Mise-En-Scene in This Is England

This is a short clip from This is England and it shows one of the most intense clips in the movie and we are going to analyse the mise-en-scene.

Through the production design, we see that their costume style gives away the year this was set in. Living in a gritty flat of skinheads, it gives away that this movie was set in the 80's where the national front was a big movement and their clothing gives away the style of the 80's. Also, in the flat there are many England flags which show their passion and dedication to their country but they take it too far. Also it seems very run down and urban which shows the conditions and lifestyles they were living in.

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There is no lighting effects used, as it is natural. We see this when combo stands ups and starts stretching and the lighting is normal as he is abusing milky. This denotes the struggle with life and the seriousness of the situation each individual is going through with the society they have been living in.

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The actors have a very distinct English accent about them and this is what makes it clear and easy to understand the genre and themes of the clip. You can also tell by the slang they speak in, they are not very educated and are below working class which tells us a bit more about their background and what they have had to go through. Also we know about their backgrounds through the England flag in one of the shots where they are talking and throughout. This fits the the BSR genre as the actors all have the British accent.

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There are no bright, jolly colours as the situation is very serious so the conditions and environment must be gritty and dull to represent the seriousness of the scene and we see this as they are all sitting and talking about Milky's family. This is to show the grim reality of their lives. The colours around the room are very dull and boring and this is to make sure it suits the situation. This emphasises combo's character as the big bully and abuser as the background is always dull when the camera is on him.

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The Era of this movie is clear with the situation and dialogue. It is clear they have all gathered around to talk but it turns into a violent break out where combo beats milky till he dies and this is mainly because combo realises that he is part of the national front and only really cares about his white people and as milky is black so then therefore takes his anger out on him suggesting combos character represents the national front and shows his passion for it. This represents the BSR  genre as we see the social status and the real life situation of how it was in the 80's when the national front were growing and getting more violent.

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