My Film Still

1) Analyse your chosen shot and identify in what way it could be described as signifying your chosen genre.
This shot is a C.U. of a person with lights above their shoulders.
The bright lights/lens flare is synonymous with sci-fi, light illuminates the character while the rest of the frame is in darkness.

2) What did you actually do to achieve the effect?
To achieve this effect, we placed lights facing directly at camera to cause the camera to darken the entire frame, resulting in a darker background.
Two members of the group held the lights above the character.

3) How did you intend the audience to 'read' or interpret your still - what meanings were you attempting to communicate?
The darkness of the shot signifies the unknown.
The bright lights connote imagery of high-tech equipment surrounding the character; the character is hooded and facing away from the camera to add a sense of mystery.

4) Identify what is successful about your shot
The lighting was relatively well done to create the desired dark and light juxtaposition within the frame.
The framing of the shot itself is also good as one can envisage the character turning around and revealing themselves to the audience within the next few moments, in which case their face would be the perfect focal image.

5) What would you differently in hindsight?
In hindsight, the lighting could've been done better - the light on the right of the shot still has one of the filters on it whereas the other hasn't, we should've either had both filters on or both filters on to construct a more balanced shot.
Another possible change, also in relation to the lighting, would be to have stood further away from the lockers in the background, or tinkered with the camera setting more to darken the shot so the lockers didn't appear.