Representation of the drama genre for 'The Accident'

The genre that I had selected was drama and the shot was a low angle long shot of a white young female and an asian young male looking upset or almost shocked about something. The clothes that both characters are wearing suggest a very formal environment, as if they were in a work place of some sort. The image suggests a very open environment as the shot is taken in a public stairway suggesting that the lives of bith characters were very public. The picture is very light however a very faint shadow is created on the characters faces suggesting that they were hiding something.

There is a significant amount of light source in this image. The female character is stood right next to the light to suggest a sense of innocence as well as guilt for something that she had done. The body language of the characters compliments the theme as there are several moods conveyed in the shot such as fright, shock, passion and contempt. The male character was positioned deliberately on the top of the stairs to create a hidden identity there was mystery behind the male.

This shot is successful as it captures the genre quite evidently. The body language is the main subject which helps us to identify the genre. The positioning of each character compliments the genre very well.

If I were to re-shoot this I would make sure that the male was a step down so the expression on his face was evident. I would make the female express more on her face to show her feelings. I might even cut the male out of the shoot and just shoot the expressions of the female as her emotion is conveyed clearly in this shot.