This is England = Closing Sequence

Question 1

Cinematography =

Answer 1

• Wide shot of the singular isolated boat
• Tracking zoom of Shaun walking along
• Extreme close up of the flag
• Flag covers the screen
• Extreme wide shot of Shaun on the beach, emphasises how empty it is
• Close up arc shot of Shaun at the beach
• Extreme close up of Shaun looking into the camera

Question 2

Mise en Scene =

Answer 2

• Isolated and empty beach
• Use of St Georges Flag which has been associated with the nationalist ideologies

Question 3

Sound =

Answer 3

• Please, please, please let me get what I want. Symbolic lyrics

Question 4

Narrative =

Answer 4

• Cyclical structure where Shaun is isolated again
• Shaun is no longer innocent or a child due to his experience but is forced to make a decision

Question 5

Ideology =

Answer 5

• Rejection of the nationalist ideologies which Shaun had to face
• Innocence is lost and he is isolated again