My film still

1. The girl is the main focus of the shot and she is holding what was meant to be a flower, the flower connoting romance. The girl staring outside seems to be thinking about something, as opposed to looking at something in particular. This image of the girl thinking about something while holding the ‘flower’ suggests to the audience that she is thinking about the person she is in love with. Also the girl staring out of the window is a common trope of romance. Her modern clothes and young appearance also connote that it is a teen-romance.
2. To achieve the effect of connoting romance, we made sure to clearly establish the setting, without having anything else to detract from the focus of the main character. The actress was young (not an adult) which made it clear that it was a teen romance
3. We intended the audience to interpret the still as the girl looking out of the window while thinking of her love interest, as she was holding the flower which reminded her of him.
4. The shot is successful because it effectively makes the main character the focus of the shot, and therefore easily establishes what is happening in the scene, which makes it easier for the audience to read the still.
5. In hindsight, I would have replaced the plant with a flower. I would try to make it so that the inside of the room could be less visible as I feel that the light on the ceiling of the room undermines the scene a bit. I would also try to get the top of the frame in the shot.