Film Poster

This is the poster for the film "Forest Massacre".  Posters are used to promote films by using them in magazines, billboards etc.  Firstly I am going to comment on the image I have used.  I took this picture myself whist filming.  This Poster has many features which link to good promotion and to horror conventions.  The first feature is the image used, the image is of the unknown figure, I have chosen this because within my research it shows the main villain on the poster, this is done to strike fear to viewers which will make them remember the poster and therefore the film.  The edits I have changed on this image is the brightness and the contrast, I have adjusted them to make the poster darker around the unknown figure, which links back to horror codes and conventions.  Next I am going to comment on the headline use in the middle of the page, this is the name of the film and I have created my own font to suit with the genre of the film.  I have used this font on my front cover and my poster, this creates synergy between the two which makes it consistent and professional.  I have put the name of the film on the poster so the viewers will know the name.  I have used the same phrase under the headline in both the front cover and the poster again which again creates synergy.  The phrase "Beware the shadows of the forest" is meant to spook the viewers as the use of the word beware could be interpreted as danger.  The colours I have used in these fonts are within the horror conventions because the use of the colour red is like blood which a horror convention.  I have made the phrase darker to make the headline stand out.  I have mentioned the names of the main actors in my poster because within my research it shows this because if viewers recognise the name they will be influenced to see the film.  Underneath the main text's it has the production information, this contains the names of the people involved in the creation of the film.  I have done this because it makes it look more professional.  I have put the age rating on the poster in inform viewers the age restriction on the film, this is shown in many posters as some scenes way be too violent for younger viewers.  I have mentioned the date of the film because it is a must have convention as the viewers will not know when the film is.  I have also put on it production companies to make it look more professional.