"Shameless" Social Class Mock

How does the clip challenge or reinforce positive or negative stereotypes of ethnicity?
1) Camera angles, shot types, composition and movement
2) Editing or cuts, pace of edit, prominence and continuity
3) Sound; dialogue and soundtrack, foley and sound effects
4) MES - Location, costume, lighting and performance

In this extract, a family is shown who fits the stereotype of underclass; unemployed, slob-like way of living, on benefits and drugs. "You took six E's last night" One of the daughters says this to her father, demonstrating that the underclass are irresponsible and involved in the drug-filled lifestyle. The stylistic dialogue spoken by the characters in this family throughout the clip reflects their social class; their northern accents and lack of vocabulary reflects their social background of being uneducated and inarticulate. This reinforces the negative stereotype of the underclass. The shot/reverse shot used in the kitchen conversation is used to create conflict between the family, suggesting that they're a broken family. Long-shots are used when the camera is on the father in the beginning of this extract when he first enters the scene to symbolise that he's central to the story and that he is also isolated from his family, showing their strained and dysfunctional relationship through camera shots. "Because we want a family, because we want you" when this is spoken by one of the daughters, the soundtrack plays soft piano music to show that the underclass can be compassionate and not completely vulgar, challenging their selective stereotype. The close-ups used in this scene help back up this theory by portraying the emotion, pain, distress and disappointment on their faces. The costume of these characters help represent what social class their in; the underclass family are dressed in pyjamas, dressing gowns, hoodies and sloppy clothes which represents their lifestyle, reinforcing the social class in which they're portrayed. This extract is edited in a way to show division of social classes; in the scene where the family is standing out side in their pyjamas and slob-like clothes, a man in suit approaches them and starts to have a conversation. Not only is there contrast by their costume, but their dialogue also. The man in the suit is well spoken and articulate, has good posture and has a completely different accent to the Northern family. The way this scene is edited portrays juxtaposition between the two classes, making the family look even more un-desirable and forcing them to conform further to the negative stereotype of being underclass. The father of this family has the most prominence to show that he's the main character and the body of the story revolves around him. The composition of characters also help show the conflict involved in this family; the fact the majority of the family are sat around the kitchen table and the father doesn't go near them which creates tension and makes his anger more visible. He is shown to be in a position of power due to him being aggressive, reinforcing the negative stereotype of the underclass being violent. The editing cuts and transitions are quick when the father is lashing out in anger to show the aggressive side of his personality which contributes to the drama. A hand-held camera is used to shoot the kitchen scene the symbolise and reflect the instability of their family life and situation. In the scene where the family are standing outside, they are having a conversation and throughout it the camera cuts to the tortoise and cuts back to the conversation, cutaways. The diegetic sound of the tortoise being squashed by the caravan causes the audience to have sympathy for the family.