As I am going to make a film poster and magazine front cover to accompany my film teaser trailer I thought it would be a good idea to analyse some and find out the key conventions included in them.
Scream!
· The main image is very conventional for a horror film poster. It is a close up shot of a victims face looking scared. This type of shot captures emotion and draws the audience into the poster as if the central image is effective they are left wanting to know more about the film. The face of the character is white with no colour and could have connotations of the saying “as white as a ghost” when someone gets scared.
· The title of the film is ‘scream’ and this is clear to the audience as it is the main/biggest writing on the page and is in a distinctive font. The font is spaced out and in a bold white writing. The audience want to know what the characters are ‘screaming’ about. The ‘m’ in the tittle has the effect of a spike coming through the middle; this makes the title attention grabbing and memorable.
· The colour scheme for the poster is dull and dark colours; black, white and a purply/grey. This sets a dark theme and gives a sense of mystery. The poster has little lighting and the only well lit part is the central image making it centre of attention.
· At the bottom of the poster there are names of some of the main actors in the film and also the name of the director. This could be a selling point as if the film includes successful and well known actors and directors then it may have high expectations from the audience making them want to watch it.
· The tag line at the top of a film poster is very important. It gives a slight indication about what the film is about, so the audience can decide if they like the look of the film or not. “Someone has taken their love of scary films to far. Solving this mystery is going to be murder” this leaves the audience interested in the film and wanting to know more so therefore it accomplishes its purpose.
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