The poster summarizes the key plot elements and characters of the new Harry Potter film. It features an image of Harry Potter at the front surrounded by Ron and Hermione to signal they remain central characters. Below is information on the film and a tagline hinting at obstacles ahead for Harry and his friends. The poster draws on the established Harry Potter aesthetic through its prominent use of blue and distinctive font to promote the new installment to the loyal fan base.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire poster breakdown
1. Purpose: Audience:
The purpose of the Harry Potter already has its own loyal fan-base which ranges from young children Images:
poster is to make the to elderly people. This doesn’t necessarily come across through the poster, but The key image shows
audience aware of from my own knowledge I can identify this. 6 characters standing
release of the new in layers with Harry at
Harry Potter film. It is the front, then Ron,
to draw in the existing the Hermione. This
and potential new shows that they are
audience, making the most important
them aware of what and reoccurring
the film is about characters.
(briefly) and any new The key image takes
characters it may up the whole of the
have. poster. Towards the
bottom of the poster
there is lots of writing
giving all the
Colour: information about the
The most dominating film and how it was
colour in this poster, made.
and all of the Harry
Potter film posters, is
blue. Throughout the
poster, there are Tag line:
different shades of The tag line in the
blue to create the poster for the Goblet
perfect, relevant of Fire reads “Dark and
mood. difficult times ahead”.
This implies that, as an
action/adventure film,
Text: there is going to plenty
Towards the bottom Font: of obstacles and
of the poster, there There is the usual Harry Potter font used. It is spiky with a 3d effect and a problems for them to
is lots of writing shade of white with a darker shadow. Harry Potter is known for his zig-zag overcome. This is
giving all the
scar on his forehead, this is used in the ‘P’ of Potter to link it to the main placed at the top of the
information about
character. poster, with the title
the film and how it
was made. nearer the bottom.