1. Film Posters Image
Posters are important
Narrative
because they advertise the
film to the chosen audience. Colour
They must be able to show
genre, intended age group, Layout
and target audience on the
poster so it will appeal to the Font
right people.
They will use many
Mise-en-scene
techniques to make sure that
the intended audience is Costume
reached.
2. Image covers most
Typical poster conventions for of poster to appeal
to people and
social realism films represent genre by
clearly translating
Ratings and connotations
recommendations to
advertise the films Large easy
quality to see title
which will be
memorable
Social realism
film posters Age
often include certificate
all important advertised
characters as as posters
they are the need to
main part of provide
the storyline important
information
Contrasting colour from background for
it to be easily seen from far away Named companies
which is necessary because most Named sponsors associated with the
people will see it from a distance production
3. Plain one tone colour so that the writing Includes the rewards and
Costume suits the genre can be easily seen overlaid by the use reviews to promote the film
and plot of the film
of the washed colour ground and gate A sub line to
emphasise the
Colours of the
meaning of the film
union jack and attract
which relates to audience
the title as it is
The title stands out
set in England, the most so it is
also social memorable to the
realism tends to audience it also
be an English provides
genre connotations to the
film because it looks
spray painted and
Main character so relates to the
gang culture in the
in the middle to film
express
Like the others it
meaning to the includes all of the
audience important characters
Background gives connotations of the and so sticking to the
industrialisation time period and so conventions
Although taken from a suggests period to the audience along Expressions and poses
different ‘This Is England’ with costume hints relate to themes of the
poster, it still includes all film, e.g. they all look
the necessary sponsors aggressive expressing
and involved companies the violent themes in the
names film
4. Swearing
Little colour to Gun to hint at Simple to not Costume,
hints at
keep it simple as genre on draw attention scruffy,
genre
Black and white you don’t want to working class away from indicates
to represent the crowd the poster characters as genre
Aggressive in your
dullness of face poses to it's their story Looks
working class show the film will that is being innocent
lives be the same highlighted and fragile
to hint at
Not much in story line
the mise-en- that he is
scene because the outcast
the story is
about that Consists of
characters in all the
social realism characters
films because
they are
Edited to look the story
as is they are
fading out, Will help you
indication at understand
society as genre and is
these films also a pull
are created to for the
make political people who
statements liked that
Actors not made to look film
Title in big/ bold White over orange, particularly glamorous and so Age certificate
but also simple font contrast to be hints at genre as it is based on crucial on poster
so it is easily easily seen from a working class for information
readable distance