The Strangers Poster Analysis

This poster is advertising a horror film called 'The Strangers'. The picture shows two characters looking up at the villains wearing masks which suggest they are intimidated and scared of the people above them. This may cause the audience to become very scared of the these character and empathize with their powerlessness. The camera angle used in this film poster is a mid shot to show all the characters and draw attention to the scary details of the villains. 

The main writing on the poster is written in shiny lower case letters which looks unusual and distorted. This writing is quite eye catching and will draw the audience in and makes them question why it's written like that. At the top of the poster there is a statement which says 'Because you were home' which is very general and sounds like they are talking to the audience. This statement may make the audience think that it could happen to them and want to find out what this event could be. The institution is written in small lettering at the bottom of the image which does not detract from the overall focus of the poster. The actors in the film are written just above the title of the film which could be another factor which interests the audience as they are big name stars.

The colours in the image are very dull and dark. This gives a sinister feel to the image and an eerie atmosphere. These colours could have been chosen as it makes the white masks stand out against the browns and greens in the image. This will draw the audience in as the masks look eye catching and abnormal.  

The Ring Poster Analysis

This horror film poster for the ring is very dark and intriguing. The absence of people in the poster makes it seem more scary and frightening.  The round circle in the middle of the poster draws the eye into the centre and makes the writing more eye catching. The picture of 'the ring' could make the audience question what it is and why the ring is uses as the staple feature of the film. The angle of the picture is hard to distinguish it could be a low angle or a mid angle to display 'the ring'. The photo has been cropped so that the circle is in the middle of the image which makes it the main focus of the poster.

The black and white colours on the page are contrasting and dramatic. This could suggest to the audience that the film is also dramatic and has an surprising story line. Having the background all black makes he colours of the writing stand out better and makes the poster as a whole more unusual and diverse than other film posters.

The main writing on the poster which is directly in the centre looks childish and perturbing. This juxtaposed with the idea of horror and violence would be scary and may make the audience feel uncomfortable as they do not understand why a child would be involved in such frightening events. The writing above is written in block capital letter and is reflected in the background. This statement could cause the audience to feel uncomfortable as they would start to become inquisitive and want to understand why this would happen. The institutions for the film are written at the bottom which makes the poster balanced as there is writing each side of the main title. This will make a pleasing composition for the view.

Golden Eye Film Poster Analysis

This film trailer has lots of bright colours on it to make it eye catching and show up against other film posters. This will draw the audience’s attention in and make it appear more exciting and interesting. It is also a very symmetrical picture which is pleasing for the eye of the viewer. The picture also contains the standard well known features of a bond film for example the explosions and the gun. The explosions are in the background of the picture which can be associated with action films and would draw in the right audience. This picture also demonstrates the technique of rule of thirds which is very effective in this instance.

The writing is in bold gold lettering which stands out on the blue background and reflects the word 'Golden' in the title. The colour of the writing could suggest royalty and 1st class status. This could illustrate to the audience that this film is better than any other film out there and shows 1st class performances.

Above the main title of the film there is more writing '007' and an image of a gun which is surrounded by bright and colourful pictures. This text is the biggest text on the poster which could be because the audience would recognise it as being a James bond film which is its main selling point.  

On each side of the main character 'James Bond' there are very attractive girls which may interest the male audience and draw them in. These two characters are also very contrasting as one is dressed in black which could evoke darkness and evil and the other is wearing white which could illustrate naivety and innocence. This may be to demonstrate the diverse characters in the film. The lighting in this picture causes Bonds face to be half in shadow which could connotes his character and suggest that he is torn between good and evil. 

Trailer Synopsis

We are trying to make our trailer as frightening as possible. Our trailer will follow two different girls, with one being the main focus. The girl at the beginning will be killed off by our murderer who has a concealed identity, which will then lead on to the trailer focusing on the one girl.

Our trailer is about two murderers, who wear masks to hide their identity. Although they are murderers, they do not just break into their victims house and kill them, they torture them by the fact that the victims never know where they are, but know that they are lurking around. Our film will follow the victims attempted escapes, to which the murders will never be too far away.

 

 

 

 

March Editing Diary

 

4th March

As it is getting close to the deadline for our final trailer, we have been doing a lot of editing! Our trailer is almost exactly how we want it, so there is not much left to do! Today we tried out different formations of shots, to see which were the most tension building, and which caused the most fright when they all flashed up; i.e. masked faces, weapons, getting closer to the camera etc. We also put on some sound that we recorded of a car engine, which is going to signify the murders waiting in their car for the victim to come home.

6th March

Trailer order is our main focus today. On Monday, we pretty much sorted our the order of our trailer, so today we were left with making sure that non of the shots we wanted to flash up were too long, and some short shorts were long enough that the audience could still see what they were. We want every shot to connect with our audience, so making sure they are long/short enough is very important. We managed to finish the beginning of our trailer today, so it is exactly how we want it. We have not finished the middle and ending yet as we are still trying the different formations to see the most effect sequence of shots.

8th March

Today was supposed to be focused on editing, but we quickly completed what we needed to do, so our middle is FINISHED!! Or so we hoped! We still felt like something was missing, so we made the best of our time and went into the main hall at our school. Even though it was just us two girls, and we had zero actors and no mask; we managed to find half a mask so one of us wore it and pretended to be the bad guy. Luckily we were wearing dark clothes so we were able to film some shots, which we then quickly put onto Adobe and edited into our middle bit. We added them into the middle as the beginning was how we wanted it, and we didn't feel that they would be dramatic enough for the ending. Only one or two shots we filmed today went towards the end.

11th March

We have left sound to the very end, in order to decided what is the best music/voice for our trailer and what we want it to portray. Last night we asked someone to sing the nursery rhymes '1,2 buckle my shoe' and 'rockaby baby' to see which rhyme would sound the best. Today we put them onto our trailer and although they sounded good we didn't feel that the voice sounded child like enough and spooky enough, but for the time being it will have to do. We also put on the sound effect of wind, and put on another sound we were able to create from swinging curtains, which was a creeking, metal noise.

12th, 13th & 14th March

These three days have been very important for our trailer. We have massivly focused on music recently as we weren't happy with the sound we had previously filmed. Over these three days; we went to the music department and into the studio and recorded our own sound to put onto our trailer. We have added more and more to the sound as we went along as we still felt like bits are missing. We have not put it onto our trailer yet as we have not had the chance, but will be doing that on Monday.

Film Names

Lauren and I created this Prezi to show our ideas of unusual film names which we could use for our own film. We have mainly centered them around the around the two nursery rhymes we are choosing between  and the idea of our villains being hidden behind their masks.

Skyfall Film Poster Analysis

This film poster is very effective as it portrays the emotions and genre of the film. The camera angle is an almost a low angle/ mid shot which makes the character of James Bond seem superior and intimidating.  It also shows him as an authoritive figure and suggests what his character is like in the film. This makes the audience inquisitive to whom and why he is shown in this way. The shot showing ‘Bond’ is taken in a way that shows Big Ben, which highlights one of our British Landmarks, which celebrates the fact that it is British, as by seeing Big Ben, it is known that they are in London.

The mise en scene is also effective in showing his status and his emotions, as the lighting around him is fairly bright, so that it is obvious he is there, but the lighting in the background is dark and gloomy, which demonstrates pathetic fallacy which could suggest evil or depression, as these are the emotions that are associated with darkness. Where he is standing looks deserted, except for the buildings in the background. This could suggest to the audience that he is someone to avoid, due to his emotions on his face. The use of the prop of a gun in his hand displays his dangerous status and illustrates that he is a character who should not be messed with. The prop of the car is in the foreground of the picture highlights that it is his vehicle which coupled with his expensive suit establishes his high profile. His clothing creates conflicting emotions towards the audience’s first impressions. This is because it appears that there is a fine line between him being a business man and a ‘gangster’. This gives the audience the opportunity to decipher between whether he is a business man who is distressed and being hunted or a ‘gangster’ who’s involved in a gang war.

The colours in this picture are very dull and grey which portrays the mood of the film and reflects the attitude in which the character is showing. However, the colours could be seen as classy and stands out compared to other film posters as the colouring is unusual and dynamic. 

The font and text size is different for the different writings; 007 is small and the only thing not in black and white which could signify the importance of it. The bond films stand out against other films through the '007'. The name of the film is in block capitals which demonstrates that it is not any other genre as the bold letters make it look serious and violent.

The image on this film poster has been cropped so that 'Bond' is in the center of this picture. It has also been cropped so that the number plate of the car is shown, which could prove to be of significance - e.g. his famous number plate. It has also been cropped in a way that Big Ben is just to the right of Bond.