1. Filmposter review:Side Effects The title of the short film ‘Side Effects’suggesttothe audience thatthe plotof the filmwill be
basedaroundthe use of drugs.The title hintstowardsthe narrative andimpliesthatthe
protagonistof the filmcouldbe sufferingfromthe side effectsof drugsor couldbe going
throughand illnessandsufferingside effectsof the medicines,thissuggestthatthe genre of
the filmisdrama as the protagonistof the filmwill be experiencingdifferentsideeffects.
The mise-en-scenealsohintstowardsthe narrative,aclose upshothas beenusedtoshowa
womanlyingina hospital bed,thissuggeststhatshe mayhave an injuryorillnessandis
sufferingfromthe side effectsof the medicine.Inthe bottomhalf of the postera longshot
has been usedtoshowa couple hugging,thisimpliesthatthattheycouldbe upsetand
comfortingeachother.By splittingthe posterinhalf itiseffective asitimpliesthatthe close
up of the womanisalsothe womanin the bottomhalf of the posterhugging.The characters
huggingare positionedinthe distant,thisiseffective asitallowsthe audience tosee the
surroundings.Inthe backgroundisa hill andthe characters are seenstandingatthe topof a
slighthill,thiscouldimplythatthe narrative will include the injured/illwomanfightingtoget
to the top of the hill,itcouldalsosuggestthatshe wasonce at the top butis nowat the
bottomand couldbe fightingforherlife.The twocharactersthat are huggingare seenlooking
out intothe distance,thisiseffective asitsuggeststhattheyare lookingforwardtothe
future,implyingthatthe womanmaybe gettinghealthier.The close upof the womanshows
that she has hereyes shut,thisimplies thatshe couldbe asleeporunconscious,thisis
effectiveasitcouldbe seenas the bottomhalf of the posterisa dream thatshe ishaving,this
impressioniscreatedthroughthe use of editingbycreatingthe twoimagesfade intoone
another.
In thisposter,greenisthe maincolourthat isused thisiseffective asthe colourgreen
symbolises growthandtherefore suggestthatduringthe filmthe womanwill
improve/overcomeherinjury/illness.The colourgreenisusedatthe top of the filmposter,
it’susedas a backgroundfor the close upof the woman, thisissuccessful as greenisthe most
restful colourforthe humaneye and therefore impliesthatthe womanisat peace or inless
pain,implyingthatshe couldbe ina coma.
At the bottomof the posterare the credits, the creditsconsistof the actors,writer,producer
and director,althoughthese aren’twell-knownpeople andtherefore won’tbe asellingpoint
for the film,the creditsare presentedinblockcapitalswhichmakesthe posterlook
professional.Due tothe suggestednarrative of the film beingbasedarounddrugs,itimplies
that the target groupis forthe oldergenerationasdrugsisa seriousissue andthe filmmay
include emotional scenes.
