American gangster

1. Trailer Analysis
American gangster

3. Denzel Washington dressed all in black
represents death exaggerating that he is the
American gangster .
However Denzel facial expression on his
face and the way he has clenched his fist
you know he is not one to be messed with.
Russell Crowe dressed all in white
represents purity and freedom which
implies that he is a policeman or a other
gang . Also his belt looks like a sheriff
badge hung on his waist. So he's probably
searching for Denzel in the film for his
possession in drugs. He seem laid back,
looks like he has everything under control
with his sunglasses on.

4. American gangster is written in
bold and is placed in the middle of
the poster in large font. This
clearly shows that this is the title.
There is also a red line between
each word could represents blood
meaning there could be murder.
The design of the film poster has been made in
all white and black denotatively but connoted it
looks like a 60s – 70s suggesting it’s a period
piece. This could be there unique selling point
because the film wasn’t made in the 60s-70s
they have just set the scene like that. This alone
portrays a message to the audience that it’s a
gangster crime movie

5. The important
aspect of the poster
is the gun . This tells
us as the audience
what they might
expect when
watching this film.
Its tells them what
kind of gangster
they are and what
they get involved in .
By looking at the gun
on the trailer, we can
identify that they are
gangster and will do
anything they can to
do what they need to
do

6. On the bottom of the trailer its
shows the production and
distribution company
The costume of the character are wearing
smart and connoted that they are serious
gangsters and will do anything they can to
protect their identity

7. The names of the
main characters
are been placed
on top of the film
title. This shows
that the audience
finishing reading
the title they can
easily look up and
see the actors
names
As for costume, the
main characters are in
the middle are related
in some way. The way
the character in white
is placed behind
Denzel Washington.
This suggests how
the character in white
is trying to Denzel and
stop him from
committing a crime

8. No release date has been added in
the film poster and so it is not
noticeable. They have included the
website of the film and logos of
companies that helped produce the
film and who directed the film.