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title - the title of this poster is 'smiley' which subverts a typical horror as they are portrayed as serious and scary. Secondly this title is in red which connotes blood and therefore connotes danger and death inside the film.
dominant image - firstly the dominant image is of a young girl who (without the mask would look innocent) which is usually done in a horror film as it creates a false sense of security and makes the viewer feel sympathy for the girl until she tuns evil.
secondly the image is of a girl that has a mask that is used to hide her identity, this mask also has stitches for the eyes and mouth, this tells us that the mask could be made of real skin which shows us that this film will be sinister and gory.
tag-line - the tag line 'evil wears a smile' makes the viewer worried for the characters in the film as this line suggests that evil will act like a friend to you until it traps you.
background - the background of this poster is of a brown wall that has been smudged, this could imply that the film will be dark.
costume - the costume that the girl is wearing is a dress that makes the girl look even more innocent but once turned evil she will look threatening.
release date - this release day is in white and connotes good v evil as the red connotes the devil, the date is put on this poster in one of the biggest fonts so that the viewer knows when the film is available to watch.
credits - putting the credits on this poster is good as viewers will see certain producers, directors and actors that will make even more people willing to watch the film and it will interest a wider range of audiences.
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to conclude i believe that the best poster for our group to create would be the' Friday the 13th' poster as it clearly demonstrates the type of film it will be by using the dark colors and intimidating person as the dominant image and it shows briefly what sub-genre the film will be which is slasher, this is shown through the machete which is a phallic object and the color red for the title which signifies blood and death. this would also be the best poster to do as it expresses what it needs to get across and doesn't over do/ over sell the product because it is simple, the tag line at the top is a reference to the location of the film which will be easily recognized by hardcore fans, this tells us who the audience will be which is fans of the older films, we could be straight to the point like this with our poster so that the poster looks realistic.