HW 1b - Reflections on your film still (DYM)

1. My film still represents a Teen Romantic Comedy, due to many visual aspects of the shot. The two teens hugging on stage portrays a Teen Rom-Com by the boys quirky smirk representing comedy with the girl very much embraced by him representing romance. The sour faced character in the corner adds some drama to the film still as he looks jealous ( arms crossed, bitter glance), giving an impression of the storyline.
2. I directed the shot mainly considering the position of the characters and the way in which their personalities came across. This is very important in a film still as without a solid character profile, the shot may be misinterpreted. I decided to put Hugh (the boy on the far left) slightly behind the curtain so that he was in the shadows, 'sulking', which contrasts to Sian and Sailesh on stage in the light. The low angle shot type and slight tilt of the camera shows Hugh to be 'lower' than the other two supporting the narrative. It is as if the two teens on stage are out in the open and 'happy' whilst the boy in the corner is hiding and bitter. Because I slightly angled the shot to give Sian's and Sailesh's characters some height over Hugh this makes him seem even more like a villain. Finally each individual in my group took a solo approach when directing their film stills including me, to make sure that they receive the most desired aesthetic and interpretations.
3. I intend for the audience to identify my film still as a Teen Rom-Com straight away due to this generations familiarity with films such as Mean girls, Bring it on, Its a Boy Girl thing etc.. The common characters from these well known films are very recognisable, and I have tried to interprate this in my film still with teens in a relationship under threat by a jealous peer, so that my characters are interchangeable.  
4. The successes of my film still are; The intended representations of characters, the lighting of the shot and they way in which it portrays my characters.  
5. In hindsight, I would practice before shooting my final still and experiment with locations as I do not feel that it is clear why my characters are on stage, also I would have thought about the characters wardrobe and maybe interpret props or edit the final still after shooting to fit my genre.