Well known actors names at
Main characters centre       Stardust   top of poster to draw a
of poster. Sun behind                   larger audience that would
them draws more                         recognize their favorite
attention to them.                      actors.




                                        Swords, ships, sun,
                                        guns and lightening
                                        could arguably reveal
                                        the genre of fantasy.
Majority of colour tone is              Also title hints at
an ocean blue, relating to              fantasy.
ships in the background,
also draws even more
attention to main
characters in centre with
the yellow coloured
contrast.                               Title and catch phrase at
                                        bottom. Visual match with a
                                        star steaming across title
                                        relating to the word ‘star’ in
                                        the title.
Insomnia
 Triple barrel
 catchphrase.
 Presents law versus
 crime and hints at a
 really terrible crime
 but doesn’t reveal
 what it is drawing in
 its audience
                                        Black and grey dark and
                                        dull tones. Create
 Red writing for actors                 mystery and foreboding
 names. Eerie visual match              around the poster.
 in relation to blood.




Faded out title also
works to add mystery                    Partly shadowed faces.
and suspense to the                     Creates a further
poster.                                 mysterious quality around
                                        the poster. Good hint at
                                        danger and identity
                                        struggles.
Intense and stark colour contrast of
    red versus black and white. Works to                Characters pulling quite ‘thuggish’ poses,
    frame the photo of the characters                   possibly in line with adult themes of
    better.                                             drugs and sex.




                                                                         Poster doesn’t
                                                                         reveal much about
                                                                         film. Just reveals
                                                                         characters pulling
In line with its                                                         interesting poses to
social realism                                                           raise intrigue for the
genre it presents                                                        film.
its main cast on
the poster.




                        Title is very simple font and
                        in white. Contrasts boldly
                        against its red background.
Catch phrase reveals film contains
                           themes of finding a social group or
                           struggling with being alone.
                                                                  Appeals to English
Name of popular director
                                                                  enthusiasts by using the
put on poster to draw in
                                                                  colours on the English flag
Shane Meadow
                                                                  for the poster.
enthusiasts to widen the
demographic.


      Smoking and drinking
      displayed on poster.
      Intoxication is a theme
      that runs throughout
      film.


                                                                 Like Trainspotting, it’s social
                                                                 realism and in turn puts its
                                                                 main cast on the front of
                                                                 the poster.

Poster analysis

  • 1.
    Well known actorsnames at Main characters centre Stardust top of poster to draw a of poster. Sun behind larger audience that would them draws more recognize their favorite attention to them. actors. Swords, ships, sun, guns and lightening could arguably reveal the genre of fantasy. Majority of colour tone is Also title hints at an ocean blue, relating to fantasy. ships in the background, also draws even more attention to main characters in centre with the yellow coloured contrast. Title and catch phrase at bottom. Visual match with a star steaming across title relating to the word ‘star’ in the title.
  • 2.
    Insomnia Triple barrel catchphrase. Presents law versus crime and hints at a really terrible crime but doesn’t reveal what it is drawing in its audience Black and grey dark and dull tones. Create Red writing for actors mystery and foreboding names. Eerie visual match around the poster. in relation to blood. Faded out title also works to add mystery Partly shadowed faces. and suspense to the Creates a further poster. mysterious quality around the poster. Good hint at danger and identity struggles.
  • 3.
    Intense and starkcolour contrast of red versus black and white. Works to Characters pulling quite ‘thuggish’ poses, frame the photo of the characters possibly in line with adult themes of better. drugs and sex. Poster doesn’t reveal much about film. Just reveals characters pulling In line with its interesting poses to social realism raise intrigue for the genre it presents film. its main cast on the poster. Title is very simple font and in white. Contrasts boldly against its red background.
  • 4.
    Catch phrase revealsfilm contains themes of finding a social group or struggling with being alone. Appeals to English Name of popular director enthusiasts by using the put on poster to draw in colours on the English flag Shane Meadow for the poster. enthusiasts to widen the demographic. Smoking and drinking displayed on poster. Intoxication is a theme that runs throughout film. Like Trainspotting, it’s social realism and in turn puts its main cast on the front of the poster.