While looking at horror film posters there
are varies aspects which draw in the target audience and most posters can be
noticed straight away to be in the horror genre from the typical conventions
used. These can be noticed in all, if not most, of the posters relating to
horror films. Typical conventions (which can be seen within the two similar
products below) are:
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Release date
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Movie title
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Typical colour scheme of black,
red, white or dark colours
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Captions or taglines
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Small credits or titles below
the title or at the bottom of the poster
·
An image which dominates the
page either of a main character or celebrity to draw the audience in or of a
location which creates suspense and intrigue to the storyline
·
A shadowed face or figure with
low key lighting to disguise or create mystery
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Further sources such as:
Facebook, Twitter, Myspace and Website links
·
Actors, actresses and directors
names to draw in audience attention
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Classification- 15? 18?
Below are two posters that follow the
typical conventions and are very similar due to this:
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