1. Filmposter review:Caterpillar In thisfilmposter,the mainfocusisonthe oldwomanwhoispositionedinthe centre
of the film,thisiseffectiveasitportraysher as the protagonistof the film.The old
womanispositionedbehindaspinningwheel,thisimpliesthatthe oldwomanisfond
of historical traditions,bypositioningherbehindit itiseffectiveasitkeepsheridentity
hiddenwhichwill intriguetoaudience tofindoutmore.The darkcoloursmeanthat
the costume of the oldwomanisn’trevealed,thisiseffective asitmeansthather
identityiskepttoa minimumwhichmeansthe audience will be intriguedtofindout
more about herand therefore will be encouragedtowatchthe film.
Dark coloursand lowkeylightingisused,the use of the darkcolourscreate a mystery
whichisa typical conventionof dramagenre films.The darkcoloursandlowkey
lightingare aroundthe borderof the poster,thisissuccessful asthe brightwhite light
comingthroughthe door highlightsthe oldwomanasitacts as a spotlight,makingher
the focuspointof the poster.
The title of the film‘Caterpillar’doesn’tgive toomuchawaytowardswhatthe
narrative of the filmcouldbe,althoughthisisusuallysuccessful the word‘caterpillar’
couldmeananythingandtherefore the audiencearen’tgivenanyinformationof what
the filmwill consistof andtherefore won’twanttowatch it.On filmpostersthe title
and picture usuallyhave some connection,howeveronthisfilmposter there isno
connection.Due tothe title notgivingmuch informationawayitisn’taverygood
sellingpointof the poster,itimpliesthatfilmandproductioncompanyaren’t
successful.
Both the title andthe creditsare inwhite,thisiseffectiveastheybothcontain
importantinformationandbypositioning the white onthe darkbackgrounditmakes
the writtentextstandout.The colour white symbolisespeace,goodnessand
innocence,thiscreatesthe impressionthatthe oldwomanisjustan ordinarytypical
oldwomanwhose hobbyisthe spinningwheel.Howeverdue tothe genre of the film
beingdrama,the sense of an uneasinessiscreatedasthe womancannot be a peaceful
innocentpersoninadrama genre film,therefore there mustbe hiddeninformation
aboutthe character,thisis effective asitwill intriguethe audience towatchthe film.
In the backgroundon the posteris a manikinwhichiscoveredinsome sortof web,
fromthe title ‘Caterpillar’itimpliesthatthe manikiniscoveredinsilk-spinning
caterpillar.Due tothe title of filmbeingcaterpillaritshowsthatthe silk-spinning
caterpillarwill playalarge role inthe narrative.
