.. Still Image Analysis of Mis-en-Scene ..

.. Costume ..

the costume in the still image shows the audience that the film is almost fairy tale / fantasy like and suggests the genre of the movie. The type of clothing seems olden aged and in colours such as green, white or brown which shows the 'olden' age and also makes the image seem historical even. Also some of the characters shown are wearing cloaks which is a typicall aspect to expect in fantasy adventure films and films that are NOT set in the present day (cloaks were used in the olden times because coats were not invented).

.. Lighting ..

the lighting in the still image is kind of low. There seems to be a back light behind the charcters shown in the image which highlights them and makes them stand out that much more in the image along with being the centre image. The effect of the lighting shows us that the characters being highlighted are the 'good' characters to expect in the film because the lighting seems to make them have a sort of glow or halo around them which connotes good against evil.

.. Actors ..

the actors shown in the image are shown as the main charcters to expect in the film because they have been positioned in the centre of the image. Also the importance of the characters seem to be justified by the size of their picture for example we can obviously tell that the central character in the poster is the main actor in the film because his middle shot picture is in the centre of the image and is the largest picture compared to all the other pictures in the image. There are some famous main characters that have been featured in this film such as orlando bloom, Ian McKellen and Viggo Mortensen but most of the central characters are new such as Elijah Wood and Sean Astin. This gives the film a mixture of new and present actors which will suggest to the audience that it is a big budget film due to the famous actors already being featured in the film so their fans will be attracted to watch this film and also the new actors in the film are going to intregue new audiences.

.. Make-Up ..

there is very little make-up worn in the image. All the charcters seem to have a natural look, even the women. This is because due to the time and date the producer was trying to set the film in, make-up wasnt even invented or worn so therefore the actors in the image have not worn any. This helps connect to the genre of the film because its supposed to be set in the olden ages and the lack of use of make-up helps build to this.

.. Props ..

the props used in the image add to the genre so it is become more clearer to the audience what type of film this image connotes and what to expect. The props are swords, daggers, bows and arrows and axes. The props are mainly weapons and mainly olden weapons that arent used in the present day. They lack updated technology such as guns or bullets etc. Also horses are shown in the image which again proves the fact that the image is based on a film that is going to be based on an older age due to the use of horses instead of cars. This makes it obvious to the audience that it is a image of a film based in the olden times which adds to the effect of the genre that is trying to be portrayed.

.. Setting ..

the image doesnt realy seem to be set in a setting or area. You can faintly see some tall trees in the background that could connote a forest of some-sort but then again it could just be the use of the lighting that can be misinterpretted.

.. Target audience ..

the target audience this image seems to be aiming at is quite a big range. It could be aimed at family audiences due to the fanatasy - adventure genre that seems to be portrayed. It could be aimed also at a young audience due to the genre portrayed, mainly for the young male audience due to the use of the props which suggest violence which would attract more of the male audience. It could also be suggested for an older age range because of the use of older characters and famous characters in the image and because of the time the image seems to be set in would be more apppealing to a older audience perhaps compared to a younger audience, but once again, most probably more for the male audience due to the use of the props which connote the expected violence to be seen in the film.

.. Genre ..

the genre of the film seems to be a hybrid of a fantasy adventure and action type of film. This is because of the use of the props and the way the characters have been portrayed in the film. The characters seem to be almost fantasy like and un-real due to the use of the lighting which gives them that odd fantasy type of glow and also the use of the props show that adventure / action to be expected in the film.