Assign 7 posters
- 1. Assignment 7: Conventions of Film Posters Gelsomina De Lucia Patrycia Butrym Leticia Silva Tayla Humphris
- 2. • The main image is of a vulnerable female which reinforces conventions of a thriller/supernatural film. • The facial expression creates narrative enigma as the audience would be curious to know what happens to the character. • The font and colour of the title is sharp against the black which makes it stand out. • The billing block is at the bottom which shows that they wanted to attract their audience mainly by their narrative enigmas. • The green tint links to how the film is recorded from a handheld POV. • The black is a colour which is usually associated with supernatural films as everything evil happens at night. • Her costume is dirty which alludes that she has been through an ordeal which is another narrative enigma as to what has happened to her. • This is a form of narrative enigma as it gives background information about the film. • The release date is bigger than the billing block so that the target audience know when the film is coming out.
- 3. •Images connotates that the paranormal creature is part of the main character or has a connection with it because in this image they are connected together. •Layout is separated and well organised (neat and clear) •The main colours used are very dark and dull therefore this symbolises death, evil, and mystery so that represents the genre. •The words that are meant to stand out are in a bigger font and in italics they not not only stand out to catch audience but also to advertise their previous films. •The colour of the words are in white so its more visible because its on a dark background. • The middle of the title is fading away so it suits the low key background. • Costumes portray the social class of the character and may give a hint of the terrible things that happened to them looking at the state of their clothes. • Companies - The fact that they are at the bottom and very small suggest that they are less important but still need to get credit. • All of the names are neat and small so that everybody can fit. • Tag line is influded right under the title so that its more reconigsable because audience will read it right after reading the title. • The tagline also creates a enigma and makes it more mysterious to fit the subhenre and colour.
- 4. The main image centred in the middle shows a weak character that has no control. The hand covers the characters face which suggests the person is no longer who they were as a human state. This could show a possession which is a convention of the supernatural. Based on a true story is the only narrative enigma the audience is left with and it shows the extent whether the main image is also true and so therefore audiences are intrigued to watch the film. Title is crisp as the colour makes it stand out. Parts of the title is also scratched out which alludes to pain and links with the hand Colour palette is plain but featured above. has the connotations of coldness and is dark in some parts but never light. The darkness creates mystery of the unknown and this is a convention in our subgenre. Billing block informs audiences of actors and even release dates; information that is essential for audiences. The release date is in red which differentiates it from the other text.
- 6. • -extension: compare to another poster in a different genre - how are they different?