William Hadden A2 blog

Thursday, 14 April 2016

ANCILLARY TASK 1: Movie poster final

This is the final model for my movie poster. It is very conventional of Gothic Horror movie posters and I feel as though it is very true to the genre and the aura of the trailer I am putting out.

My research influenced my movie poster hugely. I took a lot of inspiration from my research into Gothic Horror movie posters, such as the fog at the bottom, heavily inspired by The Woman In Black movie poster, which adopts the same kind of affect.
I also got the idea of the candles from the Woman In Black theater poster, in which the actor is seen walking around the haunted manor by candle light. I adopted this into the movie poster as I feel as though it adds to the scary Mise-en-scene of the trailer. The fact that Arthur is the main character in the poster, highlights that he is the main character, and Joseph in the background highlights that he is a minor character.
This is also seen in the Woman In Black, as the main character, Arhtur Kibbs is showcased at the front of the poster, with the actual ghost in the background. Which influenced my poster, as I wanted the audience to know the main character of my story, and also showcase a minor character as well.