As a group we were set the task of creating our own tour posters, as we have been studying, also being allocated a certain genre to base our poster on. We picked our genres out of a hat and received the theme Psychedelic rock. Then we researched together the mise-en-scene conventions that are used, such as the costumes, makeup, setting and type of music. We put together all of this information and inspiration for our own into a moodboard …

 

As a group, I was allocated the genre psychedelic rock for this task. Creating a mood board allowed us to see the diverse style of psychedelic rock which is expressed through lots of bright colours and patterns. As well as being very vibrant as well as causal. Clothing and styles of psychedelic rock includes:

• Tie dye tops
• Baggy trousers/ jeans
• Long hair
• Accessories e.g. headbands, glasses, scarves
• Long necklaces
• Peace sign

The positioning and facial expressions that they portrayed were very laid back and casual and sometimes creating a peace sign with their hands as a gesture. From the research there wasn’t much makeup used on as they went for quite a natural look but then used a lot of vibrant colours through clothing and accessories. Overall, we discovered we had to look quite slouched and careless when taking our pictures and almost make our position seem effortless.  Through facial expression the image we added to our mood board the person seemed chilled back and happy which fits in with the vibrant colour choices that the clothing and style includes.

File of photos:

For this image, we asked our classmates to write down adjectives that they thought best described our outfits. These words included:

• Natural
• Eccentric
• Extrovert
• Creative
• Energetic

Final Photo

We chose this picture out of the pictures we took because it’s the picture with the most edgiest look which fits in with the psychedelic rock theme. For our costumes we wore psychedelic inspired outfits wearing patterned shirts, round glasses, baggy patterned trousers, long jackets and scarves in our hair. This picture itself shows a good representation of each element to our costumes along with our facial expression which makes us look chilled which we saw from our research is a key part of the look.

My research and practice from this shoot will help me in the future when making my own music magazine. This is because I will think about the mis-en scene conventions which include:

• Location – the particular place and time created in the frame. 

 

• Set – the surroundings where the action will unfold; usually the stage, including integral design features.

 

• Studio/set design – the overall design concept present in the frame, relating to the set. 

 

• Costume – a style or fashion of dress, especially that of a particular place, time or class. Also hair and make-up.

 

• Properties – (props) movable objects used in the construction of the mise-en-scene.

 

• Proxemics (Positioning) – of characters and objects within the frame and in relation to each other.

 

• Body language – how characters bodies are positioned and their facial expressions.

 

• Production design period/era – utilised to create characteristics within a mise-en-scene reflective of a certain historical period.

 

• Colour design – the style & combination of colours used in generating the mise-en-scene.

 

• Lighting – e.g. High key lighting: illumination that creates comparatively little contrast between the light and dark areas of the shot. Shadows are fairly transparent and brightened by fill light. Low key lighting: illumination that creates strong contrast between light and dark areas of the shot, with deep shadows and little fill light.

I will make use of each of these elements and keep in mind the target audience in order to achieve my successful cover.