Shameless clip- class

Class is used in this clip by using shot types, sound, mise-en-scene and editting. Class is cateogories that are seperated  by the types of quality that people contain. There are three main types of class the first is upper class this is the social group that has the highest staus most people who are upper class own businesses which are jobs like a lawyers, Doctors and Baristers. This class are the wealtiest class. The second class is working class this class is the people that are employed and earn there money through there wages. The work they mainly do is industrail and manual work for example on building sights, electritions and plumbers. The last class is the lower class this the class that has the lowest status this is because they have lack of work, low education or skills.

Intial Thoughts
My intial thoughts of this clip is that as soon as the dad comes down the stairs i can assume that he is of a low class because he has worn out, messy clothing with greasy long hair and i can tell he has no respect for the way he looks. His family are all down stairs sitting round the table and the dad strolls down this conveys that he doesnt care about spending time with them if they were an upper class family they would all be sitting round the table together talking politely. The language they use as they swear at eachother also is a low class feature I noticed straight away.



Shot Types
In this clip shot types are used to portray class. The first shot type is a medium long shot (0.03) this is of the dad walking down the stairs and it shows from his knees and upwards. In the shot you can see the stairs and the front door this conveys a typical council house which shows there not of an upper class. He is wearing scruffy clothing which is untucked and dirty looking. His hair looks very greasy and he has a rough looking beard that doesnt look clean or tidy. His voice is very emotionless. He comes down the stairs on his own as he had just woken up this suggests he is very lazy and has no job to motivate himself to get up for. All these points show that he is of a low class.

The next shot is a master shot (0.05) this is where the camrea is on the place where all the action is occuring. In this case it is the table, kitchen area. There is two older boys, a older girl with a young baby and a young boy. They look very family orientated. In the master shot there is a lot rubbish all over the table and window seal. There is also beer cans and alchol on the table that hasnt been cleared away. This shows they dont have any respect for there house and are very unhygneic.This also shows they are of a low class.

Then this shot leads to a extreme medium shot of there dad (0.14). They all look up to there dad as they are sitting down and the dad is standing up. There dad is shown to be there role modle but by there dialgue in the shot they are disgusted by him. The dad is supposed to be caring for them but instead he is acting very immature for his age this suggest low class as he hasnt lived in the real world where you have to work hard to earn a living. By the shot being a extreme medium shot it gets the dads actions and reactions much more detailed and empahsises his immature nature.

This leads to a close up shot (0.17) of one of the son's replying to his nonsense talk. This is to show that the children talk back to there dad and argue using swearing language. This conveys they are a low class and upper class people wouldnt speak to that strong extent to eachother. The close up shot shows the reaction of the son very clearly as well.

Another shot of the daughter replying to there dad is a medium shot (0.30) saying that he had taken 6 E's last night which are drugs and her reaction is a very sarcastic laugh. This shows class as taking drugs is a very low status thing to do. As well as the children all knowing and not being completely ashamed about it shows that they have given up on trying to arrange his life in order. This also emphasises that the dad has a very low class as he isnt being a good role model to all the children.

Once the son who mostly is speaking to the dad gets up it flows through to an over the shoulder shot (0.47) this is where things get more intense and it shows how the dad has lied to his own children. This shows the son risiing to his dad's level which shows that his son has just has enough class as his dad. The phrase respect your elders isnt shown through this clip as the son doesnt care that he is argueing and disrespecting his dad even though his dad diserves it this shows low class.

There is another close up in the clip (2.00) where the dad is replyig to his daughter that his job is talk a lot of crap.This shows that he isnt employed and that he doesnt even care that he cant provide the standard essentials for his own children's upbringing this illustrates low class. As he doesnt have a job and his actions in life arent the correct ones.

Once the scene changes to outside there house there is a quick pan shot (2.07) that starts from the main subject they are talking about to the dad and kids. There is also a long shot (2.24) this is of a tourtise crawling towards the road. This is key to show low class as not every day do you see a tourtise crawling around the streets. The dad and children dont react to this untill he gets run over. This shows that are used to there lifestyle being low class/ status.

Lastly there is an establishing shot (3.18) from above which establishes where the scene had taken place. outside there house there are rotten table and arm chairs with rubbish all over them. There is a washing machine outside as well which appears to be broken this shows that they are low class as upper class people wouldnt leave there front in a complete mess and wouldnt have a broken washing machine dumped outside they would have there front well presented.

Sound Types
In this clip there is also sound to illustrate the use of class in this clip the first sound being a non diegetic tune (0.01) that is very slow and calming. This tune starts the same time as the clip when the dad is walking down the stairs. The tune indicates that the dad doesnt care about the way he lives and he represents a hippy like person as he has a lazy nature and acts like a syco. The sound represents this and his low class/status.

The second sound is a diegetic and asynchrnouse noise of the dad chucking his shoes on the floor. This shows he doesnt have respect for himself or his belongings which shows low class and that he doesnt have respect for his house either.

In the background of the children and dad's conversations there are faint noises of people in the streets this is a diegetic, asynchrnouse sound (0.19) this shows that they live in a common area not a private which indicates they are not of an upper class.

The next sound that shows class is a non-diegetic tune (1.24) that starts after his daughter says "we want you" this shows that even though there class is low and they are always disgusted of there dad's behavouir and how he treats them they still love him and care about them as they are very family orientated and share the same feelings and emotions that the working and upper class both feel.

There is another non-diegetic sound tune (2.05) that is more upbeat this starts before the scene starts which is a very seamless effect. The music is used to change the scene. This tune stays in the background of the scene while the dad and children are talking.
This tune stops when the tourtise gets run over this shows that even though they are of a low class they still are very concerning people.

The last sound is a diegtic, synchronouse sound (3.14) this is of the children all laughing. They are laughing at how there caravan was sold for a little amount of money and that here dad had been ripped off. This shows that even though there class is low and they dont have alot of money they still think postiative and dont take situation to seriously.

Mise-en-scene
The Dad in this clip is wearing dirty and old clothing that is worn very scruffed. He has long greasy hair to his shoulders and his voice and manner shows he is a low class. The older boys in this clip are wearing track suits and the young baby is wearing a stero typical pink for a girl tracksuit this shows that they dress like chavs and that they have a low class as they dont care what there appearence looks like to others.

 The language they say to eachother is mainly swearing and this is because the dad uses this language when speaking to them which sets a bad example for the children who repeat what the dad is saying. This is also very bad as there is a young boy and baby and they dont give any consideration they are young and shouldnt be listening to this swearing language.

 The daughter is in the kitchen this shows the sterotype that females are always working in the kitchen doing the cooking and cleaning. This is very bad on the dad as he wakes up late and doesnt care that he isnt cooking for his children being the responsible adult. The house is very basic and compact for the amount of people living there this shows they cant afford a bigger house with more space for them to live in. They do alot of hand gestures and pointing to eachother this shows rudeness and no respect for eachother as they are always argueing with eachother.

 When the scene changes to outside the girl is still wearing her dressing gown this shows that she doesnt care if any of the public see her. Lastly the buisness man is wearing a suit and tie and has paper work this shows he is upper class. His voice is posh and he uses words such as 'expenses' and 'deducted'.

Editing
 There is a lot of eye matches where all the children are looking up at there dad and there dad is looking down at them at the begining of the clip when they are all sitting around the table and the dad is standing infront of them. This shows that the dad has more power and authority but in this case he doesnt as the children swear and point at him which shows that they are just as bad as the dad with there bad manners and having no respect for anything. There is individual extreme shots of the dad saying 'me' repetivly this is editing as the shots all flow and are all relavant to eachother. Also the daughter in the kitchen is a medium shot and is staring at the dad talking to him. The dad isnt in the shot but by the direction she is staring we know that she is talking to her dad. The shot flows to another medium shot of the dad responding which is evidence that the daughter was talking to him. There is also a zoom in of the dad when the daughter says 'we want a family, we want you' this zoom in is used on the dad to get a close up then an extreme close up to emphasis and see his reaction. The last editing part i noticed was an action match shot of the tourtouise when there is a shot of the tourtouise crawling to the road and then one of him getting run over by the caravan this is a match shot as they are the same subject shot that flow to show a journey.

Sterotypes
In this clip there is use of the sterotype of class. The class that i have noticed in this clip is working class. The stereotypes that have been shown in this clip for working class are the  family live in a average small cramped house. The Dad is wearing very messy clothing and has greasy long hair if he was upper class then he would be very neat and wearing a suit. They are swearing and there accents are very common this is a stereotype for working class even though upper class could communicate like this. They are family orientated and the Dad is unemployed as the daughter says 'you are full of crap dad' and the dad replys 'thats my job' this indicates that he is jobless. Thefore even if you are unemployed you are still classed as working class.



In conclusion i feel that this clip called 'shameless' was very good at expressing class through the 4 main terms shot types, sound, mise-en-scene and editing. The way the charcters dressed there actions and there levels of power also contributed to the subject of gender.