Individual Research and Annotations of Film Posters

Film Posters is a way of advertising of a film. Each film may have different ones depending on where they are advertised. It could change shape, text, content depending on the film. Usually it contains an image which relates to the film and some text which is usually the film's title and the slogan, in smaller text it may include the main characters. They are displayed wherever, outside the cinema and inside. Depending on the company who produced the film and their budget, some may be on bus stops, bus' and canvas's in shopping centres.

For Example, Spiderman.

1. The main colours used are a mixture of blue/grey and white. The blue links in with Spiderman's costume but is the colour of the sky and it portrays it is no "blue skies" and something terrible is going to happen. The colours grey have connotations of darkness, danger, dullness. It is used to represent that something bad is about to happen as the clouds are rolling in and there is going to be the storm.
2. The background contains a sky and a storm coming in, mostly the storm signifying something terrible is about to happen and as Spiderman is looking over it, he is about to act upon it. In the corner is a piece of sun, portraying there is still something good to happen and there is hope which relates to Spiderman.
3. The text is the first thing you look at. It stands out because it's on a plain background and you read it first "His Greatest Battle Begins" this tells the audience that this is going to be the best Spiderman yet and his adventure is just about to begin
4. Spiderman's stance shows he is about to approach the problem and is looking at everything from his view. He is about to start his adventure however no incline is revealed as to what might be included in the battle. However it could be seen as he has no idea what is about to happen and he doesn't know where to start.
5. It includes when the film is being released beneath the title so it's prominent and the audience can see when it is.

House of Wax

1. The image is the first thing the audience will be drawn to as it is a dead corpse who is being melted like wax. 
2. The name then relates to the image as it mentions wax and you instantly see a relation.
3. The colours used are black, blue and white. They all have connotations of darkness, danger, evil, death. It contrasts well white white which is associated with dead corpse's body. 
4. The title stands out as it contrasts against the colours but also relates to the body. It also gives the audience an idea of what genre the film is.
5. The slogan used is an idea of what happens in the film "Prey, Slay, Display" It is a catchy slogan which rhymes, this would stick in the audience's mind making it more effective.