1) Die Hard: Costume - He is wearing a vest top, suggesting he may be in some sort of rush or danger, this is further reinforced due to the dirt/blood that can be seen on his vest. Lighting - The lighting is heavily concentrated on Bruce Willis' face and slightly in the background. Highlights he is a protagonist . Actor (placement and movement) - He is crawling in a vent, which suggests that he may be doing something important such as a mission. He is alone and in the central of the frame suggesting he has high importance in the movie. Make-up - There is blood/dirt all over his face/clothes connoting that he is in distress or in a pressured situations which is hazardous. It also suggests that he has either killed someone, is being hunted and is used to doing something like this. Props - He is holding a lighter which implies that he is a smoker, but in this case he is using it to lighten up his surroundings ( Barthes action codes ). The lighter usually ignites something, so ...