I have chosen to analyse the mise-en-scene of the TV series Waterloo Road, on BBC1, created by Shed Productions, the company responsible for Bad Girls and Footballers' Wives.
In the still image close up, straight away see that she is upset as her eyes are puffy and also surrounded by a black cloud of mascara.
Also, the doodle on her hand suggests she could be upset due to something to do with a relationship, either with her boyfriend, parent or sibling. It is coloured red which represents love, but is not fully filled in, which creates the idea in our mind that her heart is not complete.
She is hiding her head with her full fringe, which could represent she is hiding something from us that we are yet to find out about and we will discover in later episodes.
The background behind the windows is a unsaturated orange colour which looks disgusting, representing the end of the day, almost like a sunset, which is usually linking in with a romance of some sort. Although the bars covering the window contrast with the message given by the colour showing through the window as it represents being locked up or imprisoned.
She is wearing a white shirt which represents she is angelic and also innocence, creating a subtle sense of sympathy for her as she has been falsely accused. Contasting with her white shirt is her black leather jacket, which represents darkness and evil as well as toughness as it is made of leather, hinting she will get through these hard times and go on to succeed in life.
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