Planning for Essay

Camera, sound, mise en scene, Editing
Camera
The Camera shows whoever is talking. When she is stopping her daughter going out, there is a two shot, and there is a long shot as it shows the mother's reaction as he storms up the stairs. In the dinner scene, the 180 degree rule was obeyed. When they are arguing about her going out, it does a series over  . When the girl leaves the dinner table, the camera stays fixed so you can see the whole dinner table, in order for us to see her parents reactions to what she did.


Sound
The daughter uses curse words when she is angry, showing she is reckless and can't control her emotions, which is a stereotype of of teenagers. When she leaves the dinner table, she walks away very aggressively and she also takes the bottle of wine with her. Both aggression and drinking too much are stereotypes of teenagers.


Mise en scene
In the family with the 18 year old girl, you can see that they are middle class, as they have wine at dinner, which is a stereotype of richer families. The middle class household is a lot neater, and their furniture and decoration looks very high quality, whereas the working class family's looked more average quality.

Editing





OTHER
The middle class mother is strict, and so is the working class mother, as they both think they know best for their children, meaning they are stern about their decisions. This is a stereotype of mothers. The teenage boy's body language is very relaxed and careless, which is stereotypical of teenagers.



REPRESENTATION OF CLASS - SHAMELESS

Camera
When the father is talking, there are close up shots of him, so that you can see his expressions close up. When somebody is talking, there is often a zoom into a close up. There was some canted shots as he was talking about greed. There is a slight shaky cam throughout, to present tension. It also reflects their lifestyle, which seems to be disorganised and




sound
They speak in a very regional accent, and their tone is very informal, indicating they are working class. They also use curse words, which is a stereotype of poor education. The general tone of the family discussion is argumentative, which is stereotypical of an "underclass" family. Lots of slang is used in their dialogue. When the father got angry, his voice became gruff and he sounded almost animalistic.




Mise en scene
There are lots of things on their sides and their decoration is quite messy, indicating they are poor. In their dining room, there is no wall paper, indicating low income. The furniture is cheap and the house appears small and cramped. The father is wearing a dirty t shirt and his hair looks dirty. Some of the other family members are wearing track suits.


editing

There are sudden camera cuts as he is saying "greed", which helps create an angry mood.  The camera cuts to whoever is talking so that you know who is talking. The colours may have been muted to try and create a bleak and poor atmosphere.