Poster Conventions

Tag lines --> usually quite short and punchy, indicates the genre and gives you a hint about what the storyline is going to be like .

Title --> normally has a font that indicates genre, and is the biggest writing on the poster.

Production company logos

Website --> social media links.

Certificate --> rating, little bit of information.

Credits --> billing block.

Format --> when it is going to be released.

Sound logos --> different companies that have produced the sound for the movie.

Colour palette --> an indication of genre.

Images --> an indication of genre, usually a single dominant image.

Iconography --> (image, colour settings, props) visual clues of mise-en-scene.

Font --> an indication of genre.

Release date

Reviews --> posters only ever get reviews a month before the film is out, often reference to genre, often gets stars.

Reference to previous films

Names of stars

Reference to source material --> based on something that already exists.

Name of director --> quite small, not relevant to most people.

Reference to merchandise --> usually to do with a soundtrack album that they're selling.

Comments

Insidious 2 Poster Analysis

--> The main image of the poster is of 3 of the main protagonists. --> The protagonists are seen through the use of a medium shot, to make the audience feel closer with the characters. --> Dull/dark use of colours. --> Low level lighting. --> Some use of red to perhaps represent blood or violence within the film. --> Dark background to allow focus on the image and the writing on the poster. --> Name of the film (san serif, biggest wiring, most bold, indication of genre) located on the side of the poster. --> Credits in small writing located at the very top. --> Release date. --> Website name. --> Tagline - gives away some of the storyline.

Unfriended Poster Analysis

--> The main image here is of one of the character's most likely to be the protagonist. --> The protagonist is shown here using a close up shot. The use of this shot makes the character seem close towards the audience. Implying that during the film the audience will become closer to the character and is likely to sympathise for them. --> Dull/dark colours (black, white, grey) --> Use of red, could represent blood within the film and a sense of violence. --> Black background, makes the writing and picture on the poster stand out. --> Movie title (san serif, biggest writing, most bold), indication of genre - located at the bottom to allow focus on the image. --> Credits located at the bottom. --> Tagline - gives away a bit of the storyline. --> Cinema release month. --> Social media links.

Cast and Crew

KIM HARPER: ACTOR 1 : vulnerable girl Kim was born in Spain. She has been acting and also singing since she was 5, and has been in many programmes and movies. She has been in the films "Gone" and "Don't Look Back", and starred in the film "Goodbye". She continues to carry on succeeding in her acting career, but would also like to make it as a singer. Films Kim has been in : "Gone", "Don't Look Back" and "Goodbye". AMY COOPER: ACTOR 2 : vulnerable girl Amy was born in London, she has been learning to act since she was 10 years old. She is an upcoming A-list actor, who has starred in multiple TV programmes such as "Jackson and Jones". As well as this, she has starred in the films "The Haunting" and "Listen". She prefers acting in films from the horror/thriller genre. Films Amy has been in : "The Haunting" and "Listen". DAVID CANNING: ACTOR 3 : crazed surgeon ...

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