2. Film Poster AnalysisAlice and Wonderland (2010) Shutter
Island (2010) Mirror Mirror (2012) 3. Identifying characters so
audience can familiarizeClose-up image of one of themselves for
when theythe main characterssee the film Bright background
Concentric circlecatches thebackground sort of a audiences
eyehypnotizing effect and and invites themreflects the nature of
too notice morethe filmBright and colourful interesting to the eye
andTitle of film is not themay make passers by main focus but
stillstop and look noticeable and
eye-catchingSyntheticpersonalization Custom font makes the reader
feel makes theinvolved and whole poster interesting 4. Large image
ofTagline makes themain characteraudience wondercould tell us about
more about the plothis personality a of the film givesleader,
curious,them a little tasterabove his peersPoster has a dark,Only
half of the mansgrim nature mayface is shown could symbolize
thesymbolize a dark side tonature of the filmhis character, a side
hewould rather not showFamiliar name ofmain character -makes the
audiencePicture of a run down want to see the filmwarehouse looking
more if theybuilding again, recognize someonemore clues as to
thewho is starring in itfilms plot/storyline Custom font red makes
it one of the first things you see -Full release dateconnotations
of thenot shown; addscolour red give usto the whole more of an
insightfeeling of into the films plotsuspense 5. Clean white
background Only half of faces shown with bright suggests there is
more colours in the to the characters than foreground we would
thinkFacial expressionFacial expressionsuggests an innocent
suggests judgingcharacter; maybe character, jealous ornave but
cunningsuperiorConvincing the audience Custom font verythat the
film will be an regal and ornate;exciting interpretation of the
reflects the naturewell known fairytale over of the filmexaggerates
the popularityof the story with the wordlegend Different font for
release date and tagline; may be to add aTagline Fall under
thecomic effect, remind thespell suggests that the audience that
there is a sidefilm is so notable, it willthat isnt about the
traditionalchange its audience Snow White storyafter they have
watchedit 6. How do these examples shape your ideasabout your own
film poster?These film posters show great examples of, like a
trailer, showcasing the bestparts of a film without giving it all
away. I think that I will be able to capture theessence of Hansel
and Gretel by using aspects from all of these film posters.
Forexample: Use of synthetic personalisation in the Alice in
Wonderland poster using phrases like, you will fear Use of dark
colours and shadow in the Shutter Island poster as our film is a
thriller, I could take advantage of this and show the witch in a
shadow Use of showing clear characterisation in the Mirror Mirror
poster I could show the children as being scared and vulnerable and
the witch as being evil and conniving by facial expressions and use
of particular colours 7. Film Magazine Front Cover AnalysisTotal
Film (Star Trek) Empire (Captain America) Total Film (Iron Man 2)
8. Magazine website readers canaccess extracontent that youcant get
in themagazineOther well known film namesto entice the reader even
ifthey dont like the mainfeatureClose up of main character black
and white makes the image dramatic. Pose the model is in gives
theMagazine impression that he isbi-lines superior, a main
characterextracontent forreader toenjoy Even though it is clearly a
film magazine, there areEncourages the reader to still elements of
celebritybuy more of theculture caters for amagazine as there are
4range of tastescovers to collect pickyour favorite Star Trek is in
aOver exaggeration large font sowith the words readers know
boldest, coolest and what theyre world exclusive makes the film
seem looking formore exciting thanmaybe it is 9. Close-up of main
character standing facing Magazine of the the camera; a year tells
the reader confident stancethat this is the best and direct eyefilm
magazine for contact engages them to get the the readerlatest on
their favorite filmsBackground reflectsthe title of the filmCaptain
America verypatriotic and proud,but still has a ruggedContent on
othernature to it to films included in arepresent the perhaps
similar genre to theviolent elements of the main featurefilmSummers
biggestSuperhero alliteration is effectiveCaptain Americain a bold
fontand centered More contentbrings the focustailored for theof the
reader totastes of otherthe middle of readersthe page 10. Main
character onfront cover looking Special Guestdirectly at the
editors are wellaudienceknown comedians;the audience willbe
moreinfluenced to buyExtra the magazine iffeatures to they know
that itattract a will be funny andrange
ofrelatableaudiencesPersonifying thefictionalcharacter;making it
seem Other bi-lines toto the audienceentice thethat he is a
realaudienceperson withconfessions More extra features of a similar
genre; more for your money 11. How do these examples shape your
ideasabout your own film magazine front cover? These film magazine
front covers all have a lot in common; for example, they all use
close-ups of the main character, right in the center of the page,
they all have bi-lines that cater to a similar genre of the main
feature film etc. I plan to use these aspects and more when
creating my own front cover for our film trailer. The use of colour
is also very prominent in the front covers; The Total Film Star
Trek cover is all in black and white. This could symbolise that the
film is dark, but still has a light-hearted, maybe comedy side to
it. It may also symbolise the feelings the audience will have
towards the main character (who is pictured). The colours used
suggest that he is an evil character. The Empire magazine front
cover for Captain America also uses the same kind of ideologies;
having the background reflect the character or film. This magazine
front cover uses a very patriotic American flag background to link
to the films name. Although they have given the flag a rugged and
kind of dirty edge to symbolise the action and violence of the
film.
