creates a cold, eery atmosphere, adhering to the typical horror genre, and adding to the character of the woman in black.
The written text highlights the production
company a Hollywood film, which effectively persuades the audience to go and see it. The information is least prominent as they dont want to draw away from the image and the conventional stereotype. The layout evidences all the key points of the film, edited into one image. The title is in the foreground of Daniel Radcliffe, highlighting how the woman in black is very significant despite not actually being seen by him. The woman in black being placed behind him shows how shes the one haunting him, whilst he is unaware successful dramatic irony is presented, as the audience know what
The low saturation of blues and
greys are a convention of the horror genre as they add to a cold and eery atmosphere from the poster it is then evident what style of film this is going to be. On the side that the woman is on, the side of his body is shadowed, highlighting her nature. She is prominent in the image due to the colour contrast between her black, dark silhouette contrasting to the lighter, turquoise background making her more dominant in the poster she is always It is clear to see the narrative is set in the Victorian era by the protagonists use of clothing. His stern facial expression also creates a sense of eeriness and fear conventions of
The anchorage fear
her curse in miniscule serif font is evidence toward the initial interpretation that she is evil. Yet the writing is so small it gives the impression that she is a secret and not spoken about almost
Serif font is used to portray the era of
the film, as it is a modern horror film. It is displayed in capital letters in white, eliminated writing, therefore it is easy to read and bold in order for us to be drawn to it. The text is also central unlike more posters weve analysed in this instance it emphasises that the title is central to the film, revolving around a woman in black. The title is ghost like in the way it is lined with
A cloaked figure is a stereotype of
the horror genre it is a woman in black linking to the title. The cross highlights religion, another convention to the horror genre. The long shot of the background highlights the movies setting, including a house in a secluded, country area. A mid-shot of the main character creates questions on who he is, what hes got to do with the story in the film, alongside his serious expression we question this as to why he looks this way. He is central in the poster and a key image, linking to his significance in the film,