2012 Media 2D PPs: Representation in This is England

Representation of Grimsby/ The North

Grimsby from smcmediastudies

This Is England: Useful Sequences

The Opening:





First Montage with Woody's gang - Having Fun:




Combo's Speech Splits the Gang:




Combo's gang:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik4mV8LHu3Q&feature=share&list=LPi6SgW478


Combo Beats Up Milky:





The Falklands war - End Montage:






The Ending:

NARRATIVE TASK

Ed Sheeran - The A Team Nero - Promises Taylor Swift - The Story of Us Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag Blur - Coffee and TV

Representation of Place: This is England

Here is a PowerPoint with some images to help you consider how place is represented in the film:

Grimsby from ddoggart

This is England: Genre v Auteur?

Here is a link looking at the basic ideas behind genre and auteur theories- make sure you have the differences, strengths and weaknesses of each approach clear before you consider the next task:

http://www.esfmedia.com/page/Genre+and+Auteur+Theory


Here is an essay exploring whether Meadows can be considered an auteur. You may like to think whether it is more helpful to think of the film in terms of its genre or as a Shane Meadows' film:



Shane Meadows Essay Plan

This Is England: Background Reading

This document provides a wide range of background notes and material on the film that you might find useful:

This is-england-production-notes from Belinda Raji

This PP offers some good close readings of the film:

Exam Paper Narratives & Identity from Guy Stanley

Representation of Skinheads/ Subcultures/ Young People

Here is a brief overview of skinhead culture:

Skinheads from anchepusya

The history of ska from jakirst

Here also are some ideas and theoretical approaches linked to sub-cultures:

Subcultures from misschop

Here is some broader theoretical ideas about representations of young people:

Media and collective identity theory revision from jphibbert1979