2. The word nightmare gives
the audience an idea of
what the genre is going to
be. In this case horror.
The claw of Freddy gives a
sense that this is a slasher
movie because it is sharp and
as well as he look suspicious.
Freddy makes the glove his
wearing threatening. Whereas
if he wasn’t to wear it the
sharp glove will be fine.
The fact that the this poster is a
majority of black, red and white
gives a sense that this movie is a
horror. The colour red can be
associated with danger in this
case. The colour black could be
associated with death because
black tends to be worn at
funerals. However the colour
white in my opinion shows a bit
of hope and danger
because, white can be
associated with escape but on
the other hand being shown the
light of heaven. Also the to gain
hope is to overcome Freddy.
The typography used in this poster
is all in capitals so it can stand out to
the audience as well as the words
“NIGHTMARE” and ELM STREET”
are in bigger fonts which shoot out
again to the audience. Traditional
writing mixed with comic sans. It is a
nightmare that happens in Elm
street.
Freddy’s face you can tell has a
different texture which looks
burnt due to the hole in his
face. Also the hat emphasis's
the fact that he is mysterious
character and makes you
wonder what his eyes look like.
The use of the hat and the
burnt face may be to hide his
features which he may be
ashamed of in one hand or to
create fear within the audience.
He seems to be inhumane
because people don’t look like
him in society. This shows
there is an imbalanced
equilibrium between him and
society. Also the smirk on his
face tells me that he enjoys
what he does.
The information provided at the
bottom are the producers and
distributors. As you can see here
the sign of Warner Bros. are being
shown. As an audience seeing that
this movie is being produced by
Waner Bros. you’ll assume this
movie would be interesting and well
spent on.
His body structure shows
his strength and shows
that he is a male figure.
The medium shot in this
image shows that Freddy
is close to us and we
cannot escape him.
The missing of a tagline is effective because using a
tagline will distract the idea that Freddy is dominant.
Also adding a tagline of the actors may make the
audience associate Freddy with the character. Which
may take away the fear of the movie.

3. The smashing in this
poster may suggest that
things go wrong in the
girls life.
This side of her face shows
the normal equilibrium of
where she stands. However
on the other side of her face
shows the destroyed, hurt
and possessed like face.
The blood on this side of
the face to me means
that the innocent side of
her face doesn’t deserve
what's going on however
the other side shows the
crazy side to her with the
red eyes. Also the red
bloody tear may be a cry
for dangerous help.
The colours used in this
poster are black which take
up the majority of the
poster. Black can be
associated with death. Red
is used which shows
danger, as well as white
which to me symbolises
everything was normal until
the red, which is danger
came alone.
The typography used is all
in capitals with traditional
comic sans wrtting. The
colour starts from red which
signifies blood slowly
dripping to become white.
The shot type of this poster is a
medium shot with the top bit of
her head cut off. This shows an
element of you being draw to the
image and a sense that you want
to know what’s going on.
The piercing eyes of
this girl make you feel
like she’s watching your
movements.
The information here tells us
that this film was based on a
The information that appears to
be missing is the production
company which to me is very
important because this draws in
more of an audience for the film.
The genre in which this movie belongs to in my
opinion is horrow because I believe this movie has
dark element shown. As well as killing because of
the blood dripping down her face.
The producers create a sense of tension and suspense
by the use of the cracks, the blood dripping from her
head as well as the red blood-shot eye.