The poster analysis summarizes key elements of movie posters for (500) Days of Summer and The Perks of Being a Wallflower. For (500) Days of Summer, the collage of images of the character Summer conveys the ups and downs of the relationship and how she brings light to the main character's life. The yellow color represents the warmth of their relationship and summer. For The Perks of Being a Wallflower, the black and green color scheme references the original book cover and the wall in the title suggests the characters are "wallflowers." The typewriter font of the title connects to the story's 1990s setting. Both posters intrigue audiences with vague main images and quotes to generate interest in the films'

1. POSTER ANALYSIS OF
(500) DAYS OF SUMMER
&
THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER

2. The images of summer to make the
collage show a wide range of facial
expressions, which reinforces the
wide range of emotions that are
portrayed throughout the film. It
portrays what Summer and Tom are
going through and the ups and
downs in their relationship and that
having a relationship isn't always an
easy ride.
The colour scheme is fairly neutral,
except for the sunshine in the
middle which is yellow. Yellow
connotes light and warmth, which
could represent Tom and Summer's
relationship, also the light that
summer brings to Tom and to
inform the audience that this is a
romance film. Yellow is also the
most difficult colour for the eye to
take in, and is thought to enhance
feeling of emotional distress. This
could represent love.
The body language of Tom here
suggests that he is an introvert person
and likes to keep himself to himself, the
way he is sitting isn’t very open and
almost looks childlike. This is used to
represent his naivety and the fact that he
has a childish perception of what love
really is (in comparison to Summer).
The main feature of the poster
is the background collage of
all the different images of the
character 'Summer', with some
being made to look like a
sunshine. This emphasises her
name being ‘Summer’ and that
she brings light to his life. It
also gives the impression of
something quite arty and
original, which relates to the
film as it is not a typical
romance. The majority of the
pictures are of Summer
reinforcing the fact that he
perhaps has a slight obsession
with her.
The tagline for the film is 'This is
not a love story. This is a story
about love.‘ which runs across the
bottom of the poster. They have
used a font which makes it look like
its been handwritten, giving the
poster a more personal and casual
touch.

3. The colour scheme is very
simple with the theme of black
and green dominating the
poster. The lime green is the
original colour of the book
which attracts the readers and
fans of the book. Also the fact
that the background is a wall
links to the title ‘Wallflower’
portraying the fact that the
actors at the bottoms are the
‘Wallflowers’.
The tag line is a quote from
the book which links the two
together. It is also written in a
more plain font compared to
the mast head which helps to
draw attention to it and the
fact that it is in the middle of
the blank space makes it
stand out. The tagline is also
a famous quote from the film
which is used to prepare the
audience to watch the film.
The mast head is in a typewriter
font which links to the film
because the protagonist uses a
type writer in the film. It portrays
the fact that the film was set in the
90s.
The poster is fairly spaced
out and has a large gap in
the middle which draws the
attention to the mast head
and the main image.
The main image is of the three
main characters but doesn’t
reveal much about them,
which attracts the audience
because it comes across as
quite mysterious, making them
want to reveal more. The girl
leaning her head on the boy’s
shoulder connotes that they
may have a close relationship.