My Film Still

1) Analyse your chosen shot and identify in what way it could be described as signifying your chosen genre

My chosen genre was 'fantasy' and the 'supernatural'. My still was able to signify this genre through the angles created through the 'frame in a frame' effect using the objects surrounding the focal image (the girl).This creates an inception like feel thus connoting the mystical elements of a fantasy genre. 

2) What did you actually do to achieve the effect?

I tilted the camera to create a 45 degree angle that makes the shot look unusual and as if the character has the mystical powers to walk on walls. I also played with the juxtaposition of light by using high key lighting only at the back of the shot to make the foreground look dark and create shadows. 

3) How did you intend the audience to 'read' or interpret your still- what meanings were you attempting to communicate?

I intended for the audience to become immersed in the magical feel of the shot but yet intrigued by the character in the shot. Although the character is already placed in the centre of the still, the frame in a frame effect, through the use of a locker hallway, tightens the audiences focus on the character and accentuates her centralization. The mise-en-scene of the tilting of the camera and juxtaposition of light gives a dominant reading to the audience that not only is there a theme of magic and fantasy going on but that the character is meant to be perceived as mysterious since the darkness is covering the character.

4) Identify what is successful about your shot

• The frame within a frame effect
• The 45 degree angle camera tilt
• Juxtaposition of lighting

5) What would you differently in hindsight?

I would take the picture from a higher angle; and instead of the shot being a long shot, I would try and make it wider (an open frame) so that the frame in a frame effect can stand out more and make space around the character tighter. I would also try and make the foreground look much more darker (almost to the point of looking like a silhouette) by limiting the amount of light coming from behind the camera.