Media studies posters

1. Homework
• Choose three of the posters from the slides
below and write your own textual analysis of
them in annotations around the poster
A* - B
• Detailed analysis of three
posters
• Lots of comments about
WHY certain elements are
chosen
C
• Analysis of three posters
• Some comments as to why
certain images, fonts,
layouts used D
• Annotations of three posters
• Comments tend to DESCRIBE
the elements, rather than
analyse

2. EXAMPLE
Title is large
and either at
the bottom or
top
Large image,
filling most of
the space
No text over the
characters’ faces
Actors’ names at the
top. Often in capitals
Font is carefully
chosen – here to
create mystery and
romance
Lots of light
on characters
Colours – carefully
chosen to create mood.
Here, soft oranges to link
to time of ‘twilight’
Image carefully
chosen to give
information about
movie – here
romance – profiles
of main characters
before a kiss
Credit block at the bottom to
give industry information
Release details Company
logos