This is England and This is England '86 Notes

This is England

Made in 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
• Made in 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.