Shane Meadows Interview

Producing low budget films has taught him that you can produce a good film without famous actors, fancy sets and high-tech equipment.
He has learnt that using high established actors isn't always the way to a good film. The characters must fit the character roles and if a high established actor can't do this because of characters the audience may asociate them with, then an unknown actor is a better opetion.
He thought that recreating the 1980's and sticking to a budget was a challenge but he successfully found an old estate in Nottingham to use for his film which wouldn't effect the budget. He had to recreate the look with props and old cars, which he saved money by getting off ebay for roughly £100 per car.
Because the film had to be realistic, natural and domestic lighting was used to capture this, which didn't effect the budget.