This poster summarizes the key elements of a film poster for the movie "Blindness". It uses sharp focus on the text and soft focus on the background to give the impression that the person in the background is trapped. The woman's hand reaching out and position imply that she is blind. The capitalized sans-serif font is easy to read and stands out. Close-ups of the main characters' faces show their expressions to give a sense of the film's mood. The deserted streets in the background provide a glimpse of the film's setting.

1. This looks like an eye test chart that are given at opticians which relates to the title of the film of “Blindness” The word “vision” is used as a pun as the film is about not having any vision . So they have played with their use of words. There is a use of sharp focus on the writing and soft focus on the background which gives the reader the impression that the person at the back of the text in the picture is trapped. This vision is reinforced with the hand reaching out on the picture. Sans serif (bold) font is used with capital letters to make it easier to read and it stands out of the page. Denotation -a woman is trapped behind a glass. Connotation- the woman behind in the picture seems to be blind. I can tell this by the position of the hand that she could be blind and blind people tend to use their hand s more to explore the environment they are in.

2. The close up of the faces is faded in to the main background picture The masthead is written in bold capital sans serif font and is made to stand out of the page which brings the readers attention to it. The billing box is at the bottom where it is usually found on posters. The background picture shows deserted streets which seems to be in a run down area. This gives the reader a glimpse of what the mise-en-scene will be like in the film.

3. Credit of actors most known in the film. Close up of the main 4 characters in the film, this allows the reader to clearly see the facial expressions which is important to see in orders to understand the mood and atmosphere of the film. This is the strap line and gets the reader intrigued as it says “while you still can” which creates a sense of urgency. The use of the second person “you” makes it more personal and makes the reader feel more involved.