Film Poster Analysis The hand juxtaposes with the

puppet as the hand shows a human-like hand, the hand looks wrinkled, rough and cut contrasting with the porcelain-like face of the puppet. This shows the depth of this character which is used to create the fear of the audience.Colour is also displayed within this poster as the colours are very dark and shadow-like. The only colours shown in this poster are green within the eyes. The colour green connotes with the concept of evil. This, added with the direct gaze of the puppet creates a very scary feel for the audience. The puppet also wears a red bow tie and red lips, as this has the connotations of blood and danger, provoking the ultimate fear of the audience.The title of the film has used a blurred drop shadow in contrasting white sans serif fonts. This is foreshadowing death which will be featured within this film. Also with the slogan ‘you scream, you die’. Added with the colour of read creates a very uneasy mood with the connotations of blood and danger.

This film poster has been taken from the 2007 film ‘Dead Silence’. The story follows a young man whose wife is murdered. The man returns to his hometown to search for answers only to discover the ghost of a murdered ventriloquist may have something to do with it.The image is a close-up shot of a puppet, this is significant to the horror genre as the innocence is portrayed through the ‘child toy’ to contrast the evilness of the character. The close up shot also exaggerates the horror within the film and is used to create the fear amongst the audience.The lighting used is low key which conveys a sinister mood and provokes the fear of the audience. There is a feature called shallow depth of field used which means the background is blurred and the foreground is in focus this creates the face of the puppet more focal within the poster and create a life like and alive looking concept to an inanimate object.The target audience approximately is young adults due to the horror themes and