Evaluate my Initial Footage

Task: Paste your chosen frame from your footage next to the same frame from the professional footage. Complete the following tasks:

Framing - comment on the framing of your shot in comparison to the original. Could it be improved? Why do you think the professional shot is so successful?
i am very pleased with the framing of this image because it looks extremely similar to the professional photograph. the professional shot is succesful because the camera blurs out the leg in the background so that all attention is focused on the woman with the sunglasses on. also, the red sofa in the background matches with the hat the model is wearing. the wooden strip in the background links with the colour of the model's nose ring and earring. the black sunglasses link with the black leather jacket that she is wearing aswell as the black interior of the cafe seen in the background. 

Lighting - does your lighting work. What kind of set up have you tried to use or did you rely on ambient lighting? Why do you think the professional shoot used the lighting it has?
i think we could've worked on our lighting more to make it look more like the professional shot. our shot is too light and doesnt set the mood of the cafe that the models are supposedly in. we just used daylight for our shot whereas in the proffesional shot they have carefully dimmed the lighting to make the models look dominating and serious. this makes us think that they are intimidating. 

Mise en scene - comment on whether your costume choices were close to the original and what changes you could make to improve your shot.
i am very happy with the costume choices that we made. we made holly wear red lipstick and a red hat like the model in the professional shot. she is also wearing a leather jacket like the model and even has a nose ring in. the only thing about the costume that is noticeably different is the different coloured hair. to overcome this problem i should've asked holly to put her hair behind her shoulder so that less of it was in the shot. 

Camera - while impossible to see from one shot, you could comment on your camerawork. Did you use a hand-held camera or tripod? Is there any movement in the original shot which you have found difficult to match?
for this shot i used a hand-held camera on the iphone 7. i felt like this was the best option because i could get close to the actors in order to get her head in the right position. in the original shot the actress moved her head slightly upwards which is found difficult to replicate as the shot happened so quickly.

Actors - did your actors work well in front of the camera? Comment on how precise you need to be when directing others in a professional shoot context.
holly worked very well infront of the camera. she kept a serious face which resembles the model and had her hand in the correct position on her face. she was determined that she wanted to wear the nose ring, like the model, so made sure it would stay in her nose. i had to be very precise when taking this shot so that alice's leg in the background looked like the leg in the background of the professional shot. i had to make sure that alice's hand was resting on her leg, and that her leg was resting on the chair.