I analysed two teen horror film posters, i did this to help me when planning and creating my film poster. The two film posters i analysed were Jennifers Body and Sorority Row.
I first anlalysed the film poster for Jennifers body. I first analysed the font used, two differnt fonts are used on this film poster. There is a font which looks like handwriting this is used on the blackboard, this relates to the setting and the charcaters age of the film as it is associated with school and teaching. The other font used empahsises this meaningas the other fotn looks like the font featured on cheerleading uniform, this font could be interpretated by the audience as an insight to what the main character does or that this aspect (cheerleading) is a main part of the film.
The main colours used are red and white. Using this red potrays blood,pain and sex which like the DVD cover for Jennifers body may represent what is featured in the film of the type of character she is. Using white portrays goodness, which using the red and white together gives an interesting contrast and may come across as good and bad. Dark colours are used and featuring these colours with the red and white may come across as the film having a twisted meaning. Also half of the poster has a lighter tone and the half has a darker tone which could be interpretated as having a good and bad side to the film.
The character featured on the film poster for Jennifers body is the same for the DVD cover. The charcater is still sitting seductivley and smirking, howevre in the DVD cover the main charcater has blood by her face but in the film poster she doesnt. By taking away the blood by her lip it may confuse the audience as you may not know if she is the victim or the antagonist, which adds mystery to the film poster and may attract more people to watch the film.
The positioning of the image dvides the page and make the poster more interesting. The image is off centre an is more positioned towards the left, the heard of the character is at the same level as the title, by using this technique it enables the audience eyes go immediatley to the face and title as our eyes automaticlly go to the left.
On Jennifers body's film poster the information given is the names of the cast members, the production company, the director, the website of the film, date of release, the title and film reviews. By including all tjis information it attracts the audience as they may be more influenced to watch the film if they know the production company or director ad they may have seen a film by them before, they may be attracted to the cast or the film reviews may make them watch the film.
Like the DVD cover of Jennifers body it would appeal to older teenagers and young adults due to the setting. Men and women would be attracted to the film cover due to the use of the female character.
Informal language is mainly used on the film poster, unlike the DVD cover which uses formal and informal elanguage evenly. On the film poster for Jennifers body informal language is used in the film reviews, i think this is because it attracts the audiences attention. Informal language on the film poster is used the same way as the DVD cover.
Jennifers body film poster conveys the teen horror genre by featuring a school setting, this is used to relate to the audience surroundings. A young attractive girl is featured which attracts both males and females. Handwriting font and cheerleading font are used in the same way as school settings and attractive girls as they are relatable for the target audience as they are what they are part of their way of life. The colours red and black are used as they represent or interpretated with horror. The certification is 15 so this empahsises that the film is in the teen horror genre as they want teenagers from the age of 15 to watch however it is not suitable for a younger audience so it includes scary scenes.
The film poster for Sorority row is just like the front of the DVD cover. The font used on the Sorority row film poster is distinguished which gives an old feel. The font is a serif font which gives the impression of importance this corresponds with the line underneath that emphasises this point. Like the DVD cover this font may have been used to represent the characters education.
The colours used on the film poster are very dark, this gives the sense of mystery. Also using dark colours insinuates death, the Sorority row film poster also includes red which put together with the black could be seen as an insight to what the film is about as red can be seen as blood and pain.
The six main characters are featured on the film poster of Sorority row, they are all standing upright which makes them seem strong and powerful, this could give and insight to what the characters are like. They are dressed seductivley in dresses showing cleavage, this again shows the personality of the chracters and this could give an insight to what is included in the film. They are all standing close together which shows that the relationship between all of them is strong and that they are friends.
The postioning of the chracters and the flames instantly attract the attention of the audience as they are centred, it makes the focus go on the characters and the surroundings of them. By having the characters and the flames centred lets the audience know the type of film Sorority row is. The title is below the characters but still centred, this is so the audience can identify what the film is.
The information presented on the Sorority row film poster is the title, tage line, release date, production company, cast, director and producer. The information presented is basic however the information provided is all that the audience may be interested in. By featuring not alot of information keeps the attention on the characters eatured on the poster.
The type of audience that would be attracted to this film poster and encouraged to watch the film because of this would be females and males. This is due to the use of the 6 attractive females featured. The young adult girls and the school in the background may make the film appeal to older teenagers. The audience that the film poster would appeal to is the same for the Sorority row DVD cover.
Not alot of text is featured on the film poster. There is only the information about the cast and crew, the title and the tag line. The tag line 'Sisters for life . . . and death'. This could be interpretted by the audience in different ways. One way would be that they may be very very close and connected in a way, another may be that they all die. By having a hidden meaning gives the semse of mystery to the film poster and may encourage people to see the film.
The film poster for Sorority row conveys the teen horror genre by featuring young attractive females, these are used to relate to the audience age group. The school in the background is used in the same way as the characters. The colours portray the teen horror genre as they are the colours insinuated with horror. The line underneath the font looks like blood, so it comes across asa gore film.
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