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Masthead / Tagline
The masthead of this film poster “ Halloween” has been written with a unique font , which makes the title informal this connotes that in the film the audience should expect something unusual .The masthead is situated at the bottom of the page in white capitals letters which makes it very bold for the audience to see as the colour white contrasts against the dark black background. The colour white usually connotes with purity and innocence, however the title “ Halloween” is known to be a festival which includes devilish creepy themes.
The name of the film has an red/orange border around it which suggests to the audience that the film will include danger and blood red connotes blood and danger. This will draw in the audiences who are fans of slasher/ horror films.
Tagline
The tagline has been positioned on top of the page in capitals letters in an red/orange font . The tagline contrasts well with the black background of the film poster which allows the tagline to stand out .The tagline reads “Terror never rests in piece “ this tagline creates an anchorage with the masthead as we know that during Halloween people dress up as “ GHOSTS and ZOMBIES” which are known to be dead
“TERROR NEVER RESTS IN PEACE “ suggests to the audience that maybe this film is continuous because of its good production so that’s why there more to this film . It also suggests that killers can never not return to finish of their work .Halloween is associated with devilish evil vibes and does who participate in the festival dress up as characters from the dead.
“ The Curse of Michael Myers” has been written in capital letters which catches the attention of the audience straightaway , this tagline has been situated right under the masthead so that the audience notice it more. The tagline has been written in a orange font and the colour orange connotes flames or fire which suggest to the audience that fire may take place in the film.The tile “ the curse of Michael Myers” also suggests to the audience that in the film there will be bad things happen to people the word “Curse” connotes negativity and bad vibes.
Colour scheme Fonts
The poster uses dark colours such as black and blue which connotes darkness dullness and boldness. The colour black links back to the masthead “ Halloween” during the Halloween festival it tends to happen in the night all the participates come out in the night time to “Trick or Treat” one another.
The dark colours also suggests a mystery and that the film isn't a happy love story hence the word “ rest in peace “ death is seen as natural but also negative .
The colour blue blends in with the background colour because the colour black allows the blue to come through and grab the attention of the audience .
The third colour used is white , which again contrasts well with the black background . The white texts stand out on the page and imply to the audience that the text in white is important . White can also connote boldness rather then purity and innocence.
Misenscene/ knife The character on this film poster is holding a knife which
connotes that he is dangerous . It is typical and common in slasher/horror films that the killer always carries a weapon , the weapon example the knife is know as the Freudian which links to the males ( killer) sexual frustration . The facial expressions of the character connote seriousness which implies to the audience that the character is not a man to joke with .
The knife suggest to the audience that the film revolves around danger and people in the film will be killer or hurt . The knife also implies the genre of the film witch is a slasher /horror film .
We see a close up of the character but we do not see the eyes , the eyes are black and bold which suggest to the audience that the killer does not want to be identified it also represents the status and power of the character , also the idea of the eyes being pitch black shows the character distancing him/herself from the audience . This is a typical convention of slasher/ horror film the killer is always on the run and avoids to be seen so they disguise themselves . Disguising themselves links back to the name of the film “ Halloween” because we know that the Halloween festival includes people dressing up with masks and gowns and we do not know who is behind the costume .The characters face/ mask is in blue and blue connotes coldness . The misenscene of the characters face connotes part of his personality it connotes that he is a cold blooded insensitive bold person who is out to kill or hurt people with no remorse
Layout
The layout of this film poster is very
straightforward but eye catching. Not
only does the colour scheme catch
the attention of the audience , but the
small piece of text on the page . The
text is displayed neatly under each
other, this brings attention to the
background image as it is very clear
to see . The text has been separated
from the top page to the bottom and
is well centred aligned to ensure that
the audience grasp more attention to
the character being presented .
The layout is fairly common and
subverts to the conventions of film
posters which are slasher/horror
genre . With the image being central
and the main focus of attention.
Billing Box /credits
There is a list of credits presented on the bottom
of the film poster . They have been listed at the
bottom of the page to ensure that the audience
know who the producer , music composers and
directors are . Because the credits are situated
at the bottom of the page it will be the last thing
the audience read and remember . Credits are
important pieces of text for film posters because
it is informative to the audience it allows
audience to know who is behind the making of
the film , example there maybe a well known
producer in this film which attracts audiences to
watch it because they have seen his/hers film
before .
The “line coming soon” implies to the
audiences that the film will be broadcasted
out publicly on the big screen example at
the cinemas . The line has been written in
block white to emphasise its importance ,
it is the last piece of text so it ensures that
the audience are aware that the film will
soon be out to watch.
HALLOWEEN FILM POSTERANALYSIS
BY SASIANE SAKU