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3. Facial expressions and body language 

• Facial expressions provide a clear indicator of how someone is feeling. 
• If someone is smiling broadly we assume they are happy but we may get a different feeling if this is accompanied by scary music. 
• Body language may also indicate how a character feels towards another character or may reflect the state of their relationship 

4. Positioning of characters & objects within a frame

• Positioning within a frame can draw our attention to an important character/object.
• A film-maker can use positioning to indicate relationships between people. 

The break up: man and woman sitting on sofa. there is a clear separation between the two characters, there is half the sofa each, with a clear black line where the two parts of the sofa meet. also behind them there is a window behind each of their heads. she is very shut down, with crossed arms and legs, and clearly looking away. the man has his hands clasped on his lap, with his eyes looking sideways at her. 

 5. Colour & lighting

•  Colour carries certain connotations which may add meaning to a scene (ie red = danger/passion) 
• Can give a scene a particular look, feel or mood.
• Can be used for dramatic effect.
• To highlight important characters or objects within the frame
• To make characters look mysterious by shading sections of the face & body.
• To reflect a characters mental state/hidden emotions ( i.e bright = happy strobe affect = confused ect )