1. Research: Horror Genre Callum Sands

5. Sinister. Knife to show that this is a horror film. Pumpkin is relevant to the title of the film. Glowing eyes symbolic to show evil or danger. Supernatural a pumpkin with a human hand, shows aggressiveness. White font is used to standout from the black background. Orange border around the title, links to Halloween and pumpkin. Emphasis on ‘He’ in the slogan, suggests something is coming back and also shows elements of threat or danger. Who is ‘He’? No website as this was released in 1978. There is a list of credits that tells you who is in the film, also the distributor is also noted as well as the age. No release date.

6. Sinister. Knife to show that this is a horror film. Orange colours symbolic of Halloween. Mask, iconic image of horror and popular culture. Its also made of screen shots of the film, like a trailer in a way. Also you never see the real face of the killer but you know who he is due to his mask. Background is the image, fades into black to allow the title and credits to standout. Colours used in the font are white, similar to that of the killer’s mask, and orange, which is symbolic of Halloween. Slogan is in white and suggests that the killer will accomplish what he intends to do. No actors featured, only in the credits, but the director is and has a reputation of creating gruesome explicit films, audience appeal. Title is big, bold and in orange, again linked to Halloween colours. Release date is in a different orange at the bottom along with various websites so that audiences can find out more about the film.