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Dylan Pines walks through a park, amazed by his surroundings with mid shots. He never has a chance to stroll through the park as he's always busy working at numerous places. He then jumps on a bus back to work.  Dylan's been struggling in life, which is why the close ups show him stacking shelves in a library, sorting out products in a corner-shop and a close up changing to a low-angle shot of him helping clean in a school. Through the voice-over Dylan is, more or less, depressed and ashamed of his current situation. This therefore leads to the park scene with two boys approaching Dylan on a bench. They see Dylan's head in his hands crying and ask if  'he wants to make some money?' This Is Dylan's only chance to make money without straining his back to work all day, so he takes the opportunity. He walks up to the drug dealer, gives the drug and collects his money. It ends with the voice-over stating that's 'it's just the beginning'. Could he change from a slave to society to a shame of society.

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The film begins with an eye level shot of Dylan, zooming out to show him leaning against a wall, holding his son, Dylan Jr. As the camera pans and tilts, Dylan's stress and emotions are emphasised through his facial expressions. He knows that he needs to start working more in order to look after his son but he doesn't know where to start. 

An over the shoulder shot is used to show him stacking books in the library. He then makes his way to the internet shop. A long shot is used to show Dylan leaving the internet shop with his CV's in his hand, presumably ready to give them out. The next shot is an establishing shot of him standing outside of all the different shops he plans to hand his CV's to. The camera is tracking as Dylan exits the shop and makes his way to the bus stop. Dylan begins to get agitated as his son appears to be crying. The over the shoulder shot brings in the passenger to come and help, taking Dylan Jr and calming him down. A long shot is then used, and Dylan's surrounding is blurred as the camera zooms into him, showing more of his emotions as he starts crying. The camera zooms back out as the passenger gives him back his son.

Dylan goes to the interview he had later that day and the long shot is used to show him entering the shot. The over the shoulder is used to hold the conversation between Dylan and the shop owner. Dylan gets turned away and with his back towards the camera, he screams and comforts his baby. 

He is then sitting on the benches in a park holding his baby when Jack approaches him. This whole scene is at a low angle of Dylan looking up to Jack. Jack then hands Dylan the drugs and points to the person he expects Dylan to hand it to (long shot). Many jump cuts switch between Dylan and Dylan jr, and as soon is he takes the drugs, a black screen appears.