TK: Still Frame Experimentation

I took a variety of different shots and shot sizes in order to experiment with the photography task.

This first image features: 

• A medium close-up shot, framing the protagonist's emotional response and body language.
• The rule of thirds draws the audience's gaze instantly to the protagonist's eyes and the intense expression. The way half the face is framed in shadow is conventional of thriller and film noire. 
• The protagonist is prominent in the shot which connotes him as an important character.
• The body language of the shot is dynamic, and one hand is not visible - this is connotative of danger, as if the character may be holding a weapon that the audience can't see. 
• Location appears rustic and rural, which connotes themes of stereotypical horror locations. 

The second image features:

• A long shot, framing the character against a larger location and focusing onto the environment. 
• Here the protagonist is far less prominent in the shot, connoting ideas of the underdog/outsider. It is representative of ideologies of the lone man against an oppressive society. 
• The large structure contrasts the small character, looming over him and representing him as subordinate. 
• The dark costume contrasts the light white structure. 
• The firm stance and body language carries connotations of rebelliousness. 

The third image features:

• Medium/Medium long shot, capturing the protagonist and his surrounding environment. 
• The populated location connotes urban themes, conventional of the thriller genre. 
• Mise-en-scene, make-up is used for blood on the face and hand, and bruising on the fingers and knuckles. The blood is connotative of violence, as if the character has been involved in a fight, making him appear dangerous. 
• The protagonist's tousled, messy hair is connotative of roughness and conflict. 
• Expression is serious and gaze is intense. 
• Dark costume is connotative of villainous or morally ambiguous characters. 
• The protagonist is very prominent in the shot, and the dark of his figure instantly draws the eye to him. 

The fourth image features:

• Medium/Medium long shot. 
• The character is gazing away from the audience which creates a dramatic tension. 
• The body language used here is connotative of the protagonist's search or hunt, perhaps for the antagonist of the film. 
• The dark black of the figure contrasts against the grey sky. 
• This silhouette like figure is dramatic and iconic, and the eye is instantly drawn there.