The girl in the photograph This film poster represents a horror film from the dark lighting in the background, which shows a house or a hall which shows it could be in a home which is typical for a horror film to be set in, they used dark lightning to make the poster more daunting, the lighting in the background has been blurred out to focus on the girl. The girls make up stands out as her face is so white compared to the black costume and black background. They have made the makeup make her look supernatural, the black mascara running down her face makes it seem as though she's miserable, the black makeup is so heavy you cant even see her eyes which shows how dark and cold hearted she is. The red lipstick shows danger and death. The black hooded jumper is a generic feature to horror films as it shows she doesn’t want to be seen and she's hiding her identity as she doesn’t want to be seen.As she's wearing gloves it shows she doesn’t want her fingerprints on the camera as maybe she's the one taking pictures. This is a generic film poster as the colours are all dark apart from her makeup the main focus is on the girl and the camera, which lets the audience guess what the plot is about. The font is in bold and is in white as the background is black so it is easy to read the text it is typical for the movie name to be in bold so its noticeable from the rest of the poster. The text at the bottom is conventional as it lets people know the details of the film and when it will be released

The purge: election yearThe purge film poster represents a horror film as its got typical generic features such as the main image of everyone dressed up in costumes this is used to grab the audiences attention the image they used is a medium long shot which allows the audience to see the background and also the costumes the characters are in. The font of the text is in bold as it is the main title and needs to be one of the main features on the page so the audience can notice it easily. The colours are bright and obvious which shows the film is energetic and a bit crazy as lots may be going on. The characters are all wearing costumes which represents America this could show the danger in America and how they are over powering the country, the statue of liberty shows freedom and from the purge it is giving people the freedom to kill ad hunt, the characters are also hiding their identity makes it easier to kill people ad makes it more disturbing.