1. Image of masked The main image is the five main characters, with the most
man and knife are important character taking center place forward of the
key aspects of horror other four. They are all dressed in school uniform to show
film iconography that they are students, which gives an idea as to what the
film will be about. Behind them is a blue tinted image of a
large knife which takes up most of the poster, and behind
that a masked face, who is obviously the killer. The knife
is the one used by the killer, and it is popular that the
Scene shots killer’s weapon is in the poster as it gives an idea as to
flying towards what the film is about. Masks of some sort is also
the viewers conventional of horror films, as it leaves doubt as to who
suggests the the killer is.
film features
technology Below the knife and killer is a longshot showing the killer
quite heavily. holding a flashlight. This gives the impression that The
killer is searching or hunting someone down. This is
conventional in horror films, where the killer often hunts
people down. Surrounding these three images are scene
shots that look to be flying towards the viewer. This
makes it more eye catching and gives the impression that
the film has a lot of depth to it.
The main characters are
wearing school uniforms,
which suggests this is a
teen based film.

2. Below the image of the main characters is the
word “Believe” with the letters “LIE” in focus
and the other letters blurred. This gives the
impression that lying is a key part in the film,
but a lie that everyone believes, which is a
reference to the title “Cry Wolf ”. Lying is a
The blue hue relatively conventional theme of horror films.
gives the Above that is the title, which is written in san-
impression serif and uses a underscore between the two
technology words. This gives the impression that the film
features heavily features technology quite heavily, and this
in the film. follows the theme of the rest of the poster.
The words are in white, which connote
innocence and purity, and the word “Believe”
suggests that innocent people have believed a
lie and are going to get hurt, which is a
convention of horror films. The main piece of
the poster is in a blue hue. This could suggest
technology features in the film, as t is
associated with blue. It connotes trust,
wisdom and loyalty. This is in direct
contradiction to the film and could be why it
was used.
The letters “LIE” in focus to
represent the lie present in the
film, which is a convention of
horror films.