Poster analysis

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The purpose of the poster is to suggest the film is about making people more aware of global warming and the melting ice caps and the species it is affecting, specifically polar bears Black, blue and white have mainly been used. These colours have associations with nature, and connotations of death. These colours are commonly found on posters The main image is the polar bear, which gives the viewer an idea of what the film is primarily about. This type of documentary is quite uncommon, so the image is not found on many posters The lower half of the poster is an image of the globe, which eventually fades into black, this suggests the fate of the earth. The images are very realistic, no animation is used. They are very effective The text is a white/gre y colour, which could signify the melting ice caps or the polar bears The font size is quite large so it catches the viewers eyes, so they remember the name, which is a way of advertising This poster is for the target audience of this documentary, which includes a broad age range Personally, I really like this poster, I looks high budget, and appealing. This would definietely make me interested in seeing the film

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Page 1: Poster analysis

The purpose of the poster is to suggest the film is about making people more aware of global warming and the melting ice caps and the species it is affecting, specifically polar bears

Black, blue and white have mainly been used. These colours have associations with nature, and connotations of death. These colours are commonly found on posters

The main image is the polar bear, which gives the viewer an idea of what the film is primarily about. This type of documentary is quite uncommon, so the image is not found on many

posters

The lower half of the poster is an image of the globe, which eventually fades into black, this suggests the fate of the earth.

The images are very realistic, no animation is used. They are

very effective

The text is a white/grey colour, which could signify the melting ice caps or the polar bears

The font size is quite large so it catches the viewers eyes, so they remember the name, which is a way of advertising

This poster is for the target audience of this documentary, which includes a broad age range

Personally, I really like this poster, I looks high budget, and appealing. This would definietely make me interested in seeing the film

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Simple colours are used, just red and white, this little

amount of colour is uncommon for a poster.

Theses colours are to make the man stand out as he is

then portrayed as the protagonist

This poster is to give a visual understanding of the concept of the film. Which includes a man with fries in his mouth, which links back to the title ‘supersize me’

the key image is the man, the show what the documentary is primarily about. This is a common effect in documentaries as they are usually focused on one specific subject

The image is very realistic, as it is a real-life image and close up.

The colour of the text is yellow and orange, which is significant as these are the colour that represent the food chain restaurant McDonalds

Bold font has been used to emphasise the title ‘Supersize Me’

The tag line ‘A film of Epic Portions’ to suggest the films common theme is food

The poster has a simple but effective layout.

This poster is an audience of a wide range from kids to adults

I like this poster as it is very simple but gives away the ideas of the film

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Simple colours are used, just blue, white and orange this little amount of colour is uncommon for a poster. A lot of background colour is

used to show the significance of the plane, and the statue of liberty.

This poster is to give a visual understanding of the concept of the film, it has strong American links

The key image is the plane and the statue, to show what the documentary is primarily about and to emphasise the city of New York. This is a common effect in documentaries as they are usually focused on one specific subject

The image is very realistic as it is of the iconic statue of liberty

The colour of the text is orange and white, which contrasts with the background colour to make it stand out

Small font has been used to emphasise the statue of liberty

The tag line ‘September 11, 2001. Four planes were hijacked. Three of them reached their target. This is a story of the fourth’. This gives the audience a huge clue about the plot of the film

The poster has a simple but effective layout.

This poster could be aimed at an audience that is more mature

I like this poster as it is very simple but gives away the ideas of the film

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Bright colours are used also against the black

background so signify the importance of religion in this film as connotation with the stain class window. Pictures

of the four girls give the audience of who the film is based on. These are not

uncommon colours used on posters

This poster is to give a visual understanding of the concept of the film, to engage the audience

The colour of the text stands against the black background, the emphasises the importance of the title

Uncommon font has been used to drag attention to title

The tag line ‘the story of four young girls who paid the price for a nations ignorance’ suggests the girls fate in the film

The poster has a a complex layout but as it follows the narrative of then film, it therefore makes sense to the audience .

The poster would attract a range of different audiences

This poster has many different links to the film, including religion, society, and the four main characters in the film

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Colours such as red, orange and yellows are

used, which contrasts with the subject of the film

This poster is to give a visual understanding of the concept of the film.

The image is very realistic, as it is a real-life image and close up, and the chains are being shown to suggest slavery or war.

The colour of the text is red, which could have connotations of blood, romance, mabye death. To do with the narrative of the film itself

The title has been outlined to have a high impact on the viewer

The film poster has reviews on it to show the viewer to convince the audience it is worth seeing

The poster has a simple but effective layout.

This poster may be more suited for an older audience as it contains mature subjects

I like this poster as it is very simple but gives away the ideas of the film, and is emotional only by looking at the poster

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Simple colours are used, just yellow colours, this little

amount of colour is uncommon for a poster. Theses colours are to

increase authenticity as woodstock occurred in the

late 60’s

This poster is to give a visual understanding of the concept of the film.

the key image is the man, the show what the documentary is primarily about. This is a common effect in documentaries as they are usually focused on one specific subject

The image is very realistic, as they are pictures from the event.

Big white font has been used on the poster, the title stands out

The tag line ‘3 days of peace and music’ describes what happened at the festival

The poster has a complex and busy layout

This poster is an audience of a wide range from kids to adults

The poster is of a crowd of people at the festival, which is primarily what the documentary is about