ANALYSING POSTERS
The light behind the main character Rick Deckard could suggest they are outer space and the light is the sun. But, it could be to show him as a godly figure as he is the hero in the film. By have the women below him and with less area could evoke that she is less important as well as showing him as a dominate figure. In addition, he is holding sc-fi gun which could apply that the movie is an action movie. You can also tell from there face expression that it is an action movie as they look serious. moreover, you can tell that it is a scfi movie as from the bottom of the poster there is a flying car. You can also tell from the font that they were trying to make it look futurist. From the dark colour you can infer that the movie mostly going to be about negativity and give and a bad mood. The light coming out from the centre could be a fire however, could be show how busy the area is. In 1980 this movie was targeted mostly at teenager as audience wanted what the future was like. It will be aimed at male and female but mostly male as they are stereotypical like scfi. The cigarette could mean she is afraid and she is smoking it because she is stressed or she could be an evil villain.
The movie is a comedy with horror. You have some area such as the 2 scary people on the back to suggest its a horror but from the face expression it humours. There is a link to other with the green dress when she says " i love dead people" which is from another movie. To understand all the jokes made in the film, you have to be a fan of horror movie as they make fun of them in the film. The target market for this movie is 20 to 30 and people who watch a lot of horror movies. Move over at the top it says,"the movie that dares you to come" meaning that you came there because they told you in a trailer or the end of the first movie. The light behind these word suggests they are in a cinema.
You can tell from the colour scheme that it is an negative movie from the dark colours used. Also, the man in the centre is looking at the distant which could suggest that he is upset or lost. As he is only person in the long shot you can tell he is isolated from others. The movie genre is mostly likely to a horror or a drama.The target market for this movie is 20 to 35 as this age like to watch more serious thing that teenagers.
By having a low angle we can see that the boy has more power. Also having half the poster in a hole make the boy look small and make it a msytery what the film is about. The boy looking down show us that he is consider what to do. The genre of the film is adventure and horror becuase we dont know what will happen if he goes in. The target market for the movie is15 to30 as it include a young kid that the audience can relate to.
By having the 3 actor names, it attracts audience to the high profiled actors. You can see in the middle of the poster which suggest the movie is about an adventure they go on. By have a huge tentacle in the centre, it make the audience think more and will want to know what happens. The character on the left is holding a gun which implies they could be a war. Having a green colour scheme give out a mysterious feel to the poster. The target market for this movie is 14 to 30.
The female that take a high percentage of the poster is likely to be the main character. Her not facing the camera show that she has power. All the actor face expression is serious which suggest that movie is a drama with some action. The simple layout and font is likely to attract higher class people age 25 to 35. The dark colour creates mysterious feel to the poster.
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