The document discusses reasons for various design elements in movie posters, including: having half of the character's face hidden to make them look vulnerable; including a shadow on the face to suggest a dark side or twist; using a specific font to make the text look old and torn; adding a glow on the face to leave questions about the film's content; putting the actor's name and release date to promote the film; showing scenes from the film instead of fitting all characters; and using red text and slogans to emphasize danger or fear. It also discusses why including social media links could help access a new target audience.
1. Why is his face half hidden?
Why is it in black and white?
I wondered why his face is half
The reason it is in black and
hidden and I think it could be
white is because of the title is
because it makes me look
‘Women in Black’ and because of
vulnerable.
the grey style is makes it look
scarier than it would be in
colour. It could mean that the
character in this case is Daniel
Radcliffe he is miserable and
Why is their a shadow on
something in his life has made
the face?
him gloomy.
I think they could possibly be
a shadow shown on his face
because he might have a dark
side or to give a sense that
the film might have a dark
side or has a dark twist at the
end.
Why is this phrase on the
poster?
Text fonts? On every poster I believe you
Its important to think careful need a slogan, but sometimes
about the font you use on they don’t make sense and you
your poster or even a movie have to think about them but
trailer. its important I think to include
them.
I like the font and also that it
is in capital letters because it The posters include them
makes it look important and it because they want the viewers
shouldn’t be forgotten. to be caught into the poster
and it can makes them think
The style of the text makes it meaning the slogan might be
look old and torn like the confusing, funny, or a sentence
house in the background. which might define the film.
Which as a view might make it
feel like a reflection of what
the house is like and the style
of the film setting might be
olden times like 1950s.
2. Glow on the face? Why included the light of
a match reflecting on the
I think the glow on his face is
face?
effective and it shows a glow in
his eyes which could maybe be I think including the match
fear but its mainly effective light without a flash is very
because it leaves a question effective on the poster.
mark on what the film is
The light reflects onto his
actually about because of the
face which makes it seem
darkness behind him and the
like he is in the dark and in
small tint of light in the face it
the shadows and because in
makes you question what the
the dark you don’t know
film is actually about.
what is there anything could
be hidden him.
Why is it important to put
the actors name on the
The text? poster?
The text is almost the same It is important to put the
as before (the Women in characters especially well
Black poster) and it has the known ones because it could
same effect that also looks make the film more popular
like clouds in the sky for in selling cinema tickets or
the picture of the island just for people to know who
below. is starring in the film.
Why is this in red?
I wondered why red was
used to highlight the slogan
Its important to put the release and the date of the release
date on the poster because if but then red is the colour
this poster was at a bus stop and that emphasises danger and
someone was watching for the fear. So it can give you an
bus it would be good for them to indication that the film is a
know the date it is released. horror and is going to be
quite scary.
3. Why have shots of the film on
the poster?
I think having some of the best Another slogan?
scenes from the film on the
poster is very effective and On each of the posters I have
instead if trying to fit all of the looked at, they all have a slogan
characters in the film on to the which means that I most
poster by showing different probably need one too. So
scenes from the film you are able before I even started anything
to see other characters instead I had to brainstorm and think
of the one on the poster. of a company name and a slogan
myself so I will include my
slogan on the poster.
Why would a poster show
that it is up to date with
technology?
A gun is shown on purpose why
would this be? With the update in new
technologies its good that
The mise-en-scene ina prop of a this poster included twitter
gun is shown on purpose to and facebook. It also enables
maybe attract the target a target audience to be able
audience which is most likely to to look at the film and the
be males as the film involves a updates on it for free on the
lot of action. By looking at the internet. It could also help
movie poster and seeing the gun access a whole new target
you can tell what the film will audience.
involve.