Inspirational texts - Posters

Movie Poster 

In the Paranormal Activity poster, you can see that they have used the main image from a scene in the film that has apparently been taped by the actors who feature in the film. It shows them pointing at something where we can immediately see that there is a figure on the door. This could be used to make audience curious about what it is and tempt them to watch the film to find out what it is all about At the top of the poster they have used a review from someone who has watched the film to assure us that we will be scared from the film by saying “nightmares are guaranteed”.  The whole of this poster is quite dark with a black background which could signify that all horror events occurs at night which related back to the image used where the couple are in their bed. “Don’t see it alone” is seen as a warning but we don’t just see it as part of the film, we see it as the whole experience that it is trying to sell us and are more than likely going to follow what the poster is saying.

For this movie poster of gore film ‘Saw’, the full theme of the poster greyscale. This could be used to make the audience feel uncomfortable as there looks like there is no life what so ever. Also the colours look very hostile and clinical, which can remind you of hospitals or dentists, places which can relate to the audience as they are places that we don’t particular like to visit. Images used in this poster are what seem to be rotten body parts which give off negative connotations of torture and death. This can make the audience seem uneasy but can intrigue them about what the film is all about. Commonly in horror posters, we usually see the villain or the main characters, but on this poster we just see body parts, which make it mysterious as in to whose body parts they are and what has happened to them. Right at the very top of the poster you can see the edge of what appears to be a saw, which instantly relates to the movie title. I think that we as an audience see the word ‘saw’ as dangerous, as even though we use them for DIY and other things. This movie poster has also added a quote from a company which says "SAW WILL MAKE YOUR BLOOD RUN COLD". Taking quotes from what people have said about the movie drives audiences to go and watch it, as if the film has good, positive quotes like SAW has done on their poster, it will tempt their audience to go and watch their film.

This movie poster is for the remake of popular slasher horror "Friday The 13th" where we see the terrifying serial killer 'Jason' return to the big screen to approach his new victims.What I love about this poster is that the main image used is of Jason's trademark mask which audiences will recognise instantly.The way in which the mask is presented, portrays a very grungy and uncomfortable feeling. It kind of sums up all the work that the killer has done over the years and this is the condition that the mask has been left in. The scratches around it show the attempts of the victims trying to fight back but failing which summarises Jason as a very dangerous person which would make audiences feel threatened by this poster. I also like how the lighting is used on the image, being bright on the top of the mask but gradually fading towards the bottom. The eye holes have also been blacked out so that they reveal no recognision of the killer, making him appear more misterious as no one knows his true identity. The colour scheme used in this poster is kept very simple using only white, red and black, which are commonly used in a horror poster as the red signifies danger, blood and warning, the black signifies a very dull and miserable atmosphere with no life. We could say that the colour white could signify some hope of defeating the enemy, but the white that is used on this poster is a very dull, dirty shade which is really off-putting. The text used in the poster is very limited which I like as it does not give much away which drives audiences to find out what Jason will do next and if he will be defeated once and for all. I think that is probably why they haven't put the actual title of the film "Friday The 13th" on as it is a remake and recognised by many people already. I also love the idea that they have only used the release date and I also think it is very clever how their main text area relates to the movie title. As the film is released on Friday 13th, this also adds to the experience of watching the film, it will make audiences feel daring as well.