Conventions of Film Posters

• Should clearly identify the films genre
• It should be eye catching in order to catch attention
• Release date
• Film title
• Credit block (Usually at the bottom of the poster)
• Could possibly show reviews from magazines etc. 

Primary Characteristics

The backdrop is of scenery taken from the film. The scenery is dark and dreary, it contains a number of war planes that are flying towards the viewer to suggesting that they are flying either away or towards a specific happening, this creates a sense of mystery and this is reflected by the dark tones that are used within the poster. Also, it shows that the film genre is an action war film by the sense of use of movement with the positioning of the planes. 

The film title 'Pearl Harbor' has the biggest font to suggest it's the most important factor of the poster. The film title can also give the audience an idea to what the genre of the film is, for example 'Pearl Harbor' shows that it will be a war film .

Secondary Characteristics

The text of 'Pearl Harbor' stands out from the rest of the poster even though the colouring is basic. The style of the writing also stands out, especially as it has been written in capital letters. The tag line has the same colouring, though it is much smaller than the film title, this shows that is has significance to the film. 

Horror Film Poster Analysis