The document summarizes several movie posters. It notes that posters for Stardust feature famous actors' names to draw larger audiences. Posters for Insomnia use dark tones to create mystery around the crime genre. Posters for This Is England display the characters pulling intriguing poses to raise intrigue without revealing much about the film's social realism genre. The Shane Meadows poster appeals to his fans by using the colors of the English flag.

1. Well known actors names at
Main characters centre Stardust top of poster to draw a
of poster. Sun behind larger audience that would
them draws more recognize their favorite
attention to them. actors.
Swords, ships, sun,
guns and lightening
could arguably reveal
the genre of fantasy.
Majority of colour tone is Also title hints at
an ocean blue, relating to fantasy.
ships in the background,
also draws even more
attention to main
characters in centre with
the yellow coloured
contrast. Title and catch phrase at
bottom. Visual match with a
star steaming across title
relating to the word ‘star’ in
the title.

2. Insomnia
Triple barrel
catchphrase.
Presents law versus
crime and hints at a
really terrible crime
but doesn’t reveal
what it is drawing in
its audience
Black and grey dark and
dull tones. Create
Red writing for actors mystery and foreboding
names. Eerie visual match around the poster.
in relation to blood.
Faded out title also
works to add mystery Partly shadowed faces.
and suspense to the Creates a further
poster. mysterious quality around
the poster. Good hint at
danger and identity
struggles.

3. Intense and stark colour contrast of
red versus black and white. Works to Characters pulling quite ‘thuggish’ poses,
frame the photo of the characters possibly in line with adult themes of
better. drugs and sex.
Poster doesn’t
reveal much about
film. Just reveals
characters pulling
In line with its interesting poses to
social realism raise intrigue for the
genre it presents film.
its main cast on
the poster.
Title is very simple font and
in white. Contrasts boldly
against its red background.

4. Catch phrase reveals film contains
themes of finding a social group or
struggling with being alone.
Appeals to English
Name of popular director
enthusiasts by using the
put on poster to draw in
colours on the English flag
Shane Meadow
for the poster.
enthusiasts to widen the
demographic.
Smoking and drinking
displayed on poster.
Intoxication is a theme
that runs throughout
film.
Like Trainspotting, it’s social
realism and in turn puts its
main cast on the front of
the poster.