Comedy Horror film poster analysis.

1. The film title ‘Seed of
Chucky’ suggests the
child or offspring of
chucky and his wife.
As well as this there is a
hand reaching out of a
pram with a baby toy in
hand, with spikes. Not
only does this show the
new centre of the film
but also connotes that
this character will be as
evil as the last or equally
dangerous and will
continue their parents
rain of terror.
Across the top of the
poster the main actors
and actresses names are
shown. However Chucky
and Tiffany is shown
which is different to
regular horror films as
it’s not typical to include
character names.
The use of black and red can
connote danger and death which,
as shown in the previous films.
I believe the intended audience
would be from late teens to
young adults as it contains older
content and some graphic
content not suited for children.
As well as this the comedy side to
this film will also be for an older
audiences understanding.
This film also contains a source of
fear, unexpected situations and
the characters behaviour and
attitude which are all codes and
conventions of comedy horror
films.
A star is not used as the USP,
however I believe the ‘seed’ of
chucky can be viewed as the USP
as it is a new selling point in the
chucky franchise.

2. In this film poster the
element of comedy can’t
be directly seen.
However the horror can
as the slogan ‘there's
something in the water’
shows where the threat
is coming from.
As well as this the
piranhas which are the
threat in this film can be
seen towards the bottom
of the water. The use of
dark blues and black and
emphasises the threat of
the piranhas and how
murderous they look.
A code or convention
shown in this poster
could be ordinary people
or unexpected situations
as the victims of this film
are ordinary citizens and
it could be unexpected
as these piranhas are
prehistoric.
At the top of the poster it
also shows a film that the
director did, which could
suggest that the director is a
high end one or has
experience in the horror
genre. As well as this a film
the producer has worked on
is also shown and could add
credibility to the film.
I don’t believe that a star is
used as a USP as there is no
clear names listed and there
does not appear to be any
stars shown on the poster.
Where as only a single
woman is shown here.
The message appears to be
mostly visual although the
slogan does add to the topic
of the film and the film
poster theme.

3. The film shows two
films they intend to
make fun of having the
characters shown here
like Hannibal Lecter
shown at the back
recreating a scene
from the film with
popcorn.
Because of these
characters the
audience is also given
an idea as to what type
of horror and gore will
appear within the film.
A star could be used as
a USP as the main
characters are shown
on the front and their
names are not listed
which could suggest
that they’re well
known.
However, this is the second
film of 4 which could
suggest that these are
reoccurring actors.
I think that the message is
primarily visual as the basis
of the films theme is shown
in the characters or which
characters they have
chosen to base the mocking
on in this film.
Although the slogan ‘the
movie that dares you to
come’ is shown it does not
give a message about the
film but rather encourages
the audience to watch it.
I believe this is a good
poster as it presents the
themes and characters
clearly and I don’t believe
that this poster could be
viewed as offensive.