A-level Media Coursework

1. Analysis of Film Poster and
Magazine Poster

2. A skeleton is a key code and
convention of a thriller film as well
as having connotations of horror and
death. Therefore, having the
background is a good way to show
some of the content of film as it
gives a little taster of the film.
The titles of the movies is in the centre of
the magazine cover placing more emphasis
on the title and making it stand out which
enables the audience to notice it easily.
Also, the use of large text with the small
text makes the title even more noticeable.
Daniel Craig is well known
Hollywood actor who has featured
in many films which contains high
gratitude within the film industry
which in the majority of James Bond
films in recent years he has played
the main protagonist of the James
Bond franchise. This makes him a
very noticeable character and the
fact that he is the main image adds
emphasis and also s hype and
publicity for the film

3. Vin Diesel is a well known American actor
who has featured in every Fast and
Furious which in most of them he plays
the main character of Dominic Toretto.
This makes him a very noticeable
character and the fact that he is the main
image adds emphasis. Also, the fact that
the main image is overlapping the
magazine name suggests that the
magazine is well-known as the letter
cover it.
The titles of the movies is in the centre of
the magazine cover placing more emphasis
on the title and making it stand out which
enables the audience to notice it easily.
Also, the use of large text with the small
text makes the title even more noticeable.
The characters holding weapons on this magazine
show the audience some of the key props which are
going to be involved in the film. The use of weapons
shows the audience that there is going to fight scenes
within the film which are connotations of action
films.
The cars and truck in the foreground of
magazine shows to the audience that this
film is based around cars as you would to
give the audience an idea of the film.
Therefore by having them in the foreground
of the cover there is more emphasis on the
movie idea and content.
The explosions is part of the codes and
conventions of an action movie and
have been in previous Fast and Furious
movies. Having it in the background is a
good way to show some of the content
of film as it gives a little taster of the
film.