This mood board shows the different movie posters I adore as they are really inspiring and give me loads of ideas on how to make my movie poster and film magazine front cover. Each poster has its own unique way of representing that movie and the genre horror. For example the Silent Hill posters show the same colour scheme of that rusty look that links into the movie as this effect is also used in it. The Silent Hill poster of the girl links into the title as the girl’s mouth has vanish; linking into being ‘Silent’ and not being able to speak. The other two Silent Hill posters show a surreal atmosphere as though something is watching you, it shows different characters from the movie and before you even watch the film, you feel as though you are getting to know them. The poster with the corridor and the girl shows a sense of panic and danger as the shot type is on an angle and is positioned at a long shot; making you feel far away from the girl and the light ( which normally means good in movies ) ,this makes the audience feel as though this character will be in trouble. The other poster of the two men however is different as you feel too close to the characters and because their faces are hidden away you feel as though they cause a threat to you; making you feel uneasy around them as you can’t see their identity. I really like the font for ‘Silent Hill’ too, as it looks like the text is burnt or has been smudged into the picture, making it look unique yet creepy.
I love how the ‘thir13in ghosts’ movie poster is of one big picture but is made out of other smaller pictures from the movie. It describes that maybe this person’s facial expression; which results in shock and horror, is due to the fact that the person is made up out of or seen ghosts. The smaller images also give the whole picture depth as it is making the picture look more realistic and 3-D. I love the colour of the poster as it symbolises a facial skin tone but it also looks like if it’s on fire; which could be linked into hell and flames. The title ‘thir13in ghosts’ has a very clever effect in it too, as the ‘th’ is transferred into ‘13’ which the title is spelling out. Also, the slogan ‘Evil has Multiplied’ could be applied to all the multiply images made up on the face. Linking the text and images together to create a well thought out poster.
The ‘Constantine’ movie poster has a great effect as the image is a very soft and dull colour of a grey/blue, however in the title the ‘T’ is in a shape of a cross and is glowing bright red; this stands out as it is the only bright colour of the whole poster. Having this effect makes the poster look creepy but yet calming because of the soft colours used. The ‘T’ in the shape of a cross also links into the gun that the man holds; again linking into the whole poster.
The ‘Dead Silence’ poster catches your eye as it is rare to have a horror movie poster in the colour white, as white can be seen a pure and safe. This poster links into the title as the person finger is over its mouth to express the idea of being ‘Silent’ and not speaking; this is similar to the Silent Hill poster. The hand however is rotten and the person’s eye area is very inhuman which suggests something about this person is scary and not living. The colour of the person makes you think ‘death’ as when you die people lose the colour in their skin tone; again making you think of terror and chills.
Lastly, the ‘Final Destination’ poster is edited to link into the slogan of ‘Rest in Pieces’. The image shows a woman, however her face has been smashed into pieces and her bottom half of her face is a skull. This is a metaphor for death and pain. The slogan is a twist on the words ‘Rest in Peace’ which could represent the idea of death from this movie; that it is having a bit of fun twisting people’s lives and words. It is meant to show a humorous but darker side to the movie.
Overall, I love watching these movies as they have a good story line and are a horror genre. I am hoping I can take some pointers from these movies and movie posters to create my product.
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