1) The poster features a female dancer in a white outfit at the center, surrounded by clips from the film, suggesting she is the lead character and it is about her journey to becoming a dancer. 2) Additional images show the lead character with straight hair in the center and curly hair in the background clips, implying it shows her transformation. 3) The tagline "Her dreams. Her terms" indicates she faces obstacles but is strong-willed in pursuing her goals.

1. In this image the female character
appears to be taking part in a dance The image of the famous rapper
class. Her white outfit makes her Missy Elliot is used as a unique
stands out from everyone else in the selling point; this will widen the
frame and suggests that she is the target audience by also gathering
dance teacher. Missy Elliot fans to watch the film.
The images behind the dominant
female character, features clips This image indicates that there is
from the film; this helps to romance involved in the storyline.
establish the narrative of the film.
All of the mini images behind the
This particular image is of a wall
main character feature Honey with
covered in graffiti. This suggests
curly hair whereas in the image of her
that the main character journey to
centre frame she has straight hair
success began from starting off in
which looks as though it has been
a disadvantaged residential area
professionally styled. This implies
in the city. This is a conventional
that the narrative is of her journey of
aspect of a dancing movie as
becoming a dancer.
street dance started within the
streets.
The colours used in the poster are gold,
black and white. The gold emphasizes
The title of the film is in a bold the title of the film- "Honey” because it
sans serif font in white with is a similar colour to the substance
rounded edges ; this makes it more honey. Wearing a black outfit is
suitable for the lead female role. commonly associated with being classy
The white colour connotes that she and serious , therefore it connotes that
has an angelic like personality- the head female character is strong-
caring/ sweet like honey? willed and eventually reaches her goal
which is to become a professional
The tagline- “Her dreams. Her terms” dancer.
implies that the dominant female
character positioned in the centre This says “soundtrack featuring new
frame has to get through many music &hits from Missy Elliot,
obstacles in order to reach her Fabulous, Jadakiss and Sean Paul
dreams. This also suggests that she this indicates that the film is
plays a strong-minded, ambitious and This image links to the image of graffiti behind the lead character, it suggests targeted at fans of r’n’b music.
determined main character. that she somehow helps create a good impact on the youths in her community.

2. This poster includes many The main colours used are black
symbolic features from other and red. In this context the colour
well-known scary films. For black indicates an evil presence in
example, the t-shirt with the the world of the film. The title of
words written, “ I see dead the film is in red , this connotes
people” is the most significant violence and death especially as
line that is said in the film the character in the centre of the
Sixth Sense, plus in the centre frame is known for playing a sadistic
frame the poster the character killer.
“ghostface” from the famous
American slasher film, scream ,
The exaggerated facial
is sitting in between two other
expressions shown in the poster
people in a cinema holding a
mainly express fear, this a
bucket of popcorn; this
common convention of a parody
introduces the genre of
movie. However, two of the other
comedy to the film, it is
viewers in this poster of people in
uncommon to see a killer
a cinema, looked confused and
relaxing at a cinema . This is a
not at all scared.
very conventional aspect of a
parody film poster.
All of the characters featured in
this poster are teenager/ college
This female characters heavily student age therefore, it will
exposed cleavage implies that attract mainly teenagers to watch
the film may contain sexual the film; young target audience.
references. In addition to this,
her indifferent facial expression
suggests that she plays a ditzy The tagline satisfies the audience’s
character ( dumb blonde curiosity on whether it is a spoof
personality?). This is also film, whereby, “no mercy” refers
another conventional factor of to the violence within the film, and
a film poster for a parody film the “no shame” could be
as they rely on stereotypes in interpreted as the characters
their films. having to face embarrassing or
The release date allows people to plan to go awkward situations- typical of a
and see the film. parody.