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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 October 2013
The way that things have spurted and grown in the industry in the last sort of two or three years, I'm definitely a beneficiary of all of that. Ten years previous the world probably wouldn't have accepted me in the same way, or I probably wouldn't have had as many opportunities, so I have probably landed at just the right time. Ten years ago I think I'd have been making television pieces.
Shane Meadows in Applebaum 2008What is it that changed in the British film industry in the mid-1990s that allowed a working-class young man with a regional accent to develop a career making films almost exclusively set and shot in the Midlands? Part of the answer to this question must, of course, include Shane Meadows' personal agency: his determination, his creativity, his proficiency as a director, and so on. However, while these qualities should not be underestimated, they are only half the answer. While Meadows and his collaborators have utilised very effectively the opportunities and resources available to them, this chapter focuses on what created those opportunities and what this means for British cinema. As such, it takes an approach to Meadows' filmmaking that is different to many of the other contributions to this volume by seeking to understand it within an institutional–industrial context.
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