Rhianna Walsh

Thriller Poster Analysis

The moon, with a picture of some sort of creature that looks like a wolf, suggests that at night the man turns into someone completely different.

This is a typical thriller location, this is because it is during the night when everyone is asleep. This connotes that during the day it is a happy place to be but it all changes at night.The shovel and his arm are full of blood, this is typical of thriller as it suggests that his weapon is a shovel, a weapon that we wouldn’t mostly associate with gardening. The dog could

suggest that this is his partner in crime, the dog could connote that he helps him smell out his targets and helps him find them.

He is portrayed as a typical thriller character, this is because he is a man and men are typical in thriller movies to be the main character, he is a leader.

The title connotes that what he does is a phase, it is not a normal thing he does, and that he does it late at night.

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• The location is very typical of thriller genre, this is because it is located in an urban setting, with a lot of houses which means many victims to choose from. The colours are dark (grey, black) this connotes that it is an evil setting, it is all gloomy, it portrays that something terrible is going to happen during the night.

• It is also very misty, cloudy and foggy, this connotes that it is a suspicious location. It is also covering up the houses, this is very typical of thriller as it connotes a sudden change in the weather can change someone from being normal to being someone completely different.

• The moon, could connote that he turns into a different person when there is a full moon. Also the fact that there is some sort of evil creature on the moon adds to the fact that he changes at night.

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• He is a typical thriller character, this is because he is a man and he looks evill, and powerful. This is shown by the way he is standing in the poster, he is standing all straight and he does have a bit of muscle on his arms which could connote that he works out.

• On the other hand what he is wearing ( blue shirt, grey trousers and black boots) this connotes that he works either in an office because of s=his smart shirt or on a construction site because of his boots. His boots connote that he walks a lot so he has to wear something comfortable. He is also looking straight at us which connotes that he is has no fear of anyone and this is typical of thriller male characters, they are not scared of anything or anyone.

• The dog could suggest that it is his best friend, this goes with the saying ‘A dog is a mans best friend’. This connotes that he god helps him find his victims, the god will sniff out and find out where they are and scare them or distract them while the man kills them.

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• The blood is significant, it is a sign of death which is typical of thriller as it connotes that people die. The blood is on the shovel which connotes that this is his weapon, reason being is because it is not a usual weapon someone would use maybe he uses a shovel to disguise the fact he is a serial killer. He wants to pretend he uses it for his garden when really he uses it to kill people.

• The blood is also on his arm and shirt connotes that he gets rather close to his victims, he possibly even tries to get rid of their body. This is typical of thriller genre because many serial killers get rid of all the evidence they can so they don’t get caught but somehow even then after trying so hard to hide what they do they will always get caught in the end by someone who we least expect.

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• The title of the film is ‘Late Phases’, the word ‘late’ connotes that these events that follow happen at night time when people are at home in bed, this is typical of thriller because serial killers prefer to do this at night because this is when they will least get caught. The word ‘Phase’ connotes that the events that occur are just a phase, this could link o the moon, the phases of the moon and that he only kills people when it is a full moon. The title is a gold/yellow colour is a symbol for happiness, joy, intellect and energy. This could connote the bond between the man and his dog, they both work as a team to kill other people. The writing is in bold which connotes how powerful they both are which links back to thriller because serial killers are known to be powerful.

• The slogan of the film is ‘WHEN DARKNESS FALLS EVIL WILL RISE’ this is giving the audience a slight hint of what the film is about. It connotes that when it becomes dark evil things will start happening. It is in white which is suppose to mean pure/innocence however it could link to the moon at night as it is white.

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The grey smoke connotes how the buildings are falling apart.

The broken glass on the building connotes that there is possibly people still in there, it also shows that there is no time to escape.

This is the only character we see. This connotes that he could be trying to save people, we can see he is holding on to something which helps stay secure.

In the background we can just about see the other buildings, as they are covered in smoke. However these don’t look destroyed.

The helicopter connotes that they are there to rescue people this is because it says ‘121’ on it.

The slogan connotes that no one really knows where they are or who they are with

The title is the name of the place where it is occurring.

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• The location is very typical of thriller genre this is because it is set in the city. The buildings are high story which suggests that it is located in the city.

• The smoke around the buildings is to emphasise , the buildings falling down and the broken glass on the windows connotes that there has been a natural disaster that has happened and no one can really prevent it. It also connotes how quick these disasters occur and it is very hard to save people.

• In the background we can see other buildings but they do not look as affected as the ones we can clearly see.

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• There is only one character that we can see in the poster, however he is represented as a good citizen which is typical in thriller movies to have a good citizen. It is clear that he works for air ambulance as he is holding on to something to guide him down. This connotes that he is there to save people who are in danger.

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• The helicopter is typical of thriller movie, this is because it is an expensive method of transport and it is also high tech because inside the helicopter there is technology to guide you to wear to go.

• The broken glass connotes that people have possibly tried to escape their home but haven't had the chance to.

• The rope that the man is holding onto connotes that this is his only safety he has, he relies on this to stay safe.

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• The title of the film is ‘San Andreas’ this is the place in where the film is based. This lets the audience know straight away where the film is and possibly what it is going to be about. As this is a normal place of where natural disasters occur. It is in the colour white/grey/blue which links to the vents that occur and also links to the innocence of the people and how they are helpless.

• The slogan of the film is ‘ Where will you be who will you be with’ this is trying to let the audience connect with the film and show a message to them. It connotes that during a natural disaster you don not really know where you will end up being or who you end up being with as you are either running for your life to get to somewhere safe and you could be with total strangers or on your own.

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