A few film posters to look at, what genre are they, what can you tell about their audiences etc.?

1. Film Poster Analysis
Kirstie Jackson: 3104

2. The colour scheme for this film
poster is blue and yellow, which
links in to with the title and the
theme of summer. The background
has pictures of the character
summer, some yellow in the shape
of the sun and the others blue, so it
looks like the sun and the sky.
There are approximately 500
photographs of the character
summer, which could represent the
500 days of summer. It shows that
the poster has been cleverly linked
with the film title. Some elements of
the poster are drawn and the male
character is drawing, which gives
the audience indications to the
characters personality and hobbies.

3. The colour scheme for this poster is
dark colours, which connotate
mystery and fear. The positioning of
the characters make her appear
innocent and dependent on him to
protect her. He is standing over and in
front of her so it appears that he is
protecting her. Bella’s features appear
to be bright and glowing, and against
his pale skin and bright coloured eyes
make him appear inhuman and like a
vampire. The film title and release
date are at the bottom right of the
poster. They are in metallic font
signifying a fantasy genre. The film
slogan is effective in conveying the
main idea of the film.

4. The characters positioning is very
interesting and gives an indication of
a sci-fi film because it is an
unnatural position to be in. The two
shot and the engagement ring
signify and romantic genre and they
are at the center of the poster to be
the main focus. The theme of
marriage continues on the poster
with as she is wearing white and the
title is in a white font. The characters
seem quite serious to indicate that it
is a drama. The shot is a focus pull
so it makes the characters stand out
and the background ambiguous. It is
mentioned that the film is a
successful novel, which would
intrigue anyone who enjoyed
reading the novel.

5. The colour scheme for this poster is
red and black. The red text links in
with the box and makes the box
stand out against the black and
white. The use of red gives
connotations of a romantic film and
the use of black gives the
connotations of a business
environment because it is plain and
formal. The bright colours suggest
that it is comical and so does the
characters positioning and
expressions. The tagline is comical,
and is an interesting play on words
and gives the audience a small
indication to the plot. This poster
also includes the actors names,
therefore this is effective if people
like the actors featured in the film
and reminds the audience that big
named actors are featured in the
film.

6. The theme of the colour red in
this poster signifies a romantic
genre. The red balloon
indicates that it is Valentine’s
Day. It also has an establishing
wide shot of the city to show
the location. It also mentions
that it is directed by the director
of Pretty Woman so therefore if
people have enjoyed that
filmed it could influence them
to go and she this film.