This is England Screenshots

Title Shot

- centrally framed title

- follows the rule of thirds

- bubble font connotes childishness and simplistic styles

- white with black marks signifies poverty and decay

- council flats denotes what the film will be about (the working class)

- title is in uppercase so it provides anchorage to the connotation.

Anchoring Title

- cracked paint on the wall signifies poverty and decay

- Shaun's dad portrayed in a photograph as he was killed in the Falklands war. This is significant for context and it relates to current issues at the time.

- the radio and photograph is placed on a chair which signifies that the room is not properly furnished thus conveying more poverty.