'The Last Exorcism' (2010)
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We looked at exisiting film posters for our chosen sub genre of horror; Paranormal.
We looked at 'The Last Exorcism' and thought this was an effective film poster because the image used of the girl immediately highlights the sub genre of the movie. The mutated form of the girl on the poster shows that it is in the genre of Paranormal and makes people fear it because it looks unnatural. By making red the only prominent colour on the filom poster it makes the title stand out more and also shows the blood and gore invoved in the film. The white background is a connotation for innocence and purity which contrasts with the genre and image shown. The text ‘Believe in him’ creates fear as it’s a warning.
We looked at 'The Last Exorcism' and thought this was an effective film poster because the image used of the girl immediately highlights the sub genre of the movie. The mutated form of the girl on the poster shows that it is in the genre of Paranormal and makes people fear it because it looks unnatural. By making red the only prominent colour on the filom poster it makes the title stand out more and also shows the blood and gore invoved in the film. The white background is a connotation for innocence and purity which contrasts with the genre and image shown. The text ‘Believe in him’ creates fear as it’s a warning.
'Mirrors' (2008)
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We looked at the film poster for the film 'Mirrors'. We thought this poster was effective because the dilated pupils on the character show how scared she is but it also makes it look like she is staring at you. Also the low key lighting around the face gives a sense of mystery and danger and also makes the white around her eyes stand out. By having part of the face in shadow with only the eyes standing out makes it look even more mysterious and creepy. It has the title in red which makes it stand out against the dark background but might also reflect the gore of the film. By having one of the R's in 'Mirrors' reversed it makes it look like it is mirroring the other R and also makes the title look a little distorted. The poster is also effective because it has links to other films by saying 'From the director of 'The Hills Have Eyes' which will make people who have seen that and enjoyed it want to see this film as well.
'Drag Me To Hell' (2009)
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'The Uninvited' (2009)
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We also looked the film poster for 'The Uninvited' . We thought this was an effective film poster because by showing someone looking through the window it creates the feeling that you are constantly being watched and by having the face in shadow it also creates the feeling of mystery and might make some people uncomfortable and uneasy. From the background in the poster it shows the Carol Clover theory, that bad things happen in bad places. The faded background with trees in the background also suggests that they are in quite an isolated place, which adds to the feeling of mystery and uncomfortableness. We have found with most horror posters that they mostly all use the colour red with very plain colours, but this poster is only mainly in black and white making it feel more mysterious and suggesting it is more based on the paranormal than blood and gore. The font used to display the title 'The Uninvited' makes it look like it has been written on the window making it look creepy and mysterious.