MOVIE POSTER ANALYSIS

Overview

My poster’s foreground denotes a close up of a

white man with long, black hair looking at the

viewer.

My poster’s background denotes a stormy looking

beach.

There is a large headline, accompanied by a

tagline and a date of release. There is a small

ident for Fenris Studios beneath the release date

and a website name in each of the bottom

corners. At the top of the poster, there are three,

evenly spaced actor names.

AnalysisStormy

background is

dramatic and

naturally draws

attention as the

grey-blue sky

and orange-

brown sand are

colour

compliments.

The

background

connotes

uncertainty and

threat, thanks

to it’s dramatic

nature and vivid

colours.

White man with

long black hair.

Black has

connotations of evil

and contrasts with

the actor’s pale

skin, which makes

the picture stiking.

Unnaturally bright

blue eyes have a

mysterious,

supernatural

quality about them

– hinting at the

possibility of

supernatural

happenings in the

film.

The character’s

eyeline is also

AnalysisTitle is large in

order to draw

attention. The

text has a glow

effect around

it, again hinting

at supernatural

themes.

Tagline short and

dramatic – hints at

controversial

subject of

blasphemy, religiou

s themes and

revenge.

Actor names at

the top of the

poster fit move

poster codes and

conventions.

Ambiguous release

date – this is a

teaser poster and

would be released

months in advance

of the film itself.Websites are

vital for film

promotion

nowadays, so it

has become a

growing

convention to

place website

addresses on

Ident identifies the

company distributing

the film – the vast

majority of movie

poster feature at

least one ident, as it

is vital for the

company’s

Large image fits codes

and conventions.