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This document discusses common elements and design patterns found on movie posters. It notes that starring actors are prominently featured to attract viewers. Main images typically show iconic shots representing the film's genre. Titles are placed above billing blocks in a distinctive color. Taglines, certificates, and release dates are also standard components that follow common positioning. Overall, the document outlines the typical structure and stylistic choices employed in movie poster design.
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This document analyzes conventions of movie posters including main elements like the film title, tagline, credits, and release date. It describes different types of posters like teaser posters which provide basic information without plot details, and main theatrical posters which include production details and stars. Specific posters are then analyzed, noting design elements like fonts, colors, imagery, and how they relate to the film's genre. Conventions like centering the main image and placing text in consistent locations are also covered.
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- Analysis of posters for films like "Goal: The Dream Begins" and "Any Given Sunday" discussing elements like colors, props, costumes, lighting, location, framing, and actors.
- Definition of terms like soundtrack, stereotypes of different groups, iconography of genres like western and sci-fi, and linear vs. non-linear narratives.
- It provides examples to illustrate narrative structures and promises clip analysis, touching on many key concepts for analyzing films.
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The poster for the film "Sinister" uses conventions common to horror genre posters. The tagline "once you see him, nothing can save you" hints at a supernatural threat. The central image shows a blood-splattered wall and the suggestion of a young girl involved in sinister events. Most of the poster is monochrome except for the girl's golden hair. While key elements like the film title and tagline are included, the poster omits the actors and release date.
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2) Mirrors uses a plain white title and cracked mirror reflection to imply a psychological thriller about reflections rather than overt violence. Both posters employ fonts and images to intrigue viewers and highlight directors and actors.
Researching genre
The document discusses key components of the horror genre that the author will research as inspiration for opening titles, including stock characters, plots, props/signifiers, locations, music/sounds, and representation. Stock characters in horror often include jocks, nerds, emo kids, and troubled protagonists. Plots typically follow an exposition, complication, culmination, resolution structure. Common props/locations are abandoned houses and dark woods. Music can be diegetic sounds characters hear or non-diegetic to build tension. Protagonists are portrayed positively while antagonists appear menacing.
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2) The main image typically features an action scene or character that creates mystery and intrigue.
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The document analyzes common visual and written codes used in horror film posters to attract audiences. It discusses how posters typically use dark colors and close-ups of faces/eyes to create mystery and tension. Taglines are placed prominently to hint at the story and scare or excite viewers. Specific posters for films like "Scream" and "The Return" are examined in detail to show how visual elements and text are designed to foreshadow events and draw interest in the horror story being told.
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The document analyzes and summarizes the key elements of a movie poster for "The Butterfly Effect". It discusses how the faded title indicates the time period of the film. It notes that the prominent placement of the actors' names at the top is to inform viewers of the protagonists. It also analyzes the main image of the protagonists' blank expressions and eye contact with viewers, creating intrigue. The tagline is also praised for its mystery and dramatic spacing. Credits are placed around the perimeter to avoid covering the main image.
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The document analyzes and summarizes the key elements of a movie poster for "The Butterfly Effect". It discusses the faded title indicating the time period of the film. It notes the actors' names are in bold at the top to highlight their importance. It analyzes the main image has a blue hue giving a distorted reality feel, with the male protagonist looking ghostly and intense eye contact creating tension. The tagline keeps audiences guessing and the cast and crew are listed around the edges to not cover the main image.
The Cabin in the Woods Poster Analysis
The document analyzes a movie poster for a horror film called "Cabin in the Woods". The main image shows a floating cabin in the woods, which suggests horror elements. The film title clearly communicates the basic plot of people in a cabin in the woods. The tagline "you think you know the story" hints that the plot will have a twist. The poster lists the producer and director to attract fans of their previous work. Overall, the poster uses common horror film conventions and visual cues to communicate the genre and draw in the target audience.
Research of film posters
The document discusses conventions of horror film posters. It notes that posters typically feature a large title at the bottom, frightening central images, taglines at the top, and billing blocks at the bottom with release dates. Images usually show scared protagonists or threatening antagonists to intrigue viewers. Colors like red are used to imply violence, and font sizes emphasize the title over other text. Overall, the layout and visual elements are designed to attract attention and convey a sense of danger or suspense regarding the film's plot.
Movie Poster Codes & Conventions.
The document discusses different types of movie posters and their purposes. It explains that movie posters are used to promote and advertise upcoming films. Posters come in different types, including teaser posters, official release posters, and DVD posters. Key elements of movie posters typically include the title, actors, release date, taglines, and images related to the genre and plot. The document then analyzes examples of posters, noting design elements and how they provide clues about the genre and story.
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- 1. No country for old men poster analysis Title Main image(s) Tagline Starring Actors Billing Block Certificate
- 2. Face Off poster analysis Starring Actors Main Image(s) Tagline Title Certificate Billing Block Release Date Blue is very typical for thriller poster
- 3. San Andreas poster analysis Starring actor the more well know characters are normally featured on the film posters to make you want to watch the film more this is normally in a bold or colourful font to make it stand out more. Main Image(s) The lone character in this image creates the sense of endangerment and isolation for him Title is normally placed underneath the main image but above the billing block and is always in a different colour to make it stand out Billing Blocks credit the directors ,producers and other people that helped make the film but people don’t really pay attention to it because it doesn’t stand out is the font is small to fit everyone's name on Release date always placed under the billing block Typical shot of a disaster movie lone character in the chaos, character is typically far away in these posters to show the amount of damage done.
- 4. Terminator 2 poster analysisStarring actor the more well know characters are normally featured on the film posters to make you want to watch the film more this is normally in a bold or colourful font to make it stand out more. Main image has a blue tint on it which is typical to see on an action thriller poster as it creates a cold murderous kind of atmosphere. In this case it could connote that Schwarzenegger's character is cold hearted since he is half machine. Tagline will sometimes be a main catchphrase from a characters dialog or it could be something that stands out or is funny Title has a red shadow around it which could suggest the danger and blood that could be seen in the film Billing Blocks credit the directors, producers and other people that helped make the film but people don’t really pay attention to it because it doesn’t stand out is the font is small to fit everyone's name on Certificate indicates the age of people that a legally allowed to watch the movie in cinemas