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.In this short excerpt of ‘Shameless’ camerawork and editing is used to dictate pace, narrative and mood. The clip begins with a long establishing shot of ‘Frank’ stumbling away from the viewpoint. The next series of shots are cut between the master shot of ‘Frank’ and a point of view shot from the inside of a car, the use of this shot gives the audience a sense of involvement by putting them in a characters position.

The tempo of the excerpt is increased as the danger becomes clear by using frantic cutting, with a number of different shots in a small space of time. Match on action is used as the car crashes; the continuity of the impact is achieved by using a series of different angles. Also the immediate effect of the crash is emphasized further by the speed of editing; its frantic pace dictates the dangerous mood of the scene. During the fight scene between 'Lip' and 'Frank' handheld cameras are used to demonstrate the unrestrained nature of the violence.

The audience is then presented with a cut away shot to 'Karen' pacing up and down a room, a fish-eye lens is used in the shot to show the delusion and panic the character feels. The next frame is an effective match on action shot of 'Sheila' slamming a door shut on impact of 'Frank' being punched, this parallel narrative shows that the actions 'Lip' has an effect on other characters also. The scene ends with a zoom to wide fade of 'Frank' lying bloody and beaten.

The final scene of the expert begins with a reverse zoom of 'Sheila' tending to 'Franks' wounds, the editing from this point on returns to a steady pace, to emphasize that the immediate danger has passed. The audience is then presented with a cut away close up of 'Karen' looking on with regret and guilt. As 'Frank' recites his tale of woe an eye-line match shot of the character looking at 'Karen' suggests that he may not deserve the sympathy he deserves