The first shot in the opening of shameless begins the same. Its is an establishing shot so that the audience is able to understand where they are and we are able to develop an understanding of there background. In the editing phrase, they used a variety of shots using quick changes to zoom into the appartment. We learn that they have a low income from the surrounding area, as there are tower buildings and this would stero typically we would assciate with working class men. We see a snap shot of the playground which represents innocence of the children. This then contrasts with next shot which is drunk man.
We then hear an over voice of a man which descirbes himself and his family. We see as he looks in the mirror and we can see he isn't clean or stable. We see him falling and bread falling which is comedic and entertaining. As he falls in the shot we see that there are people standing around them. We don't feel pity or empathy for the main character as nobody else seems to care. As they don't care we don't care either as we can then assume that this happens often. There is a good shot where he is lying on the floor with the bread next to him. This is entertaining for the audience and they used a mid shot on the floor lying next to him so the audience feel next to him. As he speaks, we learn about the kids and there is such a range of shots which establish character. The boys are running away and the audience doesn't know what from. The different shots use mise en scene to create character, the condom in the picture sets the age and also in the theme. The camerawork explains characteristics of the children, so the audience is able to understand without watching any other shots.
shameless opening
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