After looking at Camera Framing and Mise-en-scene I have now realised the factors that contribute to portray a narrative or meaning in photography or film.

Firstly Mise-en-scene is vital to portray individuals, groups, events or places in a certain way. It includes:

• Costume
• Lighting
• Acting
• Make up/Hair
• Props
• Setting

Without paying attention to all of these the meaning can become unclear to the audience, for example if a character was supposed to be sad, but the actor was smiling, the narrative/meaning would not be portrayed correctly, which would confuse the audience. This is why it is very important to plan out all of these factors, which I now know I must consider in any media that I will be producing.

Camera framing is also very important to demonstrate a meaning. Different angles and frames will convey a different meaning to the audience. This is why each shot must be carefully planned and considered, as an idea could be miscommunicated  to the audience by the camera framing used.

Representation is also very important, denotations and connotations, when planning and designing a piece of media. The connotation must be demonstrated clearly through the denotations for the audience to understand the narrative.

Overall, I have learnt that I must carefully plan for any media that I will produce, so that I can correctly communicate the meaning and narrative. This will help me with my planning and design as I will consider the way that I use Mise-en-scene and camera framing to portray a character/place.