1. Masthead
Selling line
The masthead is at the
The selling line is located
top of the page. The at the top of the page
colours used are black the colours used are blue
and yellow this
and white. The size is not
catches the reader‟s
large but reasonable. The
eyes instantly. reader won‟t miss it.
Cover Lines
Main image
Below the title there
The main image is of an
are cover lines. They
actress from the film „RED‟.
are in white and red.
She has a look of sorrow on
The theme presented
her face, also she is wearing
here is horror.
red which corresponds with
the title of the movie.
Main cover line
The main cover line is
“Passion” which links to the
actress, although her look
doesn‟t show she is being Barcode
passionate. The font size is
large and black, the word The barcode has
has been placed on the been placed at the
woman‟s red top which bottom of the page.
suggests danger.
The text is very simple with a conventional horror theme of black and
white text, like many horror POSTERS. It makes me feel unsettled as I feel
as though the girl is staring at me, a very clever example of good
photography, especially for a horror genre as the whole point is to feel
unsettled. The girl is wearing red, which enforces this message. The
black 'passion' contrasts the red clothing and sticks out brilliantly,
catching my eye as soon as I saw
The white text represents purity and possibly hope, whereas the red
contrasts this message and repsresents blood and danger.