Media Language in 2 Shane Meadow Films

A Room For Romeo Brass (Shane Meadows, 1999)

Box office information:

Budget - not available

Gross - $18,000 (USA)

(Failed to get a UK cinema release)

Company idents:

Alliance Atlantis Communications.

This film was funded by The Arts Council of England and the BBC. These companies often to fund a lot of low budget films like this one. The opening take lasts for 1:10, which tells us it is going to be a drama,

Dead Mans Shoes (Shane Meadows, 2004)

Box office information:

Budget - not avaliable

Gross - $6,000 (USA)

(Failed to get a UK cinema release)

Company idents:

Warp Films
Big Arty Productions
Film4

This film has appeared in many lists of all time greatest films, despite making very little money in the USA and not getting a UK cinema release. The music is non-diegetic. The first few shots are like a documentary. The footage shown is home video, and the crackling effect and washed out colours of the film make it seem aged.