This document provides an analysis of horror movie posters. It summarizes that typical horror posters use ominous images blended into a black background with bold red text to attract attention. Key information like the movie title, distributors, and release date are prominently displayed following conventions. The document analyzes specific posters, noting effective techniques like mysterious antagonists and unsettling background images that create an atmosphere of fear.

1. Horror Deconstructions
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2. Tag line at the
top is all in
capitals and a
bright red on a Image is very
black disturbing and
background so it shocking and blends
stands out and is into the black
eye catching. background and really
Red is also a shows the idea of
colour with horror and creepiness.
connotations of
horror.
This convention of a
a poster is found on
The title is very nearly all movie
bold and stands posters and it gives
out and is white all the vital
on a black information about
background so the film including
it really jumps the distributors.
out.

3. This tag line is The main focal of
distinct and bold, it this image is the
character
stands out from (antagonist) in the
the black middle. His costume
background. consists of an axe
which is iconic and
connotes as horror.
He is showing no
flesh and his face is
The background covered by a hockey
mask which makes
image is based in him seem more
the woods which is mysterious.
iconic and
connotes horror. It
has very low
lighting witch
creates a foggy
mysterious effect.
This again is
all the vital
information
The date of this of the poster
film really stands found on
out as it is all in most film
capitals and in a posters.
vibrant red.

4. This it the tag line
of this poster, It
isn’t the best tag
line and it’s not as
eye catching and
quite long to read.
The main picture is
I like the title of good as it gets
this poster because direct eye contact
it is all in capitals with the viewer
and stands out a and the eyes are
lot from the very eye catching
background. They as they are a deep
way they have blue and you can
separated the see the fear in her
letters also looks eyes which is
good. effective and
creating horror
atmosphere.

5. This picture is good
This is one poster
as in the eye it has
that goes away
a picture of a flash
from the
back from the film
convention of
and I’ve used a
using black all the
similar technique
way around the
to this with my
image and uses a
character faded
more full screen
over a picture of
image and this
my location.
works well and it is
really shocking.