mise en scene analysis based on pop artists

1. Shauna L. Mullen
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Analysis
#1 - Little Mix

2. Shauna L. Mullen
MISE EN SCENE ANALYSIS
In this photo Little Mix are all wearing super hero costumes – reflecting the youth of the girls but in a sexy way on top of this reflecting their
femininity. The colours of their costumes reflect the pop genre as the colours yellow, pink and turquoise feature in almost every pop magazine.
Each costume (other than Perrie’s) is primarily black or white – with the use of pink, yellow or blue in order to make it stand out more.
Costume:
Jese is wearing a black and turquoise tightly fitted costume, which looks to be a playsuit. It has long sleeve arms, with the bottom half being
shorts. To complement the outfit, she is wearing tights that looks like stockings – giving it a sexy, rebellious edge. As does he heels with
studs/spikes all over them, which matches the shoulder pads to her outfit which also have studs on them.
Jade is wearing a black and white tightly fitted costume, which also looks to be a playsuit. It has long sleeve arms, with the bottom half being
shorts. To complement the outfit, she is wearing light black see-through black tights, with hearts all over them. Jade is also wearing high-heeled
black leather boots. To make her outfit stand out more – she has some sort of accessory on her chest which is a purply pink colour. She
is also wearing gloves – also black and white – that are fingerless that you can transform into mittens.
Perrie’s costume stands out the most – which reflects her the most as she is the main singer. Her outfit is turquoise and tightly fitted, which
looks to be a playsuit. It has long sleeved arms and the bottom half it short. It has colourful details on the chest of the playsuit as well as a
cape, reflecting the fact that it is in fact a superhero costume. Just like Jade, Perrie is wearing gloves – expect hers are pink – they are fingerless
gloves that can transform into mittens. Her heels are light blue, lace up heels with a glass heel.
Leigh-Anne is wearing a jumpsuit - making her stand out from the rest of the girls who are wearing playsuits. It is black, white and silver. With
big bulky shoulder pads - similar to the ones Buzz Lightyear has - relating to the superhero theme. However, it is elegant in a sense, making her
look like a classy super hero. Her outfit is rounded off with yellow laced up boots with a glass heel. These look to be the same as Perrie’s but in
a different colour. This shows that the girls do infact have similar taste which is why they work together as a band, because they are so alike.
Hair:
Jese’s hair is dark red, and loosely curled, making it look bouncy. It looks to be dark red on top going bright towards the bottom giving it an
ombre, dip dye effect. The colour red can represent many different things both positive and negative. However, in this sense the colour red is a
warm and positive colour, and can be associated with our most physical needs - which can be highlighted by the fact that Jese is a superhero

3. Shauna L. Mullen
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and she will be helping other peoples needs. It also is a colour associated with powerful and masculine energy - also referring back to the
superhero theme.
Jade’s hair is very vibrant and is almost and electric blue, this contrasts against her outfit which is generally quite basic as it is just black and
white. Her hair however does look like is has black in it still and therefore ties in with her outfit. The colour electric blue represents the
lightning and an electric spark - which produces a brief emission of light and sound. Her hair is all styled to the right, it is fairly long and wavy
styled with a side fringe.
Perrie’s hair is very vibrant and noticeable, it is dip dyed which is very popular amongst teenagers and young adults in this generation. The top
half of her hair is light/candyfloss pink, whereas the bottom half is a dark which looks to be a “crazy colour” pink. However, it does match the
pink on her outfit. The candy floss pink is a statement of childhood - it relates back to childhood memories of going to the funfair and eating
candyfloss and therefore relates back to the target audience as they are of a young age. Pink in general represents compassion, nurturing and
love. Aswell as unconditional love and understanding - giving a receiving. This idea of love can be compared to the love and understanding the
girls share of each other and the giving and receiving they have towards one another in order to make their career successful.
Leigh-Anne’s hair is tied up - again this is unlike all the other girls who have their hair down. It is slicked back on the sides into a long, classy
ponytail. In the centre, it does have a quiff giving it a modern day look. The pony tail itself is very long - looking sassy as well as sexy. Her hair
colour looks black, however it does look like it has a tint of blue in it reflecting off. This is similar to Jade’s who’s hai r is also a blue/black colour.
The colour blue is one of trust, honesty and loyalty - these factors are essential within a band. The colour black relates to being secretive and
unknown - creating a mystery within the band which keeps the audience wanting to know more.
Make Up:
Jese’s makeup is natural regarding foundation, powder, bronzer and blusher. This sets a good example to the young girls reading it as they
tend to copy their role models. By having her make up done looking natural it doesn’t convince the audience in a negative way - such as young
girls apply makeup that doesn’t comply with their skin tone making them look ‘orange’. Her eye makeup is dark. However, this is only on the
top half of her eye - she is possibly wearing fake eyelashes but it is hard to tell. Her eyeliner looks winged and is connecting from the end of the
bottom eyelid, meeting at the end of the top eyelid. Jese’s lipstick is red, to match her hair and looks like it has been topped of with lipgloss in
order to make her lips stand out and look more fabulous!

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Jade’s makeup is similar to Jese’s in the idea that it is natural looking. Her eyes are also styled with the dark, smokey eyed look - yet looks less
thick and more simplistic than Jese’s. It is hard to tell whether she is wearing any sort of lip gloss or lipstick. If she is it is a nude/light pink
colour - giving her lips a light tone. I believe this is because her hair is so bright that the makeup she has doesn’t want to class with her hair.
Once again, Perrie’s makeup is natural. However, she has a tad more blusher on her cheeks than the others - defining her cheeks more.
Similarly to Jese and Jade - Perrie’s eye makeup is thick on the top and not on the bottom. Giving her eyelashes a sassy flicky look as well as
innocent! She is wearing pink lipstick that is quite light that matches her candyfloss hair colour.
Leigh-Anne’s makeup is once again more natural. Her eyebrows look to be more styled than the other girls - they look like ‘HD brows’. Her eye
makeup differs from the rest, it looks more winged and delicate rather than rebellious and bold like the others. However, Leigh-Anne’s
makeup is rebellious in the sense that she is wearing bold blue lipstick to match her costume. Which is not an everyday makeup choice that
someone would make. This makes her stand out from the other girls in the band.
Facial Expression:
Jese has her mouth slightly parted, her facial expression looks like she is excited. Her eyes are looking directly at the camera (direct address)
showing her confidence.
Jade is smiling boldly and widely showing off her perfectly white teeth. Her smile doesn’t seem to be one out of being happy and excitement
but out of nerves which is relative to the superhero theme of the photoshoot. It could also relate to nerves in general, which the girls would
always get before a show. Which is always a good thing as they can channel their nerves in to adrenaline to put on an energetic show for their
fans!
Perrie’s facial expression is similar to Jese, who both look like they are excited, additionally to this so is Leigh-Anne who also looks excited. This
can represent their youth and their inner childhood. Further highlighted by the theme of this shoot being superheros.
Layout/Body Composition:
The girls are all tightly placed next to/nearby each other, interlinked to an extent which represented their unity as a girl band.
Jese is standing on her right leg with the other leg slightly raised going backwards - which looks like its in a position if she was about to ‘hop’.
Her right arm is facing outwards looking like she is ‘flying’ and her other arm looks to be behind Jade. She is also slightly leaning forward and
slightly towards the left.

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Jade’s body position is pretty much face on with the camera, she has both feet firmly on the ground, and is bending slightly forward, allowing
both Jese and Perrie to rest one arm each on her back. One of her arms is going straight down towards the floor with her palm flat, where the
other one looks to be behind Jese.
Perrie looks symmetrical to Jese. Both of her feet are on the ground, her right foot is at the front with her leg slightly bent, and her left leg is
just about visible behind Jade, which is bent further and looks like the front of her foot is on the ground and her heel is raised. Her left hand is
facing outwards looking like she is ‘flying’ and her other arm is placed behind jade - exactly the same a Jese. Her body is straight on, but slightly
facing into Jade.
Leigh-Anne’s body position is probably the most complex. She is leaning in towards the rest of the girls. Her left leg is crossing over her right
leg with both knees slightly bent. One of her arms is resting on Perrie’s shoulder/back and the other is on Perrie’s upper arm, just above the
elbow.
Iconography:
In this particular piece of media that is not many visuals that represent and reflect the pop genre, other than the girls themselves being a
young and fresh girl band, and the bright and vibrant colours they are wearing the represent the pop genre.
Setting:
The setting of the photoshoot could potentially be in a studio, it can be anywhere but the main point is that is has a white backdrop which
represents that it is infact a photoshoot and is not the girls out and about or at a high profile event.

6. Shauna L. Mullen
MISE EN SCENE ANALYSIS
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7. Shauna L. Mullen
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look like they are having fun on this particular shoot showing their youth and chemistry as a band.
Costume:
Niall is wearing a grey, short sleeved round next t-shirt, that is particularly low down and baggy around his neck, showing his chest. With this, he is wearing
black jeans, which look to be acid washed. He looks to be wearing a watch. This look is quite casual and reflects his youth, especially with the low neck t-shirt,
which girls will go wild over as it is a slight tease. The watch shows sophistication and intelligence.
Louie is wearing a white vest, this in itself reflect his youth. He is showing of his body to an extent - as he is not completely topless. This allows the audience
to see his muscles and tattoo’s. Which some of the older girls that read pop magazine would go crazy over. Louie is also wearing black jeans, however, they
look bagger than Niall’s and not acid washed.
Zayn is wearing a black shirt, with the sleeves rolled up over his elbows with the top few buttons undone. To complement his shirt he is wearing grey braces,
giving him a more ‘suave’ and cool look about his style, making him stand out from the other boys. He is also wearing black jeans, however, his look to be
skinner that the other boys as well as ripped, on the left left, mid thigh. His look represents a young gentleman, making him stand out from the other boys who
look rather casual in this particular shoot.
Liam’s costume is very similar to Niall’s. He is wearing a darker grey, short sleeved round neck t-shirt, that is particularly low down and baggy around his
neck. However, Liam’s is a bit tighter than Niall’s. Similar to the rest of the boys - he is also wearing black jeans, which again look to be skinny jeans.
Harry looks sort of similar to Louie - linking with their ‘bromance’. He is wearing a black vest, unlike Louie who is wearing a white one and an actually vest,
Harry’s looks to be a ordinary black t-shirt - with his sleeves rolled up his shoulders. To comply with his t-shirt he is wearing which looks to be a black
materialized necklace, with a white cross on it. Aswell as the rest of the boys, he is wearing black skinny jeans - Harry’s being the skinniest, almost looking
like leggings.
All the boys are wearing a similar colour scheme and are all wearing black jeans, there overall taste in fashion represents them as a band as well as highlights
how alike they all are. Little things like this represent the compromises they make as a band how they generally have a similar taste in fashion and music
which helps them to be the successful band that they are.
Hair:
Niall’s hair is the same at it always has been from the time we first saw him on the x-factor. It is natural brown as well can tell by his roots, and is highlighted
almost a bleach blonde colour. The front of his hair is scraped over to the right and the rest of his hair is styled everywhere, going for the messy look, which is
popular with most young men/boys in this day and age. It is quite long - for a boy - and is straight.

8. Shauna L. Mullen
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Louie has also gone for the messy haired look, it has changed since the first time we met him, despite it being long, it used to be longer however it is still
natural and un-dyed. It is long at the back as we can see, at the front it is sweeped over to the right and pushed back. It looks wavy, rather than straight, giving
it more of a messy look.
Zayn’s hair is black, without the blonde highlight he used to have in his quiff. It is also sweeped over to the right and is big on top. Like the other boys it is
fairly long, but is more neat that the other boys to comply with his smart look. Zayn does however, have facial hair unlike Niall and Louie. It is around his
chin and has a slight mistache, giving him and overall stubble look which girls may find ‘sexy’ it also represent them growing up, they are not the young
teenagers they were when they auditioned separately for the x-factor.
Liam’s hair is brown and natural as usual but it also longer than usual. It looks like it has actually been styled unlike the messy look the rest of the boys are
going for, which I dont think he could particularly pull of as his hair is not as long as the other boys. It is hairsprayed over the the right neatly. Like Zayn, he
has some facial hair, but not as much. He looks like have some from his sideburns going all the way under his chin, and a mustache, other than that there is
not much actually on his face.
Harry is the same as always with his big, brown, curly, loveable hair that makes him stand out from the rest of the boys. He is pulling off the messy hair look
as always.
Make-up:
The boys aren't renowned for wearing make-up but as it is a photoshot, it is more than likely that they have some sort of makeup on to make them look more
‘airbrushed’ and perfect, so girls can drool over these images and admire their ‘beauty’. This isnt intense, but would probably consist of the basic - primer,
concealer, foundation and powder.
Facial Expression:
Niall’s smiling as always! It is hi cheeky grin as it usually is. This time, he is braces free and is showing off his smile which all the young girls love.
Louie’s facial expression represents his personality, he tends to mess around a lot and not take things seriously, which his facial expression represents in this
photograph. His mouth is open and is giving a “omg” look towards the camera - where as the rest of the boys are smiling or have serious faces. This makes
him stand out from the rest of the boys.
Zayn’s pose is similar to Louie’s in the sense that he has his mouth open, but Louie like more planned and Zayn looks like he is mid conversation. This
wouldn’t surprise the audience as out of all the boys Zayn comes across the most likely to be the ‘dopiest’.

9. Shauna L. Mullen
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Liam is also smiling, likeNiall. However, Liam’s looks like more of an awkward smile. This smile suits him and his personality, as all the boys in the band
are very loud and outgoing but Liam tends to come across more shy, in a responsible way.
Harry is pulling an innocent and cute look, and looks quite distracted. The cute and innocent look completely contrasts again the cheeky Harry everyone
knows.
Layout/Body Composition:
Niall has his left hand slightly raised with his thumb up, this is quite a casual thing to do in a photograph and fits into the whole lazy, messy look.
Louie is slouching down slightly, looking like his front leg is slightly bent. Where Niall has his thumb up it looks like Louie is pointing at the camera - with
his right hand, with the other hand hiding behind Zayn.
Zayn is standing up straight with one hands slightly outwards and the other slightly pointing at himself as if he is saying “It wasn’t me”, which his facial
expression also matches.
Liam looks like he is slightly leaning into Zayn, slightly slouching. Both hands are down by his side and his weight looks to be evenly spread out as he looks
to be standing up straight - despite leaning slighty.
Harry is also leaning in - towards Liam. Harry body composition is quite relaxed and casual like Niall, Louie and Liam. However, his hands are simply just
down by his side.
Iconography:
The only iconography in this photograph is that Niall, Louie and Liam are smiling, which is conventional in Pop - the artists very rarley pose, it is usually a
smile.
Setting:
The setting looks like the boys are at a photoshoot, this is highlighted by the white screen in the background. It could be set anywhere, but is probably in a
studio.

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Analysis #3 - Katy Perry
In this photo, we see the fun and quirky Katy Perry that many people are familiar with. It reflects her personality and the bright and vibrant colours reflect her
as a pop artsits.
Costume:
Katy is wearing a strapless dress, that is shaped like a love heart. It is short at the front and long at the back, with a bow on the front which gives it a ruffled
look. It looks like it is made out of a silky material and the design of it looks like a cereal box.
The colour of the dress is very bright and features colours such as: blue, pink, green, orange, white and red. Which are all conventional colours to feature in a
pop magazine.
The main colour of Katy’s costume is blue, which looks to be a deep sky blue. The colour blue itself represents peace, tranquility, harmony, trust and
confidence. It is hard to establish some of these factors within this image, confidence being the only exception as Katy looks very confident in front of the
camera.
She is also wearing a necklace, which is white featuring the colours green, blue and orange - complying with the colours of her dress. It is a short necklace,
making her neck look unplain due to the dress being strapless.

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Hair:
Katy is renowned for her wild side, especially when it comes to dying her hair. In this specific photo it is cut into a bob and is wavy. Her wild side is shown in
the picture as her hair is green and has black roots. She has a side parting, with the majority of it to the left.
The colour green is frequent throughout pop magazines. The colour green represents growth and the balance of the heart and emotions. This highlights how
Katy has grown as a person throughout the last few years as an artists, which is proven by her awards such as: “Best Video”, “Video of the Year”, “Best
Female”, “Best Look” and “Best Live Act”.
Make Up:
Her make up is natural foundation, powder, bronzer and blusher. On top of her eyes she looks to have a thin line of eyeliner, and thick mascara. On the
bottom half of her eyes she looks to have a thin shadow of eyeliner, making her eyes more noticeable so she can show of her big green eyes.
Facial Expression:
Katy’s face is slightly leaning in towards her arm, so you can see it from an angle. However, you can still see the majority of her face. She is giving the
audience direct address and has her mouth slightly open. This is enticing to the audiences as it makes Katy look ‘sexy’ and charming.
Layout/Body Composition:
Katy looks like she is leaning against a ‘wall’ with one leg straight and the other leg bent, with her heel on the wall. Both her arms are up, behind her head,
looking like she is ruffling with her hair at the back. Her head is leaning into her right arm. This stance is ‘sexy’ matching her outfit and facial expression.
This will make young girls see it admire her beauty, and want to be just like her.
Iconography:
The colours used are a clear indication of the pop genre.
Setting:
The setting is different, unlike the other photo’s I have analysed. Instead of a white background/backdrop, the backdrop is pink. The colour pink represents
compassion and love which Katy clearly shows towards her career. It is also a colour that is featured a lot with in pop magazines.

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