Existing Film Posters

By looking at exisiting horror posters I have learnt that there is not a set format for them and that the layout of each is different. The placement of the title and tagline seem dependent on the size and shape of the image whereas, the release date of the film is always at the bottom of the poster.

I looked at the 'Orphan' psoter as this fits in well with the narrative in our film. The poster shows a young girl and we presume she is an evil character because of the tagline and the fact that she does not appear to be a victim like the woman on the 'Prom Night' poster does.

I like the idea on the 'Prom Night' poster of showing an extreme closeup of a specific feature, in this case a screaming mouth. This creates enigmas because we do not know exactly who this person is.

I think the 'One Missed Call' poster is very clever because at first glance it just looks like a face/mask. But on further inspection you realise that the eyes are actually screming mouths. I think when you notice the hidden image it shocks you because you were not expecting to see it there. It also prompts us to think that the person is the villian in the film and the screaming mouths represent his victims.

On both the 'Prom Night' and 'One Missed Call' posters female victims are shown which links to the idea of the final girl which is a typical horror convention.

The posters carry a dark colour scheme and so indicate the horror genre. The idea of faces and people being in the dark creates mystery and suspense.