This was the film poster for the recent horror film The Possession, there is actually little graphics or text on this poster, however I feel it achieves its aim and is very good from a horror point of view. Towards the bottom of the poster there is the information which is included in most film posters, with actors release dates, producers etc. The release date is the only text that is in red, this makes it stand out from the rest of text. The title of the film is in the centre of the page to get the audiences attention but it is far enough down the central image not to distract the audience’s attention from the main image. The title is in a horror type font which work well, the smatter marking joined and around the letters gives it a blood look, this is one effect that I would like to use in my work. I feel that with the use of this font, the audience are made aware of the genre of film without have to see the picture. One of the best features I think this poster has is that at the top of the page the text says "Based of a true story", the text in on a white background which make it stand out to the audience to catch their eye. If I had to choose anything from this poster, it would be the true story feature, I feel that it intrigues the audience.
The image in the poster is catches the audiences eye extremely well because it is so out of the ordinary, the genre of the film is instantly implied. The image in the centre shows women with a hand appearing out of her throat, because this is so strange, the audience are intrigued. The filter used in the image is extremely effective, it is mainly dark to emphasise the genre. The only colour that is really used in on the right hand side of the poster, i think this is only used so the audience are able to see/understand what the image actually shows. Thanks to what is happening in the image, the producers of the posters are able to like a slogan to it; in this case the slogan was "Darkness lives inside", which i think was very clever.
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