We were put in groups of 3 and given a camera and we were told to go off and tell a story through the use of Mise En Scene in photos. We tried to use a wide range of angles, settings, framings, compositions and depths of field.

Angles can create a mood and atmosphere to an audience. A good example of this is that if you take a picture of someone from a low angle then you are creating a mood of power and authority as they will look taller and bigger while if you take a picture from a higher angle then that will give off a mood of vulnerability and weakness because you will look smaller and less empowering to the audience. Different distances can also create a narrative to an audience for example a close up shot means that there is something that must be noticed like a small butterfly and you need a close up image to show you the details, while a long shot means that you are trying to get a wider perspective for an audience and this can be used to show a big area or it can represent loneliness in a character or setting.

We used composition within our images to tell a narrative for a story. For example, the denotation of a body on the stairs tells a story in itself, the connotation is that the man has fallen down the stairs and can’t get up. Mise En Scene and the camera was vital in helping us convey our storyline because we used different types of poses, facial expressions and body languages in the photos so that the image and the idea we were attempting to portray were visible. This will help me when I come to use Mise En Scene and camera skills to portray the story or emotions that I am trying to convey to an audience and to make the best magazine cover that I can.