When looking at The Grudge poster (poster one) it is quite simple yet effective. The image of the girls eye gives the idea that she is looking straight into the camera, engaging to us as the audience almost as if she is watching us. It conveys the image and the stereotype of horror very effectively its intense and frightening, the image is shot in a dark light with strong black eye makeup on which is the only part of her face which is shown. This adds mystery and darkness to the image . Sarah Michelle Gellar’s the main actress in the film is printed above the headline this is a good sell line as she is a well known actress which will attract an audience to watch the film. The headline of “The Grudge” is printed in thick red writing the colour conveys blood, danger and anger towards us as the audience. The text looks rough which reflects the genre of the film, it also stands out on the black background. There is a tagline at the bottom of the poster which reads “It never forgives. It never forgets”, this creates enigma about the film but also links it to the film trailer as these lines are also shown. The release month of the film is printed in large red font which stands out from the rest of the text and also links in with the headline “The Grudge”. The month of which the film is released is quite significant as it is released in October which is not only the same month as Halloween but also the same month as half term from looking at the poster I think that it is aimed late teens. But will appeal to both boys and girls.
Poster Two
In this poster the Headline again is in deep red which gives the image of smeared blood. The image or images are different from the first poster one is of the a female character which i presume is the main character. She seems to be looking in a mirror and in the background you can see “the thing” or “the Grudge”, again her skin is pale and dirty her eyes seem to be covered by her hair, the face seems to be in pain this gives us an insight into what the film is about. The other is off what looks like an old house it is quite dirty and warn it looks eeire as though something isn’t right there. It conveys an image of horror. Sarah Michelle Gellar’s name is again above in bold writing and in a place where it is ease ably seen. The release date of the film is not shown on the poster.
No comments:
Post a Comment