Film poster annotations
- 1. Film poster annotations We see the main image is of Uma Thurman. The image is large and placed near the center. This gives the audience a clear indication that she is one of the main stars in the film. Also she is presented as very attractive in this picture, particularly through the use of her posture and positioning, whichreveals her cleavage making her appear sexy and desirable making the movie appeal more to heterosexual males. Also as she is a big star, people will be more likely to watch the movie. We see the title of the film, whichclearly stands out, as it is in yellow text on a red background, whichgives a clear contrast. Also the text is the largest on the poster showing clearly it is the title of the film. This grabs the reader’s attention and immediately makes them aware of the film. An example of critical acclaim, the film has received an award from a prestigious film festival and they have decided to include this on the poster, as it will make the film seem more appealing to audiences. We see whodirected the film, whichin this case is appealing to the audience, as Quentin Tarantino is known for producing high quality movies in the same genre. We see a gun in the main image on the front of the poster. The gun connotes danger and gives a clear indication to the audience the genre of the film, whichin this case is crime and thriller. Also it links to the woman in the main image as it goes with the idea of a gangster lifestyle,pretty women, danger and violencewhich may appeal to a particular audience. There is a long list of the actors and actresses starring in the film. This is useful for this filmas it has a particularly large amount of big, recognizable and talented actors. The poster uses a 10 cent sticker to try and make the poster look like a cheap magazine. This is further intensified by the use of scratch marks and decay seen around the sides of the magazines. This helps give the poster an elder fashioned look whichit is aiming for. The poster uses mainly colours such as red black and yellow. The colour red has negative connotations of danger and blood which could be used to indicate the genre of the film which is crime. Also the woman is wearing a lot of black clothing which could connote her power.