Analysing a film still

1. Describe your shot and identify in what way it could be described as representing your chosen genre.

This shot is an action/teenage action film. It's a Low angle Mid Shot (MS LA), the typical bully seen where the bully threatens their opposition. The shot has one actor in front of a coridoor of emptiness, lockers follow the coridoor and help to emphasise this quiet, empty effect. Nothing stands out in the background, drawing emphasis to the actor. You can tell it's an action film, due to the powerful stature and violent expression. It's not a horror, because the actor is a teenager and the scene is too bright and normal to be a horror.                 
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2. What did you actually do to achieve the effect.

I chose the perfect scene; a long almost never-ending coridoor and the lockers make it clear that it's a school. The scene appears to be very empty and rather mysterious, hence adding to the tension and fear for the good guy who's likely to be the one being picked on. I angled the camera low to emphasise power and I made the camera follow the actors arm so there doesn't appear to be a floating hand in the camera. I chose to have the slightly grimy radiator on the left to add to the eeriness. The lighting is quite bright as the scene is a school scene, lunchtime perhaps so the lighting will be bright and natural.

3. Identify what is successful about your shot.

Originally I was going to make it a slightly closer shot, but i believe that the mid shot was better and the evil aura emitted by the actor makes the shot so successful. The scene is pretty much exactly as I pictured and the background is perfect.

4. What would you do differently in hindsight? 

Firstly, the distractions on the ceiling could be removed as the viewer is supposed to be souly focused on the actor and not the holes in the ceiling, however these could not be removed in this particular shot and I did the best I could with the equipment/freedom I had. The actor could also be clothed differently as the blue chequered  shirt makes him seem friendly, however I couldn't choose which clothes I wanted certain people to come to school in.