Poster Analysis

This is the final version of my poster of 'The Woods'. Here I collected a dark, sinister photograph which adopts the rule-of-thirds principle and edited it so that it is black and white. Because of this, this has made the main image look more like a horror movie as the more dark features stand out. This has also made a fade effect drawing more closer which works well with the test. Next is the tagline, 'he's waiting for you...'. This makes the reader think rhetorical questions such as 'who is this person?', 'is he good, or evil?' and implies that this person or thing has a major importance/influence throughout the film. Because of this being in the darker section of the poster also shows the isolation of the main characters as it is sectioned off from the rest of the poster. I also believe that this makes this poster unique as it hasn't really been shown in movie posters of this genre as it bends the typical conventions of them.

Next we have the bold 'The Woods' title. This is in a massive font as it is meant to stand out from the rest of the poster. The fact that this is in red font means that it is a film of the horror genre as the colour represents blood and gore.

Next underneath is the release date. I chose it to be more in front of the title to try and combine the sinister feel of Halloween and 'The Woods' together, but to not make these clash I used an opacity tool to make them blend more and look more professional. The font here is also different in style and size so it stands out from the title and so that it will be remembered by the viewers of this poster.

Under this is the billing board which includes the important roles of the production of the film and who it was done by. This was done in a small, condensed font which looks similar to that of other film posters to create a more professional feel.

Underneath the billing board is the classification rating and 2 production company logos. 1 is the production company that we used in out trailer to create more synergy, and the other from one of our donators to this project. This also gives the poster a more reputable and professional feel as it has recognizable logos on it seen on other film posters.

Finally we have two social media formats for viewers/readers to follow us at. These are also on the trailer so that even more synergy is created. The font overal used here suits well together with the existing font and the background image to make a more professional free yet again.