The costumes shown in this photo represent the different types of characters you might see in realist soaps. The costumes are all clothes that people wear every day in real life, rather than the glamorous and costly outfits shown in less realistic soaps such as Melodramas and American Fantasy
The shot also tells a narrative as each of the characters are clearly all suspects of some kind of crime due to the mug shot style background.
When doing a photo shoot for a soap opera, body language of the actors is extremely important
The way each character is standing, along with their costume can give away a lot about who they are, their personality, and whether they are guilty or not.
This can include minor details such as the way their head is tilted to look at the camera, for example Kevin (second right) is looking front on, straight into the camera which could suggest he has nothing to hide. Sally (right) looks a lot more suspicious as her head is slightly turned yes still looking forward, implying that she knows something that we don't. The way characters are positioned in the mise en scene can also tell the audience how important or relevant characters are within a narrative, for example, Carla (middle) was the fiance of the man who was murdered, therefore she has been placed in the middle. Confidence can also be conveyed for example Carla (middle) is stood with legs apart in a very dominant position with her hands on her hips which could connote feelings of anger or traits of manipulation
This has given me ideas for my own photo shoots as I will take into account the skills and techniques such as matching eye line, choosing specific body language and positioning within the mise en scene, costume, and facial expression.
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