4. Poster Analysis
From looking at these horror/thriller trailers and posters it can be clearly seen that
they all illustrate the genre of horror/thriller as they all have elements of the thriller
and horror aspects within their posters. For example, in The Woman in Black poster
you can clearly see that it will be scary and frightening firstly because of the ghost in
the mist as well as the slogan “Do you believe in ghosts?” Also, the close up of the
actors face shows the fear in his eyes which can therefore highlight the genre of the
movie within one image which shows the poster is effective in terms of highlighting
the genre of horror and thriller.
In The Woman In Black and the Gone poster one similarity between them is they both
have close ups of their faces which can show either they are the main character and
tells the audience the film will be revolved around them or to emphasise the fact that
they are in fear of something as their faces shows they are frightened of something
which can entice the audience to watch the film.
From looking at these film posters, I believe that this will give me and Saba a clear idea
on how we would like our film poster to look like as we like the idea of the main
character having a close up and also showing a glimpse of our killer character as well to
show the audience that the genre is likely to be a suspenseful thriller however, with
some horror aspects in it.
5. Website Research
The website also has a synopsis page
where it gives a brief overview of what
the story is in the film. This way the
viewer can feel more in tuned with the
storyline and even if they don’t watch
the trailer they will still be able to know
what the film is about through the
synopsis. I think I will include a synopsis
in my website as it will give an overview
to the viewer as to what my film is
about. Furthermore, it will be complying
with codes and conventions of film
websites because most of them have a
synopsis of the film to give the reader an
insight to what the film is about.
The website also includes a gallery page which allows the viewer to see different pictures
taken from the film. This is another good way of promoting the film because it allows the
viewer to see some freeze frames of the actual film which makes the viewer more
interested and feel more in tune with the film.
6. The website for Final Destination 5 first comes up with a striking image of the skull
then immediately breaks out and goes into this image here. Then as you can see at
the bottom there are different tabs where the audience can look at the trailer,
synopsis as well as photos and clips form the film.
This then shows that Saba and I might not want to set up our website like this as
this really highlights the horror side of the film as it can be quite frightening,
however, it does clearly show the genre and meaning of the film within the website
which therefore shows that the website is very eye catching and memorable
towards an audience, which we would also like to do for our audience.
