Film Poster Deconstruction

Short Film Postes

this poster uses Bathes Theory within the semantic and symbolic code, the religous symbols which we associate with catholicism and church are a form of this code as these symbols form the basis or the whole plot of the film. It can also tell the audience that the filmis going to be some sort of drama as these sypmbols are real life.

Poster shows The Action/Proairetic Code as the fact there dresses are differen colours can be seen as a little action but can create tension and build suspense within the audience as this leaves the audience guessing what will happen next aswell as if it has something to do with the afterlife. This little parts of the poster may not straight away raise questions, but could have an impact on the film.

Genre= drama

This poster uses Barthes enigma code as each girls facial expression can led to the audiene questioning the plot and what may occur, such as a fued or why that feud may have occured.

The enigma code can also lead o the Hermeneutic Code code as the audience may start to question why is this happening or what may this lead to etc.

Feature Length Films

Compared to the Short film this feature length film has two poster, most feature length films have two posters epecially within holly wood film as they have a much bigger buget and a bigger audience as most of the films are apart of a triage.

These film posters do no need tp put too much information on the poster as the films are already well established.

In the 1st poster we can only see a extreme close up of the bottom quater of the car, the characters are positioned far in the background under the car, we cannot see who it is but we know who they are because of the films reputation within the industry, the actors are already established so there names and even faces are not needed.

Genre: Drama

"Atmospheric, Powerful And Sizzling With Sexiness": the poster uses a range of buzz words, buzz words are genreally used to entice an audience.

The words used are very strong and powerful it gives a quick and powerful summary (synopsis) of what the film may be about. The word 'sizzling' connotes a burning, hot and fire like situation that may occur within the film; this tells the audience that there may be some sort of 'action' in a sense of thriller.

"Forever Young. Forever Cursed." This fraze could be associated with the demonic world, the connotations given off are, demonic, cursed, wild and free, enchanted and almost unreal.

The picture of Dorian is central and very focused this could suggest that he is the main character and he will be the centre of attention, his posture aswell as his potion in the poster could demonstarte a sense of dominance and power within the character but also within his neighbourhood as he is above he male and female behind him (they are made to seem small and isolated within the positiong of the poster) also displaying dominance within sex, the fact that he is looking down within the poster may connote that he feels himself as being above everyone else portraying superiority and maybe even power.

Within the picture Dorian is seen to be split in half this could connote a split personality, loss off yourself or soul. Gradually decaying and rotting away as maybe his superiority becomes minimal or taken over. This may also be or be seen as a forshadow of what is later to happen within the actual film.

The fact that Dorian is burning may suggest the idea that he has sold his soul or may have a strong sort of relation with the devil because if you are evil in life then in death you spend eternity burning in hell and in this poster Dorian is burning internally which could connote that his soul has already been sold. This could also connote a cold heart/soul dying out as consequences of any cold actions that may have been released and affected others at any point (karma).

Dorian is wearing a red shirt and black suit; the rd may connote death, bood, fire and burning, these connotations can be used as a foreshadow as well as an omen within the film. Aswell as Dorian the lady behind him also wears red again this could suggest she has somethig to do with this evil plan or maybe the reason to why Dorian is slowly burning away.

The black that Dorian is wearing could connote death, being blind ('hypnotised'), displaying a bad omen again foreshadowing an aspect in the film that may occur being bad or unfortunate.

The mist that is displayed withing the background may connote uncertainty, things being un clear, unpredictability and maybe something even being enchanted and cold hearted.