Shane Meadows research

• He was an english fim director screenwriter from Uttoxeter in Staffordshire, born december 1972.
• He started off making short movie clips with a friend before his talents were discovered.
• The majority of his films were set in the midlands area where he grew up as he knows the places, and although the scenes were set in a certain area they were shot elsewhere.
• A lot of his film ideas have come from past experiences so he is able to write in detail about what happend to him in his youth.
• He was nominated for a BAFTA for his hit film 'This is England' and won the British indipendant fim award.