Analysis of Film Posters and DVD covers (models of our own work)

'Nightmare on Elm Street,' is one of the film posters that I have selected to analyse for the reason that the narrative expectation in the film consists of a couple of elements which are similar to our own thriller opening sequence. This particular film poster is exceptionally eerie and unsettling since many sinister, murky colours are depicted across the film poster creating a sense of mystery and uncertainty. Additionally, the use of low key lighting has been used to create a disturbing atmosphere. It is clear to the audience that the characters showcased on the poster are the main characters in the film, perhaps the victim and the villain. The characters are introduced to the audience so they have a clear understanding as to who they are and what their purpose in the film is. What is more, is that across the side of the film poster is a couple of childrens drawings which look as though they have been scratched into the wall, these symbols may be clues which foreshadows the events and killings that occur later on in the film. The reason for choosing this poster as a possible model for our own work is due to the fact that we wanted to use a sinister, creepy colour scheme to create an eerie atmosphere and to build up terror and trepidation. Furthermore, we wanted the poster to catch the audiences attention and encourage them to come and watch the film.

'Premonition,' is another poster that I have chosen to analyse for the reason that a few of the narrative expectations in the film features in our own thriller opening sequence. The title of the film is an extremely bold, straight to the point title as "premonition" only has one meaning. Clearly, the audience know that the narrative consists of someone having a 'premonition,' a dream, where they are able to see events that are going to take place in the future. In my own thriller opening sequence, the main character has a premontion where she sees herself getting ready for a party. However, minutes later her boyfriend is depicted slamming her body against the bathroom door suffocating her in the process. The film poster presented above is exceedingly interesting and ambiguous for the reason that the main characters face has been created using parts of nature such as trees and leaves. In my opinion, perhaps the shadowy, blurred face made up of leaves emerging between the trees, demonstrates that "premonitions" are blurred and that there is a thin line between whats real and what's not. Additionally, the repitive use of plants and trees depicted on the film poster might be objects which are linked to the events that take place in the film.  

'The Uninvited' is the third film poster that I have chosen to analyse as it models our own work. The main reason for choosing this particular film poster to examine, is because similar to the first film poster I analysed there is a huge amount of 'low key lighting' and an unsettling, shadowy colour scheme which creates terror and ambiguity. The white typography printed across the bottom third of the poster is somewhat scribbled and depicted slanting downwards, these elements all add to creating the perfect thriller film poster. What appealed to me the most is the shadowy, darkened figure pictured outside of the window. It looks as though the person is trapped and is searching for a way to break free. Additionally, the mist and foggyness presented behind the figure adds to the mystery and uncertainty of the film. The reason why I chose this film poster to analyse, is for the reason that in my opening sequence the main character feels as though she is trapped and she doesn't know what to do or say. I wanted to have a look at possible film posters showcasing someone being trapped so that I'd know what sort of effects and ideas I could use to incorporate into my own thriller film poster.

The film poster presented above is a rough draft of what my own individual film poster could look like when incorporating images related to important scenes from my own thriller opening sequence 'Premonition.' I decided to change the lighting of the pictures so that each photo showed signs of 'low key lighting' to illustrate a shadowy colour scheme which creates tension, nervousness and fear. The same human emotions that our audience may feel when watching our thriller film.