This movie poster depicts a typical thriller genre scene involving a natural disaster. The poster shows a cityscape with smoke and broken glass-filled buildings in the background, suggesting a disaster has occurred. In the foreground is a lone rescue worker rappelling down with a rope, representing one of the "good citizens" trying to save people. A helicopter is also present, connoting rescue efforts. The title "San Andreas" names the location of the disaster, while the tagline "Where will you be who will you be with" hints at the uncertainty and danger people face in such a crisis situation.

1. Rhianna Walsh

2. The moon, with a
picture of some sort
of creature that looks
like a wolf, suggests
that at night the man
turns into someone
completely different.
This is a typical thriller
location, this is
because it is during
the night when
everyone is asleep.
This connotes that
during the day it is a
happy place to be but
it all changes at night.
The shovel and his arm
are full of blood, this is
typical of thriller as it
suggests that his
weapon is a shovel, a
weapon that we
wouldn’t mostly
associate with
gardening.
The dog could suggest
that this is his partner
in crime, the dog could
connote that he helps
him smell out his
targets and helps him
find them.
He is portrayed as a
typical thriller
character, this is
because he is a man
and men are typical
in thriller movies to
be the main
character, he is a
leader.
The title connotes
that what he does is
a phase, it is not a
normal thing he
does, and that he
does it late at night.
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3. • The location is very typical of thriller genre, this is because it is located in
an urban setting, with a lot of houses which means many victims to
choose from. The colours are dark (grey, black) this connotes that it is an
evil setting, it is all gloomy, it portrays that something terrible is going to
happen during the night.
• It is also very misty, cloudy and foggy, this connotes that it is a suspicious
location. It is also covering up the houses, this is very typical of thriller as
it connotes a sudden change in the weather can change someone from
being normal to being someone completely different.
• The moon, could connote that he turns into a different person when there
is a full moon. Also the fact that there is some sort of evil creature on the
moon adds to the fact that he changes at night.
Location

4. • He is a typical thriller character, this is because he is a man and he looks
evill, and powerful.This is shown by the way he is standing in the poster,
he is standing all straight and he does have a bit of muscle on his arms
which could connote that he works out.
• On the other hand what he is wearing ( blue shirt, grey trousers and black
boots) this connotes that he works either in an office because of s=his
smart shirt or on a construction site because of his boots. His boots
connote that he walks a lot so he has to wear something comfortable. He
is also looking straight at us which connotes that he is has no fear of
anyone and this is typical of thriller male characters, they are not scared
of anything or anyone.
• The dog could suggest that it is his best friend, this goes with the saying
‘A dog is a mans best friend’.This connotes that he god helps him find his
victims, the god will sniff out and find out where they are and scare them
or distract them while the man kills them.
Characters

5. • The blood is significant, it is a sign of death which is typical of thriller as it
connotes that people die. The blood is on the shovel which connotes that
this is his weapon, reason being is because it is not a usual weapon
someone would use maybe he uses a shovel to disguise the fact he is a
serial killer. He wants to pretend he uses it for his garden when really he
uses it to kill people.
• The blood is also on his arm and shirt connotes that he gets rather close
to his victims, he possibly even tries to get rid of their body.This is typical
of thriller genre because many serial killers get rid of all the evidence they
can so they don’t get caught but somehow even then after trying so hard
to hide what they do they will always get caught in the end by someone
who we least expect.
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6. • The title of the film is ‘Late Phases’, the word ‘late’ connotes that these
events that follow happen at night time when people are at home in bed,
this is typical of thriller because serial killers prefer to do this at night
because this is when they will least get caught.The word ‘Phase’
connotes that the events that occur are just a phase, this could link o the
moon, the phases of the moon and that he only kills people when it is a
full moon. The title is a gold/yellow colour is a symbol for happiness, joy,
intellect and energy.This could connote the bond between the man and
his dog, they both work as a team to kill other people.The writing is in
bold which connotes how powerful they both are which links back to
thriller because serial killers are known to be powerful.
• The slogan of the film is ‘WHEN DARKNESS FALLS EVIL WILL RISE’ this is
giving the audience a slight hint of what the film is about. It connotes that
when it becomes dark evil things will start happening. It is in white which
is suppose to mean pure/innocence however it could link to the moon at
night as it is white.
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7. The grey smoke
connotes how the
buildings are falling
apart.
The broken glass
on the building
connotes that
there is possibly
people still in
there, it also
shows that there
is no time to
escape.
This is the only
character we see.This
connotes that he could
be trying to save
people, we can see he is
holding on to
something which helps
stay secure.
In the background
we can just about
see the other
buildings, as they
are covered in
smoke. However
these don’t look
destroyed.
The helicopter
connotes that
they are there
to rescue people
this is because it
says ‘121’ on it.
The slogan connotes
that no one really
knows where they
are or who they are
with
The title is the
name of the
place where it is
occurring.
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8. • The location is very typical of thriller genre this is because it is set in the
city.The buildings are high story which suggests that it is located in the
city.
• The smoke around the buildings is to emphasise , the buildings falling
down and the broken glass on the windows connotes that there has been
a natural disaster that has happened and no one can really prevent it. It
also connotes how quick these disasters occur and it is very hard to save
people.
• In the background we can see other buildings but they do not look as
affected as the ones we can clearly see.
Location

9. • There is only one character that we can see in the poster, however he is
represented as a good citizen which is typical in thriller movies to have a
good citizen. It is clear that he works for air ambulance as he is holding
on to something to guide him down. This connotes that he is there to
save people who are in danger.
Characters

10. • The helicopter is typical of thriller movie, this is because it is an expensive
method of transport and it is also high tech because inside the helicopter
there is technology to guide you to wear to go.
• The broken glass connotes that people have possibly tried to escape their
home but haven't had the chance to.
• The rope that the man is holding onto connotes that this is his only safety
he has, he relies on this to stay safe.
Iconography

11. • The title of the film is ‘San Andreas’ this is the place in where the film is based. This
lets the audience know straight away where the film is and possibly what it is going
to be about. As this is a normal place of where natural disasters occur. It is in the
colour white/grey/blue which links to the vents that occur and also links to the
innocence of the people and how they are helpless.
• The slogan of the film is ‘ Where will you be who will you be with’ this is trying to let
the audience connect with the film and show a message to them. It connotes that
during a natural disaster you don not really know where you will end up being or
who you end up being with as you are either running for your life to get to
somewhere safe and you could be with total strangers or on your own.
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