2. From the first glance you can tell that this poster is
advertising a slasher horror and targeting audience
that have an interest in the genre.
The poster contains certain conventions of slasher
horror such as:
•The Weapon – Knifes are a very popular and
common killing utensils in slasher horror films. Knives
are seen to be used in films such as Scream sand
Friday the Thirteenth.
•The feature of gore and blood on the poster relates
to the stereotypical killer in slasher films hinting that
the killer has had a traumatic past or experience that
sets him on the rampage. The damaged face also
links to the first in the series of the film in which the
killer has his face melted by acid, creating the link
between the films attracting those who were fans of
the first film ‘Laid to Rest’.
The colour scheme of black and red connote danger,
terror and isolation.
3. This poster carries a few conventions of a slasher
horror. The blood conveys to the audience that this
poster is advertising a horror film. Also the way the
blood splatter is in the shape of a bear with its mouth
framing a skull shows ferocity and danger giving the
audience an idea of what to expect from the film. It
hints that the film will contain mass amounts of gore
and graphic content in terms of violence.
The images surrounding the ‘blood splatter’ and the
title of the film suggest that the film will be set in a
high school, with the images of pencils, doodle
drawings and a polaroid picture of a group of people
with a scribbled title all connote and link to
education and schools. The fact that the audience
will know it is set in a high school may influence them
to watch the film as it will relate to a certain aspect of
their life.
The slogan ‘Cancel Your Future’ is significant because
it implies death and murder. This is because it implies
the end of a life like someone else is ‘cancelling’ the
future of the one he kills.
4. The way that the characters mouth is wide
open suggests fear and pain. It also involves
the audience as it will make them use their
imagination as to what is happening to the
character to make her scream in fear or pain.
The way that the title is in red connotes danger
and blood which isn’t something that is usually
associated with prom.
The name of the film ‘Prom Night’ relates to an
event in which their audiences will either be
looking forward to or just experiencing. This
attracts their audience as they will be able to
relate to certain aspects of the film.
The image of the of girls head is a close up
emphasising her features showing a sense of
claustrophobia and making the audience focus
on her face.
