TV Poster Analysis 1

By looking at this poster for Channel 4's Shameless, I am able to identify that there is a sense of comedy and drama. I am able to identify this because of the characters body language and facial expressions, the male in the middle of everybody on the sofa, who may be the main protagonist, is sat with a can of cheap lager in one hand, a cigarette in the other and doesn't seem to care what's going on. The other characters are either looking like they are up to no good, messing about, not impressed or abit stupid/dossile.

Their clothing appears to be quite simple, nothing too special. Boys are wearing either jeans and a t-shirt or a tracksuit and girls appear to be trying a bit harder on their appearance and wearing dresses but, they still aren't anything special so it suggests that these people are either working-class or not working at all and on benefits because they look as if they are the chavvy/mischievous type of people that don't work in the best of jobs, take drugs, drink and cause trouble. All the characters are placed either on or around one single settee, further giving the impression that they aren't working class people because they are crammed together with one settee.

The Mise En Scene isn't even realistic, these characters a placed on or around a settee together within the clouds. Either backing up the idea of them taking drugs and being 'high' or further giving the impression of them being over their heads and dreaming big, when really there is no way of them getting out of this situation, which creates enigma for the audience because we want to know what these characters are like.

There doesn't seem to be any clear representations of gender on this poster because no one really stands out, not even the male in the middle is a good representation of masculinity despite his beer and cigarette placed in both hands. There also doesn't seem to be any clear representation of male/female gaze for the audience which further creates the idea that the programme is simply there for humour for the audience.