A-Level Media Studies

This is an eye level three quarter shot of a Caucasian teenage female. I chose to her an eye level shot in order to show that she does not want to create a distance between herself and her audience. She is holding a guitar which denotes that she possesses a musical talent and creates acoustic music. She is wearing a white crop top with a bomber jacket with black leggings. These are articles of clothing that teenage/ young adult females typically wear suggesting that she conforms to certain stereotypes and directs her music at a young age demographic.  The difference of saturation from the sky and the ground suggests that she may have a conflicting nature and indicates that she harbours powerful yet contrasting emotions which may be reflected in the music she makes. The fact that she stands alone gives the impression that she is an independent woman with a message.   She is not giving direct contact to the camera  and there is a shadow cast on her face which demonstrates that sh

1. Tight framing- this is when the mise -en-scène is so carefully balanced and harmonized that the subject photographed has little or no freedom of movement. Example: Harry Potter 2. Loose framing-  this is when t he mise-en-scène is so spaciously distributed that the subject photographed has considerable latitude of movement. Example: Avengers- Infinity War 3. Deep space-  this is w hen significant elements of an image are positioned both near to and distant from the camera. Example: Finding Nemo 4. Shallow space- this is when the image appears flat or two dimensional, because there is little or no depth. Example: Finding Nemo 5. Depth of field- the distance between the nearest and the furthest objects giving a focused image. Example: The Social Network   6. Shallow focus- this is is a photographic and cinematographic technique incorporating a small depth of field. In shallow focus one plane of the image is in f