The film poster depicts a woman in two contrasting images to represent her past and present. In the top image, she appears disconnected and unwell, surrounded by monitors. In the bottom image, she lies alone in an open, peaceful landscape. The title "Side Effects" is centered between the images to imply the connection between her current state and past decisions. Cool blue and green colors are used to connote sadness, illness, and isolation. The formal layout and text style aim to intrigue older audiences by portraying the serious themes of the consequences of life choices.

1. Filmposteranalysis
Images:
The posteris splitinto2 picturesthiscouldheightenthe use of the title asitiscalledside effects.
Thiscan showthe audience thatthere issomethingthatiscausinganaffect.The use of the two
differentimagescreatesamysteryintowhatisgoingonthisis enhancedbythe use of the colours
as a dark blue/green isusedwhichisfadedout to representthe skyinthe bottompicture thiscan
showa linkbetweenbothpicturesmakingitlooklike almostone thiscanamplifythe ideathatitis
relatedtothe girl at the bottomwhichcouldbe the maincharacter. The imagesalsohelptocreate
a contrast betweenapeace andtorture atmosphere.The maintitle hasbeenputinthe middle of
the picturescreatinga line betweenwhatcanhappenthe use of the boldblockwritinghelps to
create a seriousnesswhichcouldbe portrayedwhichthe film.The pictureshelptocreate an
enigmaasthe audience isunware inwhatishappening.The use of the longshotandthe close up
shotcan be usedto emphasise the realityinchoicesthatare made.Thisisbecause the longshot
helpstorepresentaloneliness thisiscreatedbythe use of openspace aroundherwhichcan make
the audience wonderwhyshe isall alone.The use of the close upshotcouldimplya realityof a
side effectwhetheritiscreatedbya stimulusora decision.The mainfocusareaof the posteris
towardsthe womanlyingdown.Thishasbeencreatedinorderto connote the ideaof an effect.
DTP has beenusedtocreate a smoothtransitionbetweenthe woman’shairandthe sky.The use
of the DTP can extrapolate the ideaof the viciousnessof life.Bothof the pictureshelptohowthat
the womanis isolatedphysicallyandmentally.The waythe womanispositionedabove the sky
couldshowthat she isnot mentallyaware of whatishappeningwhichcouldemphasisealossof
control. The positioningof the twopicturesandthe use of the white lightwiththe darkgreenand
blue colouring,whichempowersthe bottompicture,couldimplythatsomethingisshadowingher
showingthatthe character couldbe havingdifficultywithinherlife.
Colours:
Cool tone colourshave beenusedthishelpstorepresentacoldnessandsadnessasthe colourblue.One mainconnotationof the colourblue isa calmingand a chaosfree nature the use of thiscolourworkwell withthe picture inwhich
can heighten anisolationthatthe characterisfeelinginwhichcouldleadtothe side effectof the film.A darkblue greencolourisusedatthe topthiscan connote a sickfeelinghighlightingthatshe isill. Juxtaposition isusedwithinthe
coloursas a white colourisusedthisrepresentapeacefulnessandpuritythiscontrastswiththe image of herat the topthiscouldheightenthe factshe isunwell.Thiscanbe shownbythe use of a dark greencolourat the topof the
posterthiscouldimplythatshe isnot in goodhealth.The use of colourhelpstoreveal tothe audience whatishappeningasfromusingthe coloursof blue andgree nithelpsto symbolisethatsomethingisnotquite rightwiththe
character whichcan relate tothe title side effectsshowingshe hasdone somethingerratic.The use of the white onthe bottomof the picture couldshowthatshe wants to feel peaceful ,thiscanbe furtherextrapolatedbythe
positioningof herbody as she is facingtowardsthe lightthiscan emphasise the factthat she wantsto feel peaceful whichcouldbe the reasonshe hasside effects.
Text: The mainfocusof textisthe boldtitle blockcapitalshave been
usedthiscan connote a seriousness withinthe filmandcanhelpto
distinguishthe twopicturesrevealingtothe audience thatthiss the side
effectshowinghertobe inpoor healthconditions. The colouringforthe
textisa darkgreen/blue thiscanheightenthe factshe isunwell as
greenresemblesillness. The positioningof the textisuse cleverlyto
draw the audienceseye tothe impactthatthe side effectiscausingit
alsohelpstocreate juxtaposition betweenthe twoimages. The credit
blockisat the bottomof the posterthisdisplaysthe filmingcompany
thisisdone to promote the filmcompanyandadvertise the workit
carriesout. The creditblockalsoliststhe maincharacters 2 characters
are onlydisplayedthiscouldshowthatthere isonlytwomain characters
withinthe film.The creditblockalsolistsproducersandotherfilm
creatingprocesseswhichcanattract an audience inif theyare aware of
theirwork. The fontusedis the standardblockcapitalswhichmake it
lookprofessional andcansuitthe seriousnessof the film.
Layout:
The posterconsistsof two picturesthatare blendedtogethertocreate a lookof
the past and presentthiscreatesanenigmawithinthe audience astheyare
unaware inwhat ishappeningthiswillintrigue anaudience.Fromthe title and
use of the picturesitdrawsthe eye intothe middle sectionenhancingthe idea
of the twodifferentsettingsinwhichthe titleisseparatingthisisdone to
enhance the pastand presentideaandchangesinyourlife thatcan affectyou.
The posteris shapedina landscape viewthisisusedtoshow the secrecyand
narrow fieldof view thatthe audiencecansee thiscan relate tothe filmposter
and the filmasit can showthat the womanmay not of had much information
before makingadecisionwhichhascausedaside effect.The posterhasbeen
createdusingDTP thiswouldbe importantforthe aestheticsof the final
productas the blendingcreatingthe contrastbetweenthe twodifferent
pictureswouldnothave beenemphasisedwithoutitthe use of the DTP creates
a seamlessline betweenthe twopicturesthiscanshow thatthere was no
difficultyingainingthe side effects.
Target audience:
From the waythe posterislaidoutand the use of
the coloursand type of textthislookslike itwould
be aimedat an olderaudience theyalsomaybe
able to understandthe issuesshe isgoingthrough
or have had relevantexperiences.The posteralso
looksformal asthe coloursare fairlydull and
neutral whichsuitsthe olderaudience. The
character isalso an adult.
Character: Fromthe imagesusedthiscouldbe a
representationof the characterina pastand present
life . The use of the longshot of the character in the
bottompicture showsthatshe is distantandlonely
whichcreatesan enigmaforthe audience astheyare
unaware.Thiscreatesa mysterywithinthe first
momentsof lookingatthe poster.The top picture of
the close up of the character can be usedto emphasise
thisas she is still distantfromthe worldwhichis
displayedbythe monitorsaroundherface.Byusing
DTP the flowandlinkbetweenthe twopicturesshows
the audience thatthisisin fact one character.