THIS IS ENGLAND

TRAILER

ANALYSIS

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OPENING SLATE WITH DIRECTORS NAME

First shot of the trailer shows the directors name. The graffiti style of font used for his name indicates that the film is set in a rough area of England , also the anarchy symbol used for the letter ‘A’ reflects the era it is set in as well as the 70s and 80s was a time in which the youth culture used the symbol to express them self's and there beliefs.

The reason for the first shot in the trailer is so that the audience can learn who directed the film as well as gaining a familiarity of the style and genre of the film for certain audience members whom already know his work as he is already a well established director.

Music= reggae/ska (happy)

FAST CUTS IN TIME WITH THE SOUNDTRACK TO SHOW THE ERA OF THE

FILM Music= reggae/ska (happy)

Fast cuts of many different shots of old footage from real events throughout 1983. This allows the audience to understand what time and era the film is set in as well as showing what happened in 1983 and how it effect or doesn’t effect the characters in the film. The fast cuts are also in time with the ska/reggae music which nicely sums up the decade in a short space of time

MID SHOT OF PROTAGONIST WITH SOUND BRIDGE OF HIM SAYING ‘I’VE BEEN PICKED ON

THREE TIMES TODAY’ Music= reggae/ska (happy)

Shot of Shaun on a bike living his everyday life. This shows what the protagonist of the film is like at the beginning of the film. He is presented as an outsider, quite lost and looking for identity as he doesn’t have many friends and gets picked on at school. The sound bridge allows the audience to understand more about the main protagonist as he gets picked on at school and also allows the audience to understand where abouts in England the film is set due to his northern accent

CONTINUOUS SHOTS OF SHEAN IN SCHOOL AND PEOPLE POINTING AT HIM AND LAUGHING

‘wood stocks that way pal’

Music= reggae/ska (happy)

The continuous shots of Shean in school and people pointing at him and laughing allow the audience to see that he is an outsider and that he doesn’t enjoy school and is finding it hard to fit in. A boy at school says to him ‘wood stocks that way pal’ this shows that Shean doesn’t fit in at school and that he is out of style. Wood stock was in very popular in the 70s so the boy is referring him to being out of style and he doesn’t belong in the era of the 80s.

SEAN MEETS A GROUP OF OLDER BOYS AND THEY CHEER HIM UP FOR BEING PICKED ON

‘whos been picking on you lad’ ‘Harvey’ ‘HARVEY?’ ‘give you one of those for you my name is Harvey’ *laughing

Music= reggae/ska (happy)

On his way home from school Shean meets a group of older boys that he gets along with and that cheer him up. This shows the start of a new relationship that Shean would be having with. They don’t pick on him at all, they don’t make fun of him due to his clothing or age which allows him to feel comfortable around the other boys.

This shows the audience that there is a change within his life and that he has made new friends and he doesn’t feel like an outsider as much anymore

FAST CUTS OF SEAN CHANGING HIS STYLE TO BECOME A SKIN HEAD TO FIT IN WITH HIS NEW FRIENDS

Music= reggae/ska (happy)

The trailer shows some fast edits of Shean and his mum buying a pair of Doc martin boots and him getting his head shaved by his new friends. This part of the trailer shows the change that Shean undergoes to fit in with his new friends and also changes his look to fit in with the 80s skinhead crowd.

The fast cuts where edited in black and white and also where in time with the reggae/ska soundtrack. This links with the fast cuts at the begging of the trailer which adds familiarity to the trailer as well as summing up Shean’s change quickly and nicely within the trailer. The use of the black and white filter over the top of the fast cuts allows the audience to reminisce and remember what the 80s where like as well as younger audiences to get a understand of the time and how teenagers change.

CONTINUOUS SHOTS OF THE SKINHEAD GROUP SHOWING WHAT THEY GET UP TO AND HAVING FUN

‘honestly mate you look sterling’

Music= reggae/ska (happy)

The continuous shots of Shean and his new friends hanging out and having a good time shows the innocence of Shean due to his age as well as showing the audience a day to day model of what this group of skinhead youths do in 1983. The sound bridge of woody saying ‘honestly mate you look sterling’ indicates to the audience that he now fits in with his new group of friends as he is now accepted as one of them.

SHOT REVERSE SHOT OF SHEAN AND COMBO TALKING

Picture fades to black with a voice over/ sound bridge of woody saying ‘ive got someone you want to meet’ ‘you a proper little skinhead then’

‘yeah’*combo laughs*

Music= Changes to silence

After many different shots of Shean and his new friends having fun and living there everyday life the picture cuts to black and the happy reggae/ska music stops with woody saying ‘‘ive got someone you want to meet’. This shows a disruption within the trailer and film as they introduce the new character as well as the music changing to silence allowing the trailer to a dramatic effect as the audience can understand there is a disruption between the characters.

SLATE OF A QUOTE FROM A FILM REVIEWMusic= Changes to rock/punk (serious/tense)

The review within the trailer allows the audience to understand what real film critics think of the film, as well as adding an indication for the audience to see the film as it has been highly recommended by a professional. The background behind the text suggests the audience that this certain setting may have importance to the film/characters as well as displaying the rough grittiness of the film.

COMBO STARTS GETTING TO KNOW SEAN BETTER AND GIVES HIM A TATTOO

‘no one has ever took a swing at me like that’ ‘its like looking in a mirror’

Music= rock/punk (serious/tense)

This part of the trailer shows Shean and Combo becoming friends and Shean being more influenced by him. This part of the trailer shows a disturbance and change in Shean’s life as the rest of his new friends aren't there (woody, milky, smell e.t.c). This also shows the change in personality that Shean has under gone as he gets a cross tattoo on his knuckle, this allows the audience to understand that Shean is progressing to become a racist skinhead and that his young age doesn’t effect the view that Combo or Shean has upon him self.

SLATE OF A QUOTE FROM A FILM REVIEWMusic= rock/punk (serious/tense)

The review within the trailer allows the audience to understand what real film critics think of the film, as well as adding an indication for the audience to see the film as it has been highly recommended by a professional. The background behind the text suggests the audience that this certain setting may have importance to the film/charcets as well as displaying the rough grittiness of the film.

SCENE OF MILD RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

‘get me a 100 fags and ten cans of larger, now’

‘Get your hands off him now!!’ shouting

Music= rock/punk (serious/tense)

Shean goes into a corner shop and demands some products that he wouldn’t be allowed sold to him due to his age and the shop keeper tries to get him out of the shop, Combo bursts into the shop with a machete and threatens the man. This shows the racism within the film and how these skinhead criminals rob a shop. This shows the audience how Shean’s attitude has changed after meeting Combo and how he has become a very bad influence to him.

QUICK EDITS OF SCENES THOUGHT THE FILM AND SHOWING HOW THE FILM BUILDS UP OVER TIME

Music builds up and shots are edited quicker. Many shots showing violence and torment.

Music= rock/punk (serious/tense) Builds up gradually gets louder

The pace of the different shots throughout the film speed up as the trailer continues showing the racism, violence, struggle, torment and crimes that are in the film. The music builds up louder and louder as the man is speaking at a EDL meeting, this builds up with the quick shots of the film to add tension and fear. This shows the audience the main problems in 1983 and how it is portrayed in the film. This allows the audience to understand what the theme of the film is and how Combo is a large disruption within Shean’s life and how he has effected his life for the worse.

SOUND INTENSIFIES AND SCREEN CUTS TO BLACK FOR DRAMATIC EFFECT

Music= rock/punk (serious/tense) Builds up gradually gets louder

The fast edits end with the sound bridge of the man at the EDL meeting saying ‘they need to go back’ with Combo stamping on the camera as it cuts to black with a large boom added for dramatic effect. This shows the large amount of violence and crime within the film and also allows the build up of the fast shots within the trailer to end dramatically

MUSIC CHANGES. SLATE OF A QUOTE FROM A FILM REVIEW

Fades in

Music= Changes to acoustic guitar (soft)

The review within the trailer allows the audience to understand what real film critics think of the film, as well as adding an indication for the audience to see the film as it has been highly recommended by a professional. The background behind the text suggests the audience that this certain setting may have importance to the film/characters as well as displaying the rough grittiness of the film.

SHOTS OF THE GROUP OF CHARACTERS IN THE FILM THROUGHOUT DIFFERENT PARTS IN THE FILM (NON-DIEGETIC MUSIC OVER THE TOP)

Music= Changes to acoustic guitar (soft)

As the music changes within the trailer to a light/soft acoustic guitar song, and the different slow-motion and normal speed shots within the film. This shows the audience a quick summery of the film without exposing the ending of the film as it shows a range of different scenes within the film including happy scenes between the characters as well as showing some violent scenes to round up the film and show the general theme of the film its self.

SHOT OF SHEAN WALKING. TITLES FADE IN OVER THE TOP ONE AT A TIME

Music= Changes to acoustic guitar (soft)

Titles fade in slowly one at a time The trailer ends with the titles fading in one at a time over the

protagonist Shean walking through a rough area in England with graffiti on the walls. This shows the audience the title of the film as well as showing Shean looking like he’s trying to find himself and fit in as ‘this is England’ is a coming of age film. The light/soft acoustic guitar song tells the audience that his problems maybe resolved by the end of the film.