Mise-en-scene

• The picture is a close up mise-en-scene of a fair skinned teenage male.
• The teenager is wearing an army jacket, black hat and hoody placed just above his forehead, illustrating his scars and bruises signifying that he may get into different situations of danger/trouble.
• He stands close to the door in the dark with only a spotlight glowing on him. This captures a cornered effect.
• As a part of his face is covered, the visible side of his face is scarred. This reveals a sense of mystery as well as a shadow of darkness which might represent malevolance.
• The teenager is giving only the slightest direct address to the camera which seems frightening and gives the audience a sense of dreadfulness.
• The photo is in colour but the actor is actually wearing dark clothing that is black and navy. As he is the main focus of the picture we are drawn to him.
• When I took this picture I turned off all the main lights in the bedroom except a bedside lamp so that the teenager was surrounded only by darkness. The only light visible was the spotlight, as if to signify that the actor had been captured by a local resident. In addition, the teenager looks like a 'rabbit in the headlights.' This allowed us to capture a realistic moment where the actor was not expecting to be captured.
• The picture was taken using a male teenager backed up against a door, surrounded in darkness with only the slightest bit of light. I used a bedside lamp to achieve this particular shot. I also used make up on the actor to create dark circles, scars, cuts and bruises to give him a more mysterious, horror stricken look.