Billy Elliot

Billy Elliot

 

The mis-en-scene in Billy Elliot all points towards the location being the average working class town during the miners strikes such as the character's wardrobe. The large amounts of denim clothing connotes that the the characters are all working class labourers, which was the average clothing for a miner and his family during the pit closures, so that can give the viewers personal identification or add to the realism of the era that Billy Elliot was set in

Another hint of realism is the actor's accents, the father's accent is thick with Scottish and the kid's accents are all Geordie as the movie was based in Newcastle, where the rioting was the worst throughout all of the UK. This again can add to the social realism of the time period as having very thick northern accents were a normal thing.

 

The lighting in Billy Elliot starts out to be dark and grimy but later turns into ambience and overly bright as Billy accepts his love of ballet, this can connote to how the audience may be able to personally identify how their life gets brighter as they find their purposes and become happy just like Billy Elliot.

 Also the small living spaces that were bought on the low wages of a miner are also included as you can see the characters not having alot of space to themselves in their own kitchen, so audiences that grew up in this kind of space can personally identify with the scene or people can use it for escapism into a miner's family life at home.