Task 9 - Analysis of at least 3 posters for a short film

Photobooth - Photobooths poster contains some interesting images with the ability to intrigue a reader but the quality of the poster itself is poor, maybe due to the low budget but the Photobooth looks very cgi and creates a tacky feel to the poster. The choice of font as well is very basic and doesn't help the poster come across as official, but it is very clear to read though very basic. The poster does create a certain sadness suggesting distress from the film itself. Overall a very basic poster it does put across the content of the film itself, a group of soldiers coming across a photobooth in the desert. The poster is tacky and seems quite basic but intrigues the viewer to watch the film by not giving to much away.

Spider - This poster takes a very different approach to the one above given nothing away apart from the fact the film involves a spider. The font is less clear but much more inventive giving off a very eery almost creepy feel. Sadly the writing underneath the title is so small and in such a small font that it is very hard to read and understand. The use of coulour in the poster is very clever using dark red and a light pink as the main colours creates a sense of trajedywith the use of blood red on a colour similar to that of skin. The use of a web image also suggests deceit as, for example a web of lies. The most important thing about the image which makes a viewer feel uncomfortable is the use of a spider image which is the cause of fear in a lot of people viewing the poster. Overall I believe it achieves it's job of not giving the story away and intriguing viewers but the font is at times undesipherable.

Cargo - My favourite of these posters is the one for the film Cargo, which at first glance gives off this idea of decay and sadness but when you look closer you realise the film is much more that that seeing at first the red balloon and then below a baby attached to a man's back alters the viewers perception of the film. This poster also contains one thing the others don't, a tagline, something I believe is crucial for a film to extend the curiosity of a viewer.