For my film poster analysis, I am going to look at 2 posters. One is 2007 American thriller Disturbia starring Shia Lebeouf, the other is 1998 conspiracy thriller Snake Eyes starring Nicolas Cage.
The main focus presented in Snake Eyes is the title and the lead actor, the title is presented in a big font colored white on a darker background, making it stand out against the rest of the poster. The scratches on the font indicates damage and violence.
The actors second screen name is also in a big font and colored green to stand out from the rest of the poster, indicating his importance in selling and promoting the film. The name of the film is also played on, being called snake eyes there is a focus on Nicolas Cage's eyes, strengthened by the films tag line 'believe everything except your eyes'.
The main focus in Disturbia is the main image of the leading actor using binoculars to spy on someone, namely the love interest of the film who is shown in the Len's of the binoculars, as well s the films villain the murderer Mr Turner. Its indicated he is some kind of spy by the binoculars he has in his hand.
The black and white colours combined with the shading on his face indicates darkness, secrecy and perhaps a hint of seclusion and isolation due to the house arrest the character is experiencing throughout the film. There isn't a lot of emphasis on the actual name or identity of the leading actor indicating he isn't a Hollywood blockbuster actor. The tag line to the film 'Every killer lives next door to someone' references the fact that the murderer Mr Turner lives near him.
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