Notes on Lesson: This is England 86

Channel 4 Drama series This is England 86:
 Involved: Shane Meadows - Directed episodes 3 & 4, similarly to film and wrote both film and series; Tom Harper (skins, misfits) - Directed episodes 1 & 2, different to film.
Mark Herbert - Produced episodes alongside Derrin Schlesinger. Herbert was involved in film, Schlesinger wasn't.

Warp films produced the film and tv series
EM media and Screen Yorkshire production both helped finance the project.

Many characters, more than film.

Why make it?
To show the change of culture between skinheads to other social groups. Also, to show how people delt with the recession in those times.

Funding: Big Brother was dropped from channel 4, and therefore channel 4 could afford to put £20 million pounds into new, up-coming drama series' such as This is England '86.

How is it different to film?

Part of the film is the start to the series.
Start of series starts with characters, showing their lifestyles - introducing them to us. Whereas the film starts with images of the 80's.

Some artificial lighting in the series whereas the film used more natural lighting. This is probably down to the different director, and budget.

Camera's aren't as mobile as the film. The movie was filmed with hand-held cameras at points whereas the series isn't as much of the time. Still uses some hand-held camera's at points, to get social-realism effect.

More props and larger range of sets than in the film.
More post-production editing than in the film i.e. slow motion added in.