(Post 8) Mise-en-scene Making An Original Still Image Task

This is our Mise en Scene still image we created:

Costume and Make-up:

The costume and the prop involved (the umbrella) are all grey / black with slight hue's of white, this very monotone colour selection suits perfectly with the scene that was attempted to be created, complimenting the rest of the scene.

Composition:
The shot has the main character slightly on the right, with the emphasis on the background rather than him as he slightly further away, not centred and not made bold in any way.  By doing this it gives the impression that the character is absorbed in his surroundings rather than on himself. It can be said that the shot emphasises the quite sad scene as it makes the character look rather insignificant.

Lighting:

The lighting is natural, with no light coming from any particular direction, with the only noticeable difference in light coming from the shadow being casted by the tree behind the character. The lighting emphasises the lack of sun in the picture, the light coming from the illuminated grey in the sky, and from nothing else. This gives the lighting quite a sad, monotone look as the grey's are emphasised and the scene overall is not quite bright, adding to that depressed theme.

Colour:

The colour is very lacking, after the saturation has been lowered and a grey, blue hue was added, the colour was sapped from the fallen leaves and the grass, what left is an apocalypse-type grey scene, with the colour of his suit and umbrella emphasising the darkness and the clouds.