My shot depicts a teenage boy roughly being pushed against a brick wall by a pair of hands. It is a close-up shot, focusing in on his facial expression and the action taking place. I think this represents my chosen genre of 'Thriller' as it has very dark colours, with dim lighting, and half of his face shadowed.
To achieve this effect I asked my actor to look scared, whilst another actor held him roughly against the wall, I then framed this to only show the face and the hands, so a lot is unclear. The shot is low angled, so he seems more powerful, despite him being threatened. I made the shot dark, to create a feeling of mystery and danger, and the boys face is half shadowed, which suggests he may have something to hide. The actor looks slightly scared, but also seems quite strong and in control, without breaking his gaze, which gives him a persona of strength, presenting him as the hero (or anti-hero) of the film. Wearing the colours black and red communicate darkness, mystery, intensity and danger to the audience. The setting, with the brick wall in the background shows this incident takes place on the street, which is an appropriate and common setting for the Thriller genre.
I think the most successful thing in this shot is the framing, as this really draws the whole image together, and also the lighting. However in hindsight, I might change the position of the actors to create more tension, such as a tighter hold on the collar and a more emotional facial expression.
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