The importance of iconography

• set: a normal room in a natural setting, no special props, trying to look realistic
• props: Just his guitar and playing diagetically in video
• the video shows the idea of this band being in a normal house playing along to the camera and to us,the audience.
• The singers are wearing normal clothes for this genre of music, a smart shirt and jeans and a hat, folk is mainly dressed like this because they want us to see them as working people and from the countryside.
   
• The main light source is from the window behind and probably lights behind the camera also. This helps with the natural look
• It shows the idea of being in a house clearly as this is like a living room and is trying to be very relaxed with it.
• The main singer is clearly in the frame as this shows us who is exactly singing and playing. This is normal for folk music is this is a style used universally as they want to show what is happening clearly and make it simple.
 

 

 

• in this shot, the lead singer is in the middle. Along with him are the backup vocalists and are singing with him
• the whole band gets involved showing who is in it and how it is being sung.
• they are standing in front of each other which makes it seem unprofessional, but this is what is wanted the whole style has changed from how it started above.
• they are walking through the corridor to something which isn't shown yet but could be some kind of concert, again showing the genre as it usually is.

 

 

• here the audience sees the singers crowded by people singing and dancing in a room in some kind of house.
• he is dancing with everyone and everyone is happy.
• he is in the light behind and kind of making him distorted showing he is the lead man out of everyone.  
•       The crowds are all around which could show hey are really enjoying the music and makes the viewer want to be there.
•       the light is on everyone and it can clearly show their expressions
• the room is full of people which helps with the atmosphere throughout and makes the viewer want to go to that place,everyone is happy and having a great time.

I think I have made a real improvement in my analysis of mise en scene compared to my first attempts. I can now see that even small aspects of a video can have a large impact on the viewer as they can be very important.I also recognise how when filming the rule of thirds are very important as it can show what is happening and give us the idea they want us to have.All this will help me when filming and my Digipak because it shows the importance of certain objects and positions.