Film Poster Deconstructions

The Other Woman- Film Poster

• I like the simplicity of this poster and I think I will use this in my own, because it does not give much away and is easy to digest, while leaving room for the audience to wonder what the film could be about
• I love the colour scheme and the way that the only text that really stands out is the title "The Other Woman" and then the name of the actress, slightly. I want to incorporate this into my poster also. I think that other than the image and tag line, it's important that the title stands out so that it remains memorable in the audience's mind. I would like to focus on making my title a font that is very noticeable but also make it large on the page, to attract attention. 
• I think it looks unique as the image looks like it has been painted and this would attract viewers more. However, I won't be using this style on my own because I feel it would not suit the style of film I am making. It looks very artistic and this could signify that either the film itself is very artistically made, or could carry connotations of the story being about art. 
• "Natalie Portman delivers an utterly fearless performance." I like how they have included a small review at the very top, which still does not give away any information, but persuades the viewers to watch. I would like to use this on my poster as it is a good way of advertising and persuading an audience to watch the film. This particular review was given by a respectable writer, so by including the positive opinion of someone who's opinion is seen as important, this helps with advertising. I would probably include a review from a popular, respected magazine or newspaper, but also one that would be read by my target audience. I think something like The Sun or The Guardian. 
• "Love makes anything possible." Is the tagline. I like this because again its very brief and leaves the plot up to the audience's imagination and interpretation before they watch it. It signifies that the film is about romance and love, without giving too much away about the narrative. I like that it carries positive connotations and enough information for the audience know what they will be getting, whether than is a romance film or possible a romantic-comedy. 

The Great Gatsby

• I particularly like the dark colour scheme of this poster. I like the black, white, silver and gold combination and I like how his suit stands out with the white shirt and on the background behind him. However, I would rather have a light colour scheme, as the actress will be wearing a wedding dress
• I like how really the only image is a midshot of one actor. You can see the expression on his face and that, along with his costume gives hints about his character, but still leaves the plot up to the audience's imagination, which is one of the main things I want to include in my poster. 
• I like the font style of the main title text as it's very unique and interesting and fits very well with the style of the poster 
• Again, I want to use the idea of not having more than one imagine, and only including the most important text, so that the audience must watch to find out the storyline
• Overall, the colour scheme, font style, posture and costume of the actor and the lighting signifies that the film will be about a prestigious, possibly wealthy character as there is a lot of black and gold used, along with him wearing a tuxedo and his facial impression implies that he is a confident character. I like how all of this can be deducted from just the image and colour scheme rather than the information provided on the poster. I wish to do this with my poster, making sure that I give enough detail in the conventions like the colourscheme and posture/facial expression of the actress, rather than having lots of detailed information, giving away information about the narrative. I would prefer the audience to make their own assumptions based on their interpretation of the images etc. 

The Last Song

• The colour scheme stands out to me the most because it's very light and natural. I think this is something I would like to consider to put on my own poster because it fits the drama theme and romance theme very well 
• Despite the fact that I would like only one image, I like the way that there are three in this one. I think having the two faces blurred above another really suits the style and is very unique. I could include this in my poster by putting the faces of both the soldier in his hat and his fiancée in her veil. I like the way that the main focus character is facing the front and the male character's back is turned. This hints at the storyline and signifies that something might happen within the storyline like he metaphorically 'turns his back' on her for some reason. 
• I like how the font style and colour is very simple and minimalistic so to not draw the attention away from the images
• However, I would not have a long tagline like this one, as I feel it would give too much away and take away from the main image
• The bottom image, where the pair are walking together also signifies that they are a couple and therefore hints at the genre and the audience know what to expect
• The title of the film is again simple and straight to the point, but signifies an element of music alongside the idea of a breakup or something similar. This is similar to what I was going for when I decided to name my film Bombshell. It carries connotations of war and the army, but is also a figure of speech when somebody suddenly tells you some bad information that you don't want to hear.