The similarities and differences between film posters, magazine front covers and trailers

1. Similarities & Differences:
Posters, Film Magazine
Covers and Trailers
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2. Trailer
This trailer differs to the poster and magazine
cover because the trailer is introducing the
audience to the narrative rather than focusing
on certain actors, even though the characters
are an integral part of the film. This is different
to the poster because the poster is advertising
the film through the two well known actors,
Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law, and the
magazine cover is focusing on selling the
magazine rather than the film and therefore the
use of Robert Downey Jr on the cover draws the
buyers in as he is a very famous actor.

3. Poster & Magazine Front Cover
There are similarities and differences to these
two images, due to the fact that one is purely
advertising the film, the film poster, whereas
the magazine cover is inviting the audiences
to purchase the magazine. This could be why
Robert Downey Jr is the main element of the
magazine due to his fame compared to Jude
Law, as well as there being smaller images of
the two other main films in the background.