1. The close up shotof the two characters
suggeststheyare linkedbyasupernatural
bond.The vividcolourof the girlseyes
suggestsshe isnothuman butmore
lycanthropicasthe settingisina forest.The
bloodinhermouth portrayscannibalistic
attributes.Moreover,fromthese common
tropes,itis clearthat she isthe villaininthe
story.
Thisposterhas a dark colour
palette of grey,blackand
dark blue whichemphasise
the eerie tone.The
backgroundisblurredto
make the two characters
more eye-catching.
The splatteredbloodeditedhere
suggestsviolentthemesaswell as
evokingfearfromthe audience.
The title iscapitalisedandis
centredsoit isveryclear and
eye-catching.The fontis
erodedwhichcanconnote
destructionfromancient
forces.
Thiscan challenge the codesand
conventionsof horrorpostersasthey
are usuallyportraitandhave one
tagline where thisone islandscape
withthree taglines.Thissuggeststhat
it isa postmodern,takinghorrorfilms
ina slightlynewdirection.
The credithere advertisesthe films
website sothatpeople cansearchit up
lateron. It alsoincludesthe people and
companiesinvolvedinthe productionof
the movie.Thisisso thatthe audience has
an ideaof the type of movie itwouldbe.If
theyrecognisedanyof the namesfrom
previousmovieslike“Cloverfield”itwould
be more likelytheywouldwatch“LetMe
In” too.
