Just as mis-en-scene is used to convey messages, genres, and represent characters to tell a story CAMERA can be used also to do the same to portray a narrative. For example this can include camera angles, framing, distance and movement. CAMERA should be analysed in two ways, one being framing which consists of the camera’s distance from the object, camera angle in relation to the subject and point of view. Finally the other movement which includes pan (whip pan), tilt, dolly/tracking shot, zoom, crane, steadicam/ handheld, ariel shot (flying cam), and ped.

In order to develop skills using a camera we completed a shoot using a DSLR, in this shoot we used the many different types of shots and camera angles, which we learnt in class, in order to convey meaning. I managed to use the DSLR to take the photos which represent a narrative. I achieved my goal of portraying meaning by using techniques such as zooming, standing at different angles, changing the composition and positioning my model in different ways. This approach will help me when it comes to making my own music magazine as I now know how to take images in a certain way which helps to convey meaning, the photography will support and portray the key ideas to the audience.