Film Language:Poster Analysis

Blade Runner

The film seems to be about robots in the future and we can identify this from the futuristic technology. At the top right of the poster the text says "man has made his match..now its his problem" this shows that there is a struggle between the humans and robots indicating the humans are in need of aid because of their actions. The genre of the film belongs to the Sci-Fi category because of the futuristic conventions in the film. The target audience is between the ages of 16-40 with a 60:40 split male to female because the main protagonist is a male and the female seems to be overwhelmed by the presence of the male not giving her a big of a role. Sci-Fi films also have a larger male audience than female.

Scary Movie 2

Scary Movie is a parody of horror films that have been created and made into a comedy. The review at the top of the poster "Absolutely Hilarious" tells us that the film is a comedy. Also, the quotes on the tops of both of the females are references to horror films that have been created before, the possessed child in the back is a reference to the horror film 'The exorcist'. The genre of the film is horror comedy as it is based on horror films that have been created but twisted into a parody which gives the film the comedy side to it. The target audience is aimed between the ages of 14-45 with a 50:50 split male to female.

Uzak

The storyline is about a male who seems to come from a poor background working in another country and i can identify this from the texts on the poster which aren't in English. The story seems to be about a tragedy that's happened and this is noticeable from the quote "profoundly beautiful", I can connote that the tragedy is unique but also something special. The genre of this film belongs to International as it isn't produced in this country. The target audience is a 50:50 split male to female from the ages of 18-55.

I'm not scared

'Im not scared' is a film about a boy who finds a hole in the ground. The name of the film enables us to understand that there is something in the hole that may not frighten the male protagonist but could be disturbing to other people. The film seems to have a twist to it which I can connote from the review "almost blinding". This implies that the twist was unexpected and isn't predictable. The genre of the film is a International thriller. This is because the film is placed in another country and has text in Italian, we can also identify this is a thriller through the title of the film and the central image itself as the colour seems to fade away at the bottom of the poster. The target audience is between the ages of 16-60 with a 50:50 split male to female.

Sin City

'Sin City' seems to be a film based on the male protagonist who is centralized in the poster and seems to have majority of the power. I know that the film is to do with violence and death as the poster is mainly in black and white with only the text in red. This is also identifiable from the weapons that the characters are holding. The film belongs to the Film Noir category, this is seen through the black and white colour of the poster and the text on the poster. The poster also seems to have 2 females in it where films in this genre usually have females that are portrayed as being mischievous and devious. The target audience is aimed mainly at males giving it a 65:35 male to female split aged between 15-45.

Pirates of the Caribbean dead mans chest

The film is to do with pirates, the audience can see this as the central image is a ship that is being destroyed. The character on the left seems to be the main protagonist as he's the one holding the weapon, we can also identify that this is to do with pirates as he is made to look like one. The characters seem to be getting hold of a chest, we know this as it's in the name of the film. The genre of the film would be a fantasy adventure because they're on a quest to gain something.The target audience of the film is mainly men as they would be seen to have a more of an interest in pirates than women. It would be a 70:30 split male to female around the ages of 12-50.

Bride & Prejudice

The film is about a marriage between a couple, an indication of this is in the name of the film 'bride'. The film is a romantic comedy and this is identifiable from the quotation "Spectacular, romantic, funny and so sexy". The text at the top addressing the director is done through one of their previous films that they've produced to help sell the film as the film may come under the category International and many people may not known the director but the film itself. The target audience is predominately women as it is a romantic comedy, it would be a 25:75 split male to female around the ages of 12-45.

Million Dollar Baby 

The film is to do with some type of sport which the audience can see from the clothes the female protagonist is wearing. The film is based on her as she's the central image and in the foreground of the poster. The two males in the foreground seem to play a big role but the storyline doesn't seem to be based on them. The genre of the film is sports as the film is based on a sport. The target audience of the film would be a 50:50 split as males are seen to be more into sports than women but having a female protagonist will encourage females who've viewed this poster to be more inclined to watch the film giving it a 50:50 split, the age of the audience will be around 12-50 as younger viewers are more into sports.