Posters of different genre

Lauren Fitzsimons

Names at the top of the poster is a common convention this advertises the actors in the film.

The tag line is more of a description of the film ‘a film about growing up and the bumps along the way’ this is a very creative way that they have made reference to the bump she has got.

It is also a convention that they will add a quote from a critic on the poster to advertise how good the critics think it is. These are usually from famous companies.

I like the background as its not something I have seen so far it does however make the poster very busy. I like how they have matched this with her costume so everything on the poster is bright and appealing. The use of colour is usually seen in comedy’s.

The font of the title is in a sketched effect I think this is to represent the immaturity of her being a teenager. I don’t think the sizing is big enough for the overall poster and I think it should be placed at the top of the page instead of to the right.

I do like however how the image is placed the side on the rule of thirds because this is unconventional for any genre to do this.

Genre: Comedy

The title of the film is placed at the bottom I don’t think this is a problem however this is hard to see as the sizing is very small. I also think it should be a lot bigger than the tag line whereas its not far off the same size.

For the tag line to be placed at top of the page is non conventional because this is normally placed at the side of the image or at the bottom to give more context to the image. This image however doesn’t need any context as we already know what film it is and what character they are portraying as the Joker’s make up is drawn on the wall.

The image is very interesting because instead of taking the picture of the Joker they have used symbolism instead this is a creative way to portray this character. I don’t think this would work with a normal film poster however because the Batman is well known and is a classic.

I like the idea that the image covers the whole poster as a background instead of using the symbols on a black background for example. Even the bat is recognisable without actually looking at the film title.

Genre : Action

The use of the background being white I don’t think works because I would prefer if it was black so that her make up and crown would stand out.

This poster has the creators and producers on the side in brackets I don’t like the idea of this I think these should be placed at the bottom out of the way.

Just by looking at the image we are very directed to look at the make up and the styling of this picture. It is very confusing by just looking at the poster what the genre is and this isn’t good because this should be the first thing that you work out. The prop of the tiria make sus think it is a girly film.

The font that the text has been added in is very simple and still doesn’t give us any indication to what the film genre is. It does however hint that maybe she does fit in and is out casted. I also don’t think the title is big enough for the poster it should be the first thing that you see.

GENRE : DANCE

The colour scheme is blue and has a blue tint to the image this signals that this film is a male or action film.

The proxemics of this image is interesting too because both him and the lady are placed on the rule of thirds compositionally this looks good. She also adds context to the film this hints he is a ladies man by the way she is looking at him.

His costume and the prop of the gun gives us more details to the genre he is very well dressed and his gun shows this will be action involved.

I like how this image is the background to the whole poster this makes a impact as there is a lot of look at . The background is also a different colour to him and it makes him stand out without having to blur anything else out.

The title font is simple but no less than effective it is in skinny linear font. The ‘o’ of the title are joined and they are bold this is to make another word out of the title as the gun placed underneath is the 7 making the word 007. I do think this title should be bigger as it is placed a little too small.

Genre : Action

The tag line is very cliché of fairy-tale’s I think this is good as it is a children’s film and based on folktales. The font of the tag line is like one in a traditional storybook for example the font type that ‘once upon a time’ would be written in.

The colour design of this photo shows that its genre is children as many of the colours are primary with the blue, red and yellow . This is a commonly saw convention when looking at children’s film posters. These colours are deep and this portrays the fact that this is a darker fairy-tale.

The image is also placed on the side I find it distracting that the left side has more background than the right they should be central.

The font text of the film title is like that of the tag lien it is traditional fairy-tale text with tails on the letters to make it fancy. I think the outline colour od the black makes it look 3D and I think this works.

Genre : Children's fantasy

The image is very confusing to the films genre because her glasses show piranhas however she herself looks like a fashion image. The image in her glasses is cracked and I like the fact we can see what she is seeing in her glasses.

I don’t really like how there isn’t a colour scheme they could have matched her lipstick to the colour of the title.

I think that the title looks as if it is stamped onto her head this doesn’t work and I think it should have been placed at the bottom with the sizing bigger.

The tag line is placed at the top and I don’t like this either as it is not big enough and the colour is making it blend into the rest of the picture. I do however like the fact that they have used a list of three with repetition this makes it quick pace and snappy when reading it.

I think in terms of the image alone I would have cropped off the neck and chin so that only her face was left this would then make the glasses more central to the pictures composition.

Genre: Thriller

The background to this image gives us context on the story because it is shown that it will take place at a prom. We are told this in the banner placed at the back this use of props I think is good.

The colour design to the background image is blue I don’t think the title of the red goes with this.

This by the use of the images props is a action film as they are both carrying guns. This isn’t clear at first glance how a action film can be based at a prom but that makes people wanting to watch the film.

This film title font is the American sport text with the rounded corners taken off. This again tells us it has references to the school and maybe even the sports teams. I don’t like how the actors names are placed on top of the title these should be either at the top or bottom.

Genre : Action