movie poster research
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POSTER RESEARCH
Date Night Movie Poster
Purpose:
This poster is to advertise the film, but
also shows who the main characters are played
by. Colour:
Grey, white are the main colours used. The white, bold writing stands out
within the picture because everything else
around the text is a darker colour. This draws the eye to the title of the
film first. Key Image:
The poster depicts a romantic film. The title gives
us the romantic element ‘Date Night’ and then
clothing and staging in the image gives us the
impression that something happens within the ‘Date
Night’. This gives us a sense of mystery.
Background:
The background of the poster is a light grey
colour. This plain colour doesn’t give us any
ideas about the contents of the film.
Realism:
The poster looks realistic because of the non-
edited picture.
Text Colour:
The text colour has been chosen to contrast from the other darker colours used already. The title text colour is big, bold white which draws the
viewers eye to the title.
Date Night Movie Poster
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Date Night Movie Poster
Layout:
The layout of the poster is clear. The image is
directly in the centre of the page. Because the image is in the centre, our eyes are drawn to
the image and text. The layout is very simple.
Target Audience:
The target audience isn’t obviously shown in this
image, there is no rating on the poster either.
My Opinion:
I like this poster, however, I think it is a
little too simplistic. There isn’t enough to tell us
about the film. We don’t know the rating or
audience it is targeting. I do like the colour
scheme. It is subtle and the white shows up
really well compared to the other colours.
She’s The Man Movie Poster
Purpose:
This poster is to advertise the film, but
also shows who the main actress is. The shaded text behind the image gives us a sense of the
context of the film. Colour:
The only colour that stands out is the white background. I wouldn’t
say there is a colour scheme. The only colours that are
repeated is the red and black. Key Image:
The poster depicts a romantic comedy film. The
image shows the main group of peers. The text behind the key image also gives you the
rough outline of the storyline.
Background:
The background of the poster is white. This
plain colour doesn’t give us any ideas about the
contents of the film. But does make the image
stand out.Text Colour:
There are different text colours. Black, Red and
Grey. The title text colour is big, bold and black and red which
draws the viewers eye to the title.
She’s The Man Movie Poster
Layout:
The poster is very busy, with a lot of text and a large image. The image
is in the middle but lower down the page.
The writing is large and at the top.
Target Audience:
The target audience isn’t obviously shown in this
image, there is no rating on the poster either. You can see that it’s going to contain a
romance as there are both male and female
characters in the image.
My Opinion:
I think the poster is very crammed and too busy.
The audience won’t know where to look for
the information they are looking for. We don’t
know the rating or audience it is targeting.
Mean Girls Movie Poster
Purpose:
This poster is to advertise the film, but
also shows who the main characters are played by
and who directed it. It also says when the film
will be released in cinemas.Colour:
Pink and Purple are the main colours used. The pink title contrasts with the purple background
and draws your eye into the title.
Key Image:
The poster depicts a school based film. The clothing
from the right image gives us the impression that they are girly and bossy by the
colour and the posture of the girls. The left image shows a
girl who is probably quite normal as she wears simple
clothing. The red clashes with the pink and this is reflects the personalities
between the pink girls and her.
Background:
The background of the poster is a light purple
colour. This plain colour fits well with the pink theme also running through the poster.
Text Colour:
The text colour has been chosen to reflect the colour scheme in the
film. The film is based on a girl click so therefore the colouring is pink,
purple and white.
Layout:
The layout of the poster is in two. The ‘mean
girls’ on the right and Lindsay Lohan on the
left. The writing ‘Watch Your Back’ is placed
underneath the ‘mean girls’ this reflects the
personalities of them. I like the layout as the different sides are also from different worlds in
the film. Target Audience:
The target audience clearly female as the
colours reflect a stereotypical female. However, there is no
rating on the poster so you can’t see the target
age group.
My Opinion:
I like the poster almost being split in half by the two groups and different
worlds being divided. The colour scheme fits well and the text is a
simple font. I like how the poster has a tag line and that the text reflects the ‘mean
girls’ attitudes.
Mean Girls Movie Poster
Just Go With It Movie Poster
Purpose:
This poster is to advertise the film, but
also shows who the main characters are played
by. It also says when the film will be released in
cinemas.
Colour:
The main colour of blue doesn’t give any
features away about the film.
Key Image:
The poster depicts a romance comedy film as a couple are sitting on the
beach, but the female has a smirk on her face.
Background:
The background of the poster is the image of
the two main characters sitting on a beach with a female standing in the middle of the image
between the two main characters.
Text Colour:
The text colour is white and light blue. I think the
light blue is a wrong colour for the poster as the text is over a blue sky. The text is hard to
read. The white text however, is a good
colour as it is clear and easy to read.
Just Go With It Movie Poster
Layout:
The layout has a rule of thirds. The centre image of the girl must have a
part in the film as otherwise she wouldn’t
be there. This could reflect that something gets in the way of the
two either side’s relationship.
Target Audience:
There is no rating on the poster so you can’t see
the target audience group. The image’s
connotations say that the film is a romance.
My Opinion:
I don’t like the text colour in this poster as it’s hard to read and I don’t think the image gives enough away
about the film.
What Happens in Vegas Movie Poster
Purpose:
This poster is to advertise the film, but
also shows who the main actors are.
Colour:
The colours are light and bright. The white
background contrasts with the orange text . It
also makes the characters stand out
more.Key Image:
The poster depicts a romantic comedy film. The image shows a couple with
the male have a cheeky look on his face and the female
character have a smile (laugh) expression. These
are connotations of fun and comedy.
Background:
The background of the poster is white and
makes the image and text stand out.
Text Colour:
The text colours are mainly orange and a
little black. The orange contrasts with the white background and is easy
to read.
What Happens in Vegas Movie Poster
Layout:
The layout is simple. The image is large and
dominates the poster.
Target Audience:
There is no rating on the poster so you can’t see
the target audience group. The image’s
connotations say that the film is a romantic
comedy, so it would be aimed to a older
audience.
My Opinion:
I really like the layout, image, colour and text
choice in this poster. The white really contrasts the image and text.
Brides Maids Movie Poster
Purpose:
This poster is to advertise the film, but
also shows who produced the film.
Colour:
The colours are mainly pink and white. The white big bold text
catches your eye and draws you into the
poster. Key Image:
The poster depicts a romantic comedy film. The image is of a bride and the
bridesmaids, this has connotations of romance
and the bridesmaids are all in different poses so this
shows a comedy aspect. The colours of pink and white
contrasts on the brick wall.
Background:
The background of the poster is a brick wall
which contrasts with the rest of the images.
Text Colour:
The text colours are mainly white and pink.
These colours are connotations of females.
Brides Maids Movie Poster
Layout:
The layout is almost half and half. The text taking one half and the image
taking the other.
Target Audience:
There is no rating on the poster so you can’t see
the target audience group. The image’s
connotations say that the film is a romantic
comedy, so it would be aimed to a older
audience.
My Opinion:
I really like the layout, image, colour and text
choice in this poster. The brick wall contrasts with
the image and text.