ancillary task- film posters

Film Posters anaylsis

Public enemies- This modern film noir, straight away suggests this genre as of the costume, mis-en-scene and the props. It gives the idea gangsters, with the 50's car to show this time period. The male protaginist in the forground is wearing a trench coat and a fedora which suggests the 1950's film noir. Also a theme being about crime, the gun and all the dark colours and the misty surroundings and grey scale help re-enforce this and it helps suggest that the film is about crime and a unnormal situation, also the american flags in the background help this as it could be related to the goverment. Also the star characters in this film is seperated on the poster maybe suggesting that these characters in the film are enemies therefore linking to the films title.

 

 

 

 

 

Drive- This again mordern film noir isnt a typical film noir but still follows alot of the conventions. It has the street in the background which is a typical mise-en-scene for a film noir, although it's not that dark it still conotes mysterious but added with a blurred background so it helps you focus on the main protaginist and he stands out more and helps suggest the neo nior feel. The actor isnt directly staring at the camera either and added to the big bag that he's carrying and the leather gloves comes together to create suspicious and curiosity and could suggest crimes yet doesnt give too much away. The main focus actors name is also standing out in a pink contrasing colour. There is also a quote from the times newspaper on the film which will attract people too it and with it mentioning it received an award for best director aswell with a pull quote grabbing your attention. Lastly the landscape form of this poster attracts my attnetion as most film posters are portrait so by it being landscaoe it grabbed me more and therefore i think that our film poster could be landscape.

 

 

 

Pirates of the Caribbean- Although this isn't really a film noir, it is a good film poster to analysis. It involves the three main protagonists and we recognise them straight away as being famous actors but adding to this it has their names in contrasting colours at the top. With this their costumes and help add to the feel of pirates and crime also as their is a gun shown. Each character is looking directly at the camera also so attracts your attention but their facial expressions look serious suggests what is to come in the film but not giving too much away. There is also a separation between them as we can see that each character is on a different level, maybe connoting that Orlando bloom could be the conflicted hero as he's higher up but then makes you think added with one women she could suggest a femme fetal involved. With in the picture of the characters they are shown to be amongst the misty rough sea with the pirate ships which again suggests what is to come in the film and what it's about. The films title is on a old wooden sign with a skull relating to to the film. We also can see the credit block and when the film is to come out both in contrasting colours to stand out, but also it's in red and so is the headscarf which connotes evil and as the rest of the poster is dark the red especially stands out.