HW 1b - Reflections on my Film Still (BLK)

My chosen film still

1. My chosen genre for this shot was thriller. I feel this is connoted well through the use of the hand, as the audience expect it to belong to a dead body. Also the more industrial location can be quite common of many thriller films.
2. We used a lot of trial and error to get the hand into the position best visible to the camera. We also used the mini lights to illuminate the hand, making it stand out more, but using the softer filter on the light so as not to make the lighting look unnatural. Also the slight tilt of the camera helps to give an idea of this all being wrong, as if there shouldn't have been a murder
3. We were trying to communicate the idea that someone has been murdered. We did this through the hand, as it insinuates the presence of a dead body through the audiences' expectations. The hand also contrasts well with the rough setting, creating the idea that the body shouldn't be there, and that this was no accident.
4. I really like the way we were able to have the hand just visible through the gap in the containers, as i feel it was more effective than just having the whole dead body. I also like the way the hand is lit to make it stand out more, but not to make it look to unnatural.
5. In hindsight I would have the shot more zoomed in, so that the hand is the main focal point of the shot, as the audience has to work to pick out where the focal point is in the shot.