Shane Meadows is an English director, who is most renowned for his edgy and gritty style within film, he’s ‘kitchen sink’ representation of England and innovative and unique film techniques.
Shane Meadows journey into film was unorthodox; as he left school with no GCSE’s, fell in a delinquent crowd and became a regular tenant in his local prison station. Meadows reformed character came when he enrolled on a performing arts course at Burton College. He began making films with the approach of ‘kitchen sink realism’. He’s determination to create a film which was true to real life allowed his actors to act freely and even ad lib at times.
Twenty Four Seven, is a motivational film about a young boy, Alan Darcy who decided to give youth a safe haven from the streets and establishes a boxing club. The film is semi- autobiographical and was inspired by Meadows experience growing up. The film gained favourable press in the UK, it was nominated for a 1998 BAFTA award, and At the British Independent Film Awards won the Douglas Hickox Award and the FIPRESCI award.
A Room for Romeo Brass and Dead Man Shoes were all inspired by his youth, showcasing the different sides of growing up in Uttoxeter. Meadows mantra ‘stick to what you know, then you wouldn’t go wrong’ is trust to Meadows style and is a running feature throughout his films.
This Is England, is Meadows most famous film. Set in England 1983, it tackles various issues of racism, trust and friendship. The film cemented Meadows in the industry as a evocative and fearless film maker.Meadow's lastest venture was the screen- drama adaption of his feature film, This Is England '86. The film is set 5 years after the film story and all the characters are grown up and ready to tackle new issues in their lives. The film captured the essences of This Is England and presented a new realm of realism.
Although the script structure had to be adapt to be including in 4 series segments, the raw emotions and captivating narrative still shocked audience espeically in episode 3- 'Rape Scene'.
The scene was intensfying and controversial for TV, even after water-shed. I felt it contained more emtoion than a soap opera, which is a testiment to Meadows expertise in directing and repore he has built with the fellow actors.
...'[Episode 3] was tough to watch,' tweeted another. 'You can rely on Meadows to deliver those shocking and horrific moments.'
'But seriously, This Is England '86 is a brilliant piece of TV, Shane Meadows is absolutely stupendous making it,' chipped in a fellow microblogger as the inevitable wave of fury at Channel 4's lack of sufficient pre-warning about the rape scene began to hit.
Biblography
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