Ancillary Texts
Film Poster Research.
Film Poster Research.
Oculus
This poster has a image of a woman on the front with her eyes covered by hands, and this is obviously a message to the audience of what the film is about or what it involves.
The title text is in capital letters which shows the importance of it, and how it should catch the audiences attention.
The image is very simple, yet interesting at the same time, it has a of features which leave the audience wondering what the film could be about.
All of the text that is used here is white, white can represent purity, so therefore the poster could be portraying the fact that something pure is changing into something impure.
The image is very much in the audiences face, meaning it would be hard to miss, but this is good because it means that it will catch their attention.
This poster has a image of a woman on the front with her eyes covered by hands, and this is obviously a message to the audience of what the film is about or what it involves.
The title text is in capital letters which shows the importance of it, and how it should catch the audiences attention.
The image is very simple, yet interesting at the same time, it has a of features which leave the audience wondering what the film could be about.
All of the text that is used here is white, white can represent purity, so therefore the poster could be portraying the fact that something pure is changing into something impure.
The image is very much in the audiences face, meaning it would be hard to miss, but this is good because it means that it will catch their attention.
The Final Destination
This poster has an interesting image of what appears to be a woman, and half of her face is a skeleton, this could be foreboding of what could happen in the movie, i.e the woman dying.
Like the poster for 'Oculus' the title text is also in capital letters, which implies the importance of the movie.
The image is very eye-catching, and it would immediately attract the audiences attention.
The colours that are used are very dark and creepy, which sets the mood for the movie, allowing the audience to get an idea of what it is going to be like.
Like 'Oculus' the text is mostly in white, so there is the contrast of black and white here, which is interesting because it links in with the image, as it shows a good and a bad, and that could be what the black and the white represents too. The only part of the text that isn't white is the date of the film release, which is in red, this could be so that it stands out more to the audience.
This poster has an interesting image of what appears to be a woman, and half of her face is a skeleton, this could be foreboding of what could happen in the movie, i.e the woman dying.
Like the poster for 'Oculus' the title text is also in capital letters, which implies the importance of the movie.
The image is very eye-catching, and it would immediately attract the audiences attention.
The colours that are used are very dark and creepy, which sets the mood for the movie, allowing the audience to get an idea of what it is going to be like.
Like 'Oculus' the text is mostly in white, so there is the contrast of black and white here, which is interesting because it links in with the image, as it shows a good and a bad, and that could be what the black and the white represents too. The only part of the text that isn't white is the date of the film release, which is in red, this could be so that it stands out more to the audience.
The Conjuring
This poster uses a single image to show the audience what the film is going to be about.
The font is large, but not bold, which draws the attention of the audience, but not so much that it overpowers the rest of the poster.
The title of the film is located just above the main part of the image and the rest of the information such as cinema dates and casting is located at the bottom of the poster.
The poster is quite dark, and so similarly, like the other posters, reflects the mood of the film genre; scary and intense.
The fact that there is a rope hanging from the tree with no one hanging from it is scary, but what makes it more intense is the fact that the shadow that we can see actually shows a person to be swinging from the tree.
The poster is not very colorful so therefore it shows that it is the film is scary and sinister.
This poster uses a single image to show the audience what the film is going to be about.
The font is large, but not bold, which draws the attention of the audience, but not so much that it overpowers the rest of the poster.
The title of the film is located just above the main part of the image and the rest of the information such as cinema dates and casting is located at the bottom of the poster.
The poster is quite dark, and so similarly, like the other posters, reflects the mood of the film genre; scary and intense.
The fact that there is a rope hanging from the tree with no one hanging from it is scary, but what makes it more intense is the fact that the shadow that we can see actually shows a person to be swinging from the tree.
The poster is not very colorful so therefore it shows that it is the film is scary and sinister.
Film Magazine Front Cover Research.
The Dark Knight - Empire
There is quite a lot of information on this magazine, and the main image slightly covers the mast head. The Joker's head is covering the P of the 'Empire', however the audience that know this magazine would know what magazine it was straight away.
The color of the text is the similar to the color of the Jokers clothes, and this is important because it follows a color scheme of green, purple and white, which helps the image collaborate well with the text.
The masthead is in a bold font, which stands out to the audience so that they can see what it is they are buying. Also, the fact that the heading is red makes it seem more important.
The text on the magazine is mainly white, to collaborate with the things around it which are different colors.
The barcode is located at the bottom left of the front cover, so that it doesn't immediately catch the attention of the audience, and the price is located just above the masthead, as is the date of the magazine.
There isn't too much text, so therefore the main focus of the magazine can be the image of the Joker which should hopefully stand out to the audience anyway.
There is quite a lot of information on this magazine, and the main image slightly covers the mast head. The Joker's head is covering the P of the 'Empire', however the audience that know this magazine would know what magazine it was straight away.
The color of the text is the similar to the color of the Jokers clothes, and this is important because it follows a color scheme of green, purple and white, which helps the image collaborate well with the text.
The masthead is in a bold font, which stands out to the audience so that they can see what it is they are buying. Also, the fact that the heading is red makes it seem more important.
The text on the magazine is mainly white, to collaborate with the things around it which are different colors.
The barcode is located at the bottom left of the front cover, so that it doesn't immediately catch the attention of the audience, and the price is located just above the masthead, as is the date of the magazine.
There isn't too much text, so therefore the main focus of the magazine can be the image of the Joker which should hopefully stand out to the audience anyway.
Avengers - Age Of Ultron
This magazine cover does have quite a lot of information on it, but isn't overly crowded so it will attract an audience.
The masthead is in bold black, and is behind the main image, but not completely covered so it is still readable.
As the above magazine, the color of the text is white, so it stands out against the background.
The main image is very eye-catching, and it is very direct to the audience because the people on the cover are looking directly at the camera, which will make the audience feel as though they are interacting with the people on the front cover.
The text color blends well with the other colors that are on the cover, like the background, and the colors of the outfits that the people are wearing.
The text stands out well, and the word 'Avengers' is quite big so that it is seen as being more important than any of the other text.
The price of the magazine is located on the bottom left of the magazine, and it is quite small which means that it would probably be the last thing that the buyer would notice.
This magazine cover does have quite a lot of information on it, but isn't overly crowded so it will attract an audience.
The masthead is in bold black, and is behind the main image, but not completely covered so it is still readable.
As the above magazine, the color of the text is white, so it stands out against the background.
The main image is very eye-catching, and it is very direct to the audience because the people on the cover are looking directly at the camera, which will make the audience feel as though they are interacting with the people on the front cover.
The text color blends well with the other colors that are on the cover, like the background, and the colors of the outfits that the people are wearing.
The text stands out well, and the word 'Avengers' is quite big so that it is seen as being more important than any of the other text.
The price of the magazine is located on the bottom left of the magazine, and it is quite small which means that it would probably be the last thing that the buyer would notice.
X-Men: Days Of Future Past - Empire
This magazine cover doesn't have too much information on it so therefore it may be more appealing to the audience; the image dominates the cover.
The main image on the cover doesn't overlap with the title of the magazine, so you can still see the heading as well as the image very clearly.
The cover follows a color scheme; Silver and Pink. There are parts of the the cover which are slightly different but not massively, so the two colors dominate the cover.
The information about what is actually in the magazine is located on different parts of the cover.
The magazine is priced and dated on the bottom right hand side of the cover on the bar code.
The film name is very large and is in a bold font which would immediately attract the audiences attention, because they would be interested in the new film release.
At the very top of the cover there is a tagline which is quite large so that the audience can see what important things they can get from the magazine.
This magazine cover doesn't have too much information on it so therefore it may be more appealing to the audience; the image dominates the cover.
The main image on the cover doesn't overlap with the title of the magazine, so you can still see the heading as well as the image very clearly.
The cover follows a color scheme; Silver and Pink. There are parts of the the cover which are slightly different but not massively, so the two colors dominate the cover.
The information about what is actually in the magazine is located on different parts of the cover.
The magazine is priced and dated on the bottom right hand side of the cover on the bar code.
The film name is very large and is in a bold font which would immediately attract the audiences attention, because they would be interested in the new film release.
At the very top of the cover there is a tagline which is quite large so that the audience can see what important things they can get from the magazine.