Shane Meadows on 'This is England'

Shane pionted out that having a big budget and well known actors involved ina film doesnt neccessarily make it a successful film. Shane recieved a small budget to create thsi is england therefore he had to improvise on the production. The biggest challlenge he faced was finding an appropriate set for the film, because it was set in teh eighties and he couldnt create teh set he had to find a location that hadn't been modernised since the eighties and that was in birnmingham.
Shane meadows also stated that he was driven by his relationship with the actors and that he worked together with them to improvise and listen to how they wanted things to be. shane created cood social realism in 'this is england' in that he created the reality of a nineteen eigties society through the mnise en scene and the chartacters.
one of his techniques for saving and keepignt he budget low was buying nineteen eighties cars from ebay where he could buy them very cheaply second hand rather then brand new, he also used the lighting that was already available in the town of birmingham which increased the socail realism.