The shot is an ECU of a young white male who appears to have a sinister smirk on his face. It is a slightly high angle and the lighting is high key. In his dull reflective glasses that cover his eyes, you can see a second white male of similar age cowering away into a corner, hands raised in protection. The closeness of this shot really puts across the boy in shades emotion but also gives a very claustrophobic feel. Partnered with the high key lighting and sense of entrapment given in the reflection, this shot could easily be considered to be in the 'Horror' genre.
To achive the effect i used a spotlight on the boy in shades face and stood on a chair at just the right angle to position the second boy in the centre of the glasses reflection.
I really like the emotion you get from both characters and the massive feeling of entrapment given from the boy due to the claustrophobic effect of the "frame within a frame" and the fact it's clear he has no where to turn to escape.
In hindsight I would have prefered to make the boy in shades seem darker, possibly by wearing a black blazer instead of the childish blue top that can be seen bottom left. Also the setting (due to time restrictions) was chosen to be in a very bright/happy room whereas a darker one would put across the horror aspect much nicer. Finnaly a different pair of glasses with a higher reflective capability without a curved surface would mean that the second boy is both clearer and larger in the shot. However i am very happy with the end result considering i only had 10 mins in which to frame it.
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