Media Lighting Analysis:

Still Number 1:

Still one is a low key lighting i can tell this from the shadows, by this I mean there is a lot of shadows on her face which means it is low key and is not using all the lights available. The lighting is top lighting. this lighting emphasises the smoke as it lights it up more and makes it white where the light hits it as where there is no light the smoke is blue and blends in with the background. But where the smoke is hit by the light it turns white which contrasts with the dark background.

Still Number 2:

This is an example of High-Key Lighting. The lighting is coming from an natural source (Outside) and is going through the curtains to show naturalism. This is an example of back lighting as it is coming from the back (Back Right). This lighting creates a deep mood. it makes it look very intimate as the lighting is fixed on them kissing.

Still Number 3:

This is another example of High-Key Lighting as the only shadows there are are on his face (in particular around his eye lids, eye brows and eyes). By doing this, it creates a sense of power as his eyes are darkened which show strength and authority. The crown doesn't have a shadow which shows purity although his eyes do which could show some sort of corruption.

Still Number 4:

In this picture they are using Low-Key Lighting to show a emotionally dramatic effect. On the actress there is top lighting which also makes her look pretty (Suggesting she's a important / famous movie star who wants to keep her status) This kinda looks like the chiaroscuro effect but not too much.

Still Number 5:
Still 5's image has a use of low key lighting and also under lighting.
As the man (Bruce Willis) has shadows covering half of his face which may suggest that he has two sides to who. One represented in the picture and one unrepresented. This creates a sense of mystery as (in this picture) Bruce Willis looks like a superhero by the way he is positioned.  

Still 6:
In this image ,there is low key lighting as there is the chiaroscuro effect ( a strong contrast between light and dark to create an certain feeling ). By doing this in this picture it creates a sense of freight and anxiety as by the way she is positioned she looks like she has just been jumped.

   Still 7: 
Still 7 has great use of Low-Key lighting . The back lighting behind the men creates silhouettes of there shadows. because the lighting is behind them, the shadows are bigger than them because of the way they are positioned.This creates a tense  environment as you can not see there facial expressions but only there body posturer and their shadows.
Still 8:
In this still, the lighting is Low-Key Lighting. This is shown by having almost all of the picture dark black and only some natural lighting coming from behind the actor to show shock. Not only this, there is some reflections coming off the wall in the form of rays of lights or sidewards blinds.

A bit about myself and why I chose Media A Level

I am studying a level media because I didn't pass last year - I am retaking. However, I did pick media studies in year 11 because I found that it's actually a subject that I can like all the way throughout. Whether it's with the timed assessments or the coursework that is grouped and singularly completed. It was a funny subject at G.C.S.E level which I attend a B in. I'm hoping this year goes better than the last because I would like to study media at university.

Reebok Image Analysis

• Colour scheme: - The colours used in this poster are grey and black. If you look at his hat and the top half of his T-Shirts it is in a camouflaged top. This not only goes with his rap persona of being low key but also fits in with his music. This goes with the black and grey colour scheme of the poster. These colours give an urban and gritty feel which symbolise 50 Cent's and Reebok's target audience which is known for the gritty street style. 
• Composition: - The image of 50 Cent (a well-established and modern rapper) is placed to the side next to the quote to show that 50 Cent can accept who he is as his quote   This not only improves 50 Cent's image and status but also reflects how the brand is also well-established. The phrases "no plan b" is the quote emphasises how Reebok, as a brand, are down for business.
• Medium close- up shot of his face: - The camera shot clearly focuses on the expression of the central image which is of 50 Cent. By doing this, they have moved the central image more to the left than the right. This is odd because most of the time the central image is central but slightly to the right. However, this shows the quote ''I Am Who I Am" instead of him which in itself is his finger prints. By doing this Reebok are going to the core of the picture by using his fingerprints showing how deep the meaning of it is within the picture.
• The dominant readings Reebok would've like to have successfully given out is that they are a successful, strong brand that have stood the test of time by being original and independent. This is an accurate representation of the brand and it is appropriate for Reebok to have 50 Cent as the cover poster model because he also represents the brand values as well. 
• The oppositional readings are that they had a black male rapper on the cover of a shoe company with the tag line misspelled and a picture of fingerprints. this could connote something bad such as 50's past - being shot 9 times and still surviving.