Model: Savani Kale
I decided to pick Savani as my Princess Jasmine model as Savani has an Indian ethnicity and has long brown hair. Princess Jasmine was the first non-European Disney Princess who was from Middle East/South Asia and her recognisable long ponytail with blue ribbon in her hair. In order to create a strong intertextual reference and audience connection, I had to cast a Middle East/South Asian model preferably with long hair. This would allow my second cover to be a different social group as my first cover would be a gay British white male and this second cover would be a South Asian female. Since the release of Aladdin in 2019, I thought Princess Jasmine would challenge stereotypes of a female being on the front cover but, also with a different ethnicity that is under-represented in the media.
Mise-en-scène - Location: Chelmsford
I decided to take pictures in Chelmsford behind the train station to highlight the scenes where Princess Jasmine explores the marketplace. So, I would take shots behind walls and old buildings in order to highlight the fact that she is exploring life outside her castle. This would hopefully reflect that in the front cover that Princess Jasmine doesn't care about wealth or social class despite her luxurious upbringing. This challenges stereotypes of Princesses, celebrating different cultures and champion diversity.
Mise-en-scène - outfit: Blue Top
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