Movie poster analysis. GeorgeR Advanced Production: Film poster analysis: 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991) 2019-01-05
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An Analysis of 80’s Movie Posters
We also see that one of the women is looking directly at the audience. This energy suggests a comedic genre , therefore a happy ending. The love is streong between the couple and the families are clearly very violently at war with one another. This will draw in a bigger audience as they will believe it is different to other horror films they have seen. This movie takes place in the 1960's. Then comes the tagline at the top which identifies what the movie is about, and finally a reference to the director of the film.
In this poster, the lighting is coming from in-front of him but is coming more from the right than left, the effect of this is that it lights up a small part of the subjects arm, leg and face. Still and motion pictures are taken from various angles in different locations and put together in a slideshow format. The making of these videos has created a new following and fandom for the film, where thousands of people create, share, and watch videos that are edits of the Bee Movie. Symbols Audience Movies For this movie poster analysis assignment I chose the movie posters for 'The Help' and 'Divergent'. The title 'The Help' suggests that the ending will be on a high note. The dark background adds mystery as it makes you think what could potentially be lurking in the darkness- the unknown adds tension. Movie posters are prominently displayed on billboards, in the lobby of your local movie theater, in magazines, on the Internet, and even on the sides of buses.
Genre Conventions The colour scheme is the major element that suggests that this movie is a comedy. This gives the film poster a dark and eerie feeling. This actor has been lit up from the left of him. It is the main character walking with his fist up. Background: The background is a swirl of strange colours, fading into each other with families and the couple in front of it all.
Due to the page being mainly black, witch is associated with being alone, darkness and not being able to see, with a slight white mist and lit up floor of wood. Foreknowledge As the movie poster's goal is to attract even the most particular fans of the series, the poster includes many visual symbols from the book. Both have one arm outstretched behind them, they also have one leg bent up as well as their other arms are crossing each other. They have a clear commercial purpose - to promote an event or product - but they also have artistic value. The film is set in Italy and for me before I knew this I felt like the poster had a European romantic element to it, just from the colouring used.
One of them — a character called River — is in the foreground of the image. The contrast in clothing between the two groups show that the black women are from a lower, working class that work for the upper-class white women. There is pure emotion in the eyes and faces of both the characters and the list of the sins is crossed off one by one with a red dash. They both look powerful and strong as they look out at the world surrounding them. The yellow can also imply a setting that is dated.
There is a billing block at the bottom of the poster. And the orangey golds everywhere else make it seem like the heavens are opening for the young couple in the centre. It also has details of the film at the bottom. Nevertheless, there are widespread cultural connotations attached to signs. Her hair is tied back in a plated ponytail, it is not styled with her hair looking fancy and girly. First of all the title itself.
Colour: This is very much an autumn like palette of colours used in the posters. The clothing of the actor and actress also look like they are on a holiday, with the floral pattern on the clothing. Both of them are also holding weapons, putting them on equal footing with the males in the poster. This provides a form of repetition and unity to the whole thing. Meanwhile, purple is every bit as present in artwork for the sci-fi-action film RoboCop 1987 as in that of dramas like The Breakfast Club 1985 and romances like Cocktail 1988.
The messages in the poster are primarily visual. Those who have read the book are also apart of the intended audience. Above the search menu, there is a teenaged girl screaming with her face distorted on a screen with only darkness surrounding her. It makes it easy to read and makes it stand out, over the couple. This framing highlights it and promotes the fact that he is proud of the graffiti and his stand against society.
Background: In the background of the poster we can see a brightly lit city, which matches the title of the film, so it lets us know where the film is going to take place, it is dark and raining. She has a white complexion with brown hair, and is wearing a long formal white gown. This helps contribute to the mysterious and sinister atmosphere of the poster. For example, a movie poster for an action film might feature the main actor framed in such a way as to make him seem attractive, strong, and invincible. Horror of Dracula The Horror of Dracula is an old film which was made in 1958. This could suggest to the audience that something supernatural is wrong with the boy.
