I carried out research into mise-en-scene of existing artists photography, to widen my knowledge of what looks good for my images and how to let my artists brand identity shine through the entire frame.

1. Mise-en-scene analysis

2. Facial Expression: Each of the four members are shown smiling, laughing
and singing. This shows that they are fun and bubbly. The fact they all
appear smiling shows they are having a good time and enjoying
themselves, this would reflect there music almost as if, if they are having
a good time, we will by listening to their music. It also reflects them as a
girl band, they are a high energy, young girl band who are living life to the
full. This would attract us as an audience, as we would want to be having
as much fun as them.
Direct Address: The use of direct address has been used in this image, as
we see each of the members looking directly into the camera, directly
into the eyes of the audience. We feel as if they are looking at us, inviting
us to have fun with them. Direct address is important as it allows us to
feel close to the artist and relate to them like we know them.
Hair and Make-up: all of Little Mix’s hair is down and loosely curled. The
fact it is curled and has nothing tying it back or clipping it off their faces
shows how they are free and letting go. This could attract people who
would want to let loose like they do and have as much fun as them. Also,
as they all have curly hair, creates a link between them all, making them
seem similar and look like a girl group.
Although there hair is all similar in style, all the colours of their hair are
different, showing how they are all individual and have their own
personalities. It also highlights their individual role in the band and how
they each bring something different to Little Mix. For example, Jese has a
dark red hair. This gives her a feisty, fiery side to her personality.
Whereas, Jade has dark pink coloured hair, showing she is a typical girly-girl
Use Of Colour: Here we see Little Mix wearing bright, fun
coloured clothes. The colours, pink, purple, turquoise,
yellow and blue are all featured strongly throughout the
image. This gives a real punch of the pop genre through the
entire image. All of the colours are attention grabbing and
exciting, like the genre of pop itself, as it is an up-beat and
fun style of music. By looking at these colours the audience
have a feel of happiness and joy.
Each of the girls in Little Mix each feature a colour which is
worn by another member of the band, to show their unity
and connection between the four. Also, the colours show
that the band are bright, energetic and that they stand out
from the rest. This would attract young, bubbly females
who enjoy having fun.
who loves the colour pink. Yet, the darkness of the pink shows
although she is a girly-girl, she is still feisty and confident. It also,
highlights her youth, as pink is seen usually as a young girls favourite
colour. Suggesting, she is the young one of the group.
Perry is blonde, stereotypically she would be seen as the ‘dumb blonde’
yet it also connotates her innocence, and youth.
Leigh-anne finally, is shown with full, thick, black curly hair making her
look confident and bold. The thickness of the curls, shows how she is eye
catching and makes a statement.

3. Hair and Make-up: Each of the girls in Little Mix all
have the same pastel pink lipstick on, to link them all
and show they look like a pop band. The colour pink
makes them look young and fun. The colour also
makes them appear sweet and innocent, which would
attract their young girl fans who would aspire and look
up to them.
Apart from the use of pink lipstick the girls all look
fairly natural, with only little make-up. This highlights
their youth as they do not need to wear a lot of make-up.
It also makes them all appear naturally beautiful
which would show how you do not need to wear
make up to be beautiful.
Costume: Each of the girls are wearing pastel coloured
clothing. As they all wear shorts but in different colours, it
highlights how they are similar and how they are a united girl
group. Yet, as the colours are all different shows how they all
have different personalities and different roles in the group.
Jesse is shown wearing dark purple jean shorts, a lilac vest and
an armless lilac jean jacket. The continuity of the purple
throughout her outfit makes her stand out, it also dominates
her as a member of the band. As her singing voice is powerful
and bold like the darkness of the purple.
Jade wears a yellow sleeveless blouse. The vividness of the
yellow grabs attention and highlights her happy and fun
personality. It has been tucked into her shorts to give a smart,
sophisticated look, showing that although she has a high
energy, fun personality she is also sophisticated, intelligent and
understanding. Her light green shorts contrast with the
aluminous yellow, as they give a touch of innocence. She also
wears black fitted shorts underneath showing how although
she has a young, playful and fun side to her personality
underneath this she has a dark side.
Perry also wears a similar jacket to Jesse’s, this could link to the
fact they are both similar in voices as they are two of the main
singers in Little Mix as they have the strongest voices out of the
four. It is also a similar colour to Jade’s shorts to again show
unity between them all and finally her pink cropped vest top is
the same colour as Leigh-anne’s. As Perry’s outfit contains a
colour of each of the girls clothing, it portrays how she is the
main singer of the group, she almost appears like a mother
figure to the other girls and how they look up to her.
Finally Leigh-anne wears bright, sky blue jersey shorts, a
cropped baby pink vest and matching pink boot converse.

4. Her cropped pink vest makes her appear young and
innocent as we usually associate the colour pink
with delicate objects. The shorts are attention
grabbing and powerful, showing how she stands out
and wants all eyes on her, adding to her confident
and bold personality. Then, the pink converse again
create a more subtle tone to her outfit making her
appear youthful and sweet. Also, as the colour
matches to the pink vest, it creates a theme of
consistency. Although we are presented with lots of
subtle and pastel colours, the dark, blackness of her
socks shows how although she has a sweet and
innocent side, she has a mysterious side to her also.
Each of the girls have a collection of bracelets on their arms. All of the
bracelets are colourful and eye catching. Which links to the clothes they
are wearing. It is also common for pop music magazines to feature gifts
such as bracelets as a young female audience would like this. Therefore, it
attracts their fans. As all of the girls are wearing similar bracelets it again,
links to the continuity and togetherness of the band and how they are all
united. It also makes them appear as good friends, as we associate
matching bracelets with friendship. Finally, as they wear a bunch of
bracelets rather than one makes them appear exciting and fun which links
to their music style and the genre.
The use of props and iconography: In this image we see both Jesse and
Leigh-Anne posing with a microphone. This is an example of iconography
as they are a singing girl group. The use of the microphone makes the
audience get a sense of excitement and fun as, singing makes everyone
have a feeling of happiness. It also makes us believe that they are always
singing as a girl group showing their real passion and love for what they do
by making music. As both Jesse and Leigh-Anne are featured singing into
the microphone it reminds us of karaoke, reminding us of the fun and
excitement it brings to us. It again adds to the closeness of the band as
karaoke is usually played when family and friends are together.
Perry appears to be holding an old fashioned, orange telephone. This gives
the band a vintage look and also an unusual feel. As she sings into the
telephone like it is a microphone, gives the image of a young girl who
dreams of being a singer when she is older. This links to the youthful,
playful side of the band, and would make their audience see them as a fun
and loveable band. Also as it is a bright orange colour it also links again to
the typical colours we associate the genre with, adding to the colourful
tone of the image.
Finally, we see Jade posing with a lollipop. Connotations of lollipops give
us the imagery of young teens and children, fun fairs and circuses. All of
these connotations add to the youthfulness of her personality and how
she would attract a young target audience.

5. Setting: We see Little Mix standing on a cream sofa,
surrounded with several pillows, one of the pillows is a
berry purple and the other is striped with the colours
black, pink, yellow, white and turquoise. All of the
colours featured on the pillow are the colours which
the girls are wearing creating a symbiotic link between
the setting and the costume of the band. The
creaminess of the sofa gives a subtle tone to the
setting, whilst the vividness of the colourful pillows
reminds us of the pop genre and how it is jam-packed
with fun and excitement.
As they are standing on the sofa, singing and dancing it
gives a child-like, youthful image of the band again,
reminds us of their youth making us want to join them,
as they look like they are having fun.
We get this youthful image as we associate jumping on sofas with young
children, this would attract young fans of the girl group as they can relate
to this and would understand how they are having a fun time.
Lighting: The lighting used in this image is ambient lighting. It makes the
room appear lit up and bright. This is critical for a pop artists image as it
makes them appear even more eye catching and bold. It also allows the
audience to see everything in the frame easily and makes all of the colours
stand out more.
Positioning Of People In The Frame: As Little Mix are a girl band, it is
important that they appear and look like a group. In this image they are
positioned close to one another to highlight unity. It also makes them
appear like a close family, which would attract their fans as they would
appear friendly and loveable. It also makes their friendship appear strong,
which would appeal to their young female target audience as they would
want friends like this, and could possibly make their target audience
become closer to their friend groups. As it is a long shot we can also see
the entire frame and positioning, this is important in a girl group photo-shoot
as we can see their costume and how the band link together.

6. Costume: In this image of Cheryl, we
see her wearing a black cap, with
gold beading on the front. The cap
makes her look cool, the darkness of
the black also makes it stand out and
shows her mysterious and dark side.
Yet, the gold highlights her glamorous
and luxurious side to her lifestyle.
The cap is also positioned on the side
of her head, the fact she does not
wear it how it is meant to be worn
makes her appear rebellious and how
she is not afraid to do things her way.
Cheryl is shown wearing a pale pink jersey t-shirt and grey jersey shorts. We would usually
wear this at home, known as ‘lounge wear’. This suggests how she has a relaxed and homely
personality. The softness of the colours also suggests she is a calm and comforting person.
The pale pink also co notates innocence and femininity, this shows her girly side. The grey
shorts reveal a lot of flesh, as we can see her entire leg. This highlights her confident side to
her personality. It also makes her sexual appearance more, as it would make people look at
her and see her as beautiful. Finally, she wears leopard print high heels, with a strap around
the ankle. However, unlike normal stilettos or high heels, these ones do not have the heel,
they are curved at the back with a platform underneath. This makes her appear quirky and
different. Which could link to her style of music and how although it is pop, she has her own
style and take on it to make her stand out from the other pop artist competition. The bold
print on her shoes also makes her appear striking and eye catching. The heels also make her
outfit look more glamorous, whilst the shorts and the t-shirt dress the outfit down, showing
how she enjoys the luxurious lifestyle of being a pop artist however, she also enjoys chilling
out and being herself.
Hair: Cheryl’s hair is a glowing, shiny, long and a light brown colour. It is loosely curled to
give a natural and tasselled effect and look. This is the common length for many female [pop
artists to have their hair as it highlights their femininity side stronger and makes her appear
beautiful. It would also make other people want to look like her and for their hair to be like
Cheryl’s. The curls make her hair appear natural, it would also suggest she is free and fun. It
gives her hair more volume, making her appear powerful and bold. The brown, suggests she
has a dark and flirtatious side to her personality besides the fun and bubbly side.
Make-Up: Her make-up is natural, making her look clean and fresh. Showing how young
girls don’t need too much make-up to look beautiful. Yet, the glossy pink lips grab our
attention to her bright white smile, highlighting her happiness. It also gives her a flirtatious
appearance. The pink is also common in pop artists to feature as it is a bright, vibrant and
girly colour linking to her personality and music. Pink is also thought to be young girls
favourite colour (stereotypically) which would attract young girls to Cheryl as they aspire to
be like her. It also highlights Cheryl’s youth and how she is young and wants to have fun.

7. Body Language: In this long shot, we
are able to see Cheryl’s entire body
language. She is sitting on a blow up
exercise ball, with her legs slightly
apart, she is slouched over with one
hand on the front of her cap and the
other on the exercise ball in between
her legs. As she is leaning over it is
like she is leaning towards us,
drawing us in. Her hand on her cap is
like she is saluting us making her
appear fun. Her hand between her
legs gives her a flirty and sexual
appearance. As her legs are apart
this also adds to this.
Facial Expression: Cheryl is shown here smiling and looking directly into the camera. This is
an example of direct address, this is effective as we feel she is looking at us. The fact she is
smiling assures us she is having fun and enjoying herself, making us want to have as much
fun as her also.
Setting and Props: We are able to see the setting in this shot due to it being a long shot.
Cheryl is in a bright, inside room with light wooden floor, behind her is a pink and purple
wall, alongside the wall is a silver pot filled with overflowing vibrant purple and dark berry
pink flowers. The continuity of the pink makes the entire setting appear fresh, colourful and
feminine. The bursts of colour also suggest how her music is up beat and sure to create an
impact on those listening.
She sits on a candy pink exercise ball, to create a sense of fun and energy. This prop captures
her sporty, keep-fit routine and how she enjoys exercise. It also makes the image appear fun
and exciting. The exercise ball also gives her height and elongates her legs, to make her
appear tall and elegant adding to her beauty and emphasing her assets.
Lighting and Colour: Ambient lighting is used in this shot to ensure brightness is illuminated
throughput the entire shot to make sure Cheryl’s beauty is highlighted to its best. The
lighting also gives a glow to her skin to make her appear glowing, shiny and clean
highlighting her youth. The ambient lighting also makes the colours make the different
colours stand out and contrast with one another, to create an image jam-packed with
radiant, arresting colours sure to attract her young, fun and bubbly target audience.
Positioning of people and objects in the frame: Cheryl clearly dominates the frame, as she
sits directly in the middle of the shot, she appears striking and powerful, yet her pose
portrays her femininity and playfulness. The exercise ball also is centre in the frame, yet it
does not take away the attention of Cheryl. The bunch of flowers sits to the left of the frame
therefore catches our eye, it gives a freshness to the image.

8. Costume: in this image we see One Direction wearing
similar costume to represent how they are all united
and are proud to be a boy band. They all wear colours
such as; white, blue and greys. Each of them are wearing
jeans to make them appear casual yet, as they all wear
them it highlights how they are all similar in style. Niall
is shown wearing a jersey, mid blue t-shirt to make him
appear cool and casual. This makes him appear a relaxed
character, next to him is Louis, who is seen wearing a
round neck navy blue jumper. He has rolled up the
sleeves to make him appear chilled out. Zayn is shown
wearing a denim jacket, with a navy blue hoody
underneath and a white t-shirt. He appears fashionable
and chic, the jacket also makes him stand out from the
rest as none of the other members are shown wearing a
jacket. This shows his bold personality and how he likes
to make a statement and have his own stamp on the
band. The rolled up sleeves of the jacket also makes him
appear ‘too cool’ for the others, making him appear
Cheeky and rebellious. The white t-shirt breaks up the darkness of the costume
and brightens the image, showing his happy, fun and exciting personality. The
black bowler hat is worn on the back of his head to reveal his hair, showing how
he takes pride in his hair and the hat makes it stand out more and grabs our
attention to look at it. Harry is also shown wearing a crisp white t-shirt like
Zayn’s, to create continuity and a symbiotic link throughout the shot. He also
wears a silver necklace to give the costume accessories and to add colour and
excitement. Finally, Liam wears a three quarter length top, with the colours grey
and blue. The top is fitted to highlight Liam’s physique and muscles making him
appear bold, strong and masculine, this links to his singing voice as Liam usually
sings the strongest vocals in the group and the hardest bits of the song. The
dark black watch again adds to his masculine appearance as it is seen as a ‘boys
toy’.
Hair: Each of the boys have their own personal hair style which makes them
different from each other and allows their personality to show through. Nial has
a bright blonde quiff, Louis has brunette hair which appears messy, giving him a
care-free look, Zayn has a dark quiff with a blonde streak in the front which is
eye catching and different. This makes him stand out from the others showing
his funky personality. Harry is shown with his signature, familiar curly brown
hair, it is messy and free showing his fun side. Finally, Liam has a clean cut
brown spiked quiff, making him look sophisticated and handsome.
Body Language:
Facial Expression: in this image we see One Direction, with their typical brand
identity, fun, cheeky and smiley.
Setting:
Lighting and Colour:
Positioning of people in the frame: Zayn is featured strongly in the middle. Nial
appears crouched down on the left. Next to him is Louis, slightly bent down.
Next to Zayn is Harry, who is crouched down. Liam is on the far right bent down
slightly.