In this film poster the main image is directly in the middle this is placed in this

particular location so that it catches your eye and is the first thing you look at,

this is so that you can begin to get a general idea of what the film is going to be

about/focused around. The main image is normally the main character and

having it placed at a certain angle which is slightly off scale gives it the horror

theme as it is misplaced. The lighting on this poster seems to indicate the good

and bad as one half of the poster is light and the other half dark, also the

lighting in the poster helps show the images in the background and helps

identify the main image. The use of colours in this poster helps create

simplicity and effectiveness as there are only 3-4 colours and also the choice of

colours help represent the theme of the film as black and red are the most

iconic colours of horror as they indicate blood and death. The layout of the

poster is what most captures the audience’s attention as it has to be well

organised and placed, this poster is well designed as all the information is

placed at the bottom of the poster, which then helps the main image to stand

out more and become more eye catching. In this poster the font choices are

chosen well as they don’t clash with the poster, they blend in perfectly, this is

mainly because of the effect on the font and the colours of it. From looking at

the main image of the poster you can immediately tell that the character is a

villain because of the stereotypical features, for example the use of black

clothes indicates the killer (death), also the mask he is wearing and most

importantly the weapon he is wielding. The tag line for this poster is placed

just underneath the title, this is probably a really good idea as once the person

has read the title of the film they will immediately look underneath it and see

this writing, and the tag line is always a phrase to intrigue your audience to

watch the film.

The main image for this poster is placed in the middle this is because this is the

main focus point, that wants to be targeted towards the audience, so then can

get a general idea of what the film might be about. The main image in this

poster is off the main characters, this is done because the audience can get a

general idea of what the characters look like and the type of characters they

are. The lighting in this poster is used in the background, this is to help

represent the theme of the film and also help make the main image stand out.

The colours that are used in this poster are different shades of yellow this

simplifies the poster but makes it so effective and the use of colour helps

indicate brightness which could indicate the theme of comedy. The layout is

very identical to all other film posters as they always normally have the

credits/cast at the bottom, the title in the middle and then a tag line at the top.

The use of having the tag line at the top makes the people interested in looking

at the rest of the poster as the tag line can be really catching to the audience

making them want to watch the film even more. The characters representation

in this poster is that you can immediately tell it is a comedy because of the way

they are looking/posing as they all seem to have something going wrong on

them or are acting cool, also when you see a baby with sunglasses on you can

automatically assume the film is going to be funny as this is different.

The main image for this poster is placed in the centre so therefore it grabs the

audience’s attention, and also this identifies who the main character as it is the

only image that is featured on the poster. Just from the way the main

character is dressed you can get a general idea of what the film is going to be

about and also you can gather what theme the movie is. The lighting in this

poster is a contrast of light and dark because of the colours that are used, the

use of having light and dark is to help indicate that he is an undercover

agent/spy who is hiding from the enemies, and also the colours of black and

white help indicate the good and bad side of the film, as the black indicates

death and the white reflects brightness for the character. The layout of this

poster is very typical to other posters as they all seem to place the main image

in the middle of the page, the title of the movie just underneath the main

image, the credits at the bottom below the title and then of course the release

date at the bottom of the page.

The name/title of the magazine is the largest writing on the magazine as this

need to stand out and grab the audience’s attention. The main headline of the

magazine is placed in the centre so the people know what the magazine is

focused on and will be the main article inside. Also on the front cover are

images of particular actors and movies to show what is inside it, having

pictures on the cover makes it more interesting than just having plain text. The

main image is always normally placed in front of the name/title and is always

an image that is relevant to the main article of the magazine. The main cover

of the magazine will always contain the barcode, date, issue number and

website of the particular magazine. There is also mini articles that are placed

around the main image, to let us know what will be in the magazine. The use of

colours in this magazine cover are very bright but eye-catching and this is a big

part of advertising your magazine cover, also all of the colours that are used in

this cover don’t clash with one another which makes this cover effective. The

main point of the front cover of a magazine is to introduce everything that will

be featured inside it so therefore the audience are intrigued by it and will then

go ahead to buy it as they are interested.

The name/title of the magazine stands out the most other than the main

image on this cover. The main headline of the magazine is placed to the left

side of this cover this is so that the main image can be seen giving it that more

effective appearance in the middle of the cover. This cover is very original as

there no other images apart from the main one on this cover, however I feel

that this is still very effective. The main image is always normally placed in

front of the name/title and is always an image that is relevant to the main

article of the magazine which is exactly what is seen on this cover. The main

cover of the magazine will always contain the barcode, date, issue number and

website of the particular magazine. There are also mini articles that are placed

around the main image, so then we know what is available to read when we

buy the magazine this is the whole purpose of placing these on the cover. The

uses of colours on this magazine cover are very typical in this case to the joker

as the colours are very stereotypical to him as they are green, pink, purple and

white. However these colours make the cover eye-catching and this is a big

part of persuading your audience to buy the magazine, also all of the colours

that are used in this cover don’t clash with one another which makes this cover

effective.

The name/title of the magazine stands out the most on the front cover as the

name of the magazine needs to be identified so it is placed at the top, it is

placed on the top of the magazine so when it is on the shelves in the shops you

can see it clearly. The main headline of the magazine is placed to the left side

on the cover this is so that the main image can be seen giving it that more

effective appearance in the middle of the cover than it would in any other

position. On the cover there are various images placed around it this is so that

the cover can become more interesting and appealing to the audience. The

main image is always normally placed in front of the name/title this is so that

the main image can be seen and stands out from the rest of the images. The

main cover of the magazine will always contain the barcode, date, issue

number and website of the particular magazine. There are also mini articles

that are placed around the main image; this is to help persuade the audience

to buy it so they know what is available inside the magazine. The uses of

colours on this magazine cover are very typical to the lord of the rings as the

colours that are used the most for this film are green, yellow and black.