This Is England: 5 SHOTS

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This shot is an extreme long shot of the main protagonist stepping out of his house (young boy). You can denote that this is a semi-detached house, with a front garden, located on a housing estate in England. The houses on housing estates in England are usually quite small, old fashioned and aesthetically displeasing. The fact that there is a bike left in the front garden connotes that the neighbourhood is quite safe and there isn't much crime to be aware of. You can also denote that the setting is the 1980's because of the clothes the boy is wearing and the light blue car in the background. These things are creating verisimilitude for this time period. 

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The second shot I have chosen was this two shot/medium long shot of a shop owner scolding the main protagonist for not buying the magazine he was always going in to read without buying. The idea of a person with Asian or Indian origin owning a 'corner shop' in England is very stereotypically British. So, the fact that this stereotype is included in this film, achieves a sense of realism.  Also in this shot you can see the main protagonist a lot more clearly, you can denote that he is quite short, has ginger hair (which connotes that he is quite a nerdy character) and is wearing a blue varsity like jacket with a brown leather messenger bag/briefcase.

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This next shot is an high angled extreme long shot of a school playground. You can denote that it is a school playground because of the amount of children in the setting standing around talking to one another and playing (skipping rope), and the seating placed all around. Again, we can denote that the setting is the 1980's by the clothing and hair styles, and the school building in the background, further achieving verisimilitude for the time period. 

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The fourth shot I have chosen is a medium close up of the main protagonist covering his ears with his hands really frightened because he can hear the boy he had a fight with in the school playground getting beaten by the headmaster and he is fearful for his turn. This shot is used to show the emotions of a character clearly, in this case the emotion being denoted is fear. 


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The last shot I have chosen is a mid angled extreme long shot of a tunnel walkthrough where a group of boys are sitting hanging out and the main protagonist is about to walk through. An ELS has been used to establish the setting for this next scene between the main protagonist and these boys. You can denote that the boys are wearing Doc Martens, flannel shirts, denim jeans and bomber jackets, therefore connoting 'skinhead' - this helps to achieve verisimilitude for the specific time period, because skinheads were around in the 1980's. Also, stereotypically, tunnel walkthroughs are places where criminals, rebels and poor people are. This further connotes to the audience that these boys are rebellious and misbehaving. 
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