more equipment
• More post-production enhancements
• Follows more characters, other than Shaun
• Much larger cast.