RESEARCH - Analysis of a Movie Poster

As a poster is usually bigger then a magazine front cover and is used to sell the film, it doesn't follow the same conventions. It is trying to sell only one thing and as it will be much bigger, it will try to fit in as much about the film as it can.

Posters of films typically show the best reviews about the film and awards they have recieved. This is to show its critically acclaimed and to boost the appeal to more audiences.

If there is a well known cast in the film then this is typically displayed on the poster in a big font. This is again to boost appeal to those who are a fan of that cast member.

A tag line can also be seen on the poster, this is so we have some idea about what the film is about, without giving too much away.

In this poster we can see all the cast, underneath the title of the film. By seeing the cast we get a good idea about what the film is about. The title of the film is also in a big bold font, in red, white and blue. The colours along with the title of the film denote that it is based in England.

Finally the law of thirds is mainly applied here, as the heads of the characters and the title of the film intercept the imaginary lines. The law of z is also applied if you read along the award mentions at the top, across the title of the film and back across the cast.