7/17/2019 Horror Film Poster Analysis

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Horror Film Poster Analysis

This is a film poster for The Final Destination. When looking at the poster we automatically relate this to

a horror film from the way the poster has been presented. On the poster we see a womans reflection in

a mirror! howe"er we can see that the mirror has been smashed. A smashed mirror is usually a sign ofbad luck which we can suggest will come within the film. Also the broken mirror also suggests that

someone will get hurt or

broken. #f we look at the

indi"idual shatters of glass

youll notice elements of

iconography$ as we can

resemble them as sharp

blades or knifes. #n the

bottom right of the poster we

can see a bit of smoke$ we

can also relate smoke to

horror films. %moke reflects

on the fear of the unknown

and not being able to see.

&ooking back at the womans

face we are limited as to how

much of her face we can see.

Her features and facials

e'pressions are almosthidden from the audience.

(eneath the womans face

 we can see the bottom half of

a skull. # belie"e that this is

)uite ambiguous. #t could be

seen as the enemy*"illain of

the film$ or it could imply that

death will come to the

 woman! you can look at it in"arious ways. #f we look at

colour used on the poster you

 will notice that it follows the stereotypical con"entions of a horror film poster. O"erall the colour palette

used for this poster is "ery dull and mainly features blacks$ greys and blues. All these colours used

ha"e maintained a spooky feel to the poster without making it boring. Howe"er if we take a look at the

font$ the colour red has been used on the release date. This is seen on many horror film posters. The

colour red is "ery significant as we associate the colour red with blood$ death and danger. As the rest of

the post is )uite dull the red is what stands out and draws our attention to the poster. The font used is

"ery plain$ although # think that this has been done purposely so that our main focus is on the image. At

the top of the poster it reads +rest in pieces this then links with the shattered mirror in the main image.