An image can communicate a meaning through various different techniques such as mise-en-scene and camera framing.
Costume can be used to show a characters status, someone like a servant or maid will not be wearing the nicest clothes compared to someone with higher wealth such as a lord who would be wearing nice clothes such as suits. Costume can also show what era the setting is in. Costume can show unity between people such as the military when they are all wearing the same uniform.
Lighting can be used to show how the model is feeling if they are sad/angry they could be pictured in a dark setting whereas a more joyful model could be pictured in a bright setting.
Acting and Proxemics can be used to show authority when a person is raised over another person it show that the person above has more power and authority over the person beneath them. How actors open themselves to each other can show how they feel about each other, if actors are very open to each other it shows that they are friendly with each other and maybe friends whereas actors who are looking away from each other/blocking each others view of them they are most likely not friendly and could even dislike each other.
Make-up and hair is similar to costume where it can show the status of someone, if someone is wealthy they will have nice hair and look good whereas a poorer person won’t have nice hair and won’t look as good as the wealthy person.
Props can be used to show what an actor is doing in the scene, without a prop the audience might not be able to tell what is happening. Without props some scenes wouldn’t be possible.
Setting can be used to show many things about the actor/model such as where they are from, what they enjoy doing, where they work etc. Setting is one of the most important features when taking photos or filming a video.
Your camera framing can be used to show how the actor/model is feeling. If a the model is feeling vulnerable the photographer could take a picture from a high angle or if they are feeling joyful they could be pictured from a medium/closeup where you would be able to see there expression to tell they are clearly happy.
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