My image that uses mise-en-scene to communicate meaning

This Mood Board represents the genre of Punk. I was given this genre and was asked to create a mood board and tour poster of Punk and try to exemplify the punk lifestyle. Punk music originated in the mid 70’s and was much more than a music genre. People who followed punk music and were passionate about it very much made it a lifestyle. As you can see from the clothes they wore and the crazy haircuts they enjoyed expressing themselves through their appearance. Some fans more extreme than others as you can see the body modifications and attitudes that they conveyed. The rest of the world looked down on them as if they were crazy but the people who were really devoted to Punk and were passionate about it did not care what anybody thought of them.

I asked my peers to assess and decode the model and feed back the connotations that came to mind when they looked at the model. They did not know what genre of music I was portraying and as you can see they described the model with words and phrases such as chaotic and cheeky which perfectly describes a Punk artist as you can see from the mood board which contains similar connotations of a Punk star. This means that as a group we successfully represented a Punk star.

We decided that this was going to be our final photo as it best represents a Punk Star. The model portrays the genre the best and best presents a hectic, rebellious and edgy which is perfect for a Punk Star. This image works best as the model is holding the guitar and really looks as if he is passionate about their performance which perfectly portrays the Punk star. This uses good Mise en scene with all of the props and body language to represent the Punk culture and the model’s body language provides a realistic feel.