ayg.row: 2015

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Movie Poster Questions

1. What is meant by the genre of a film?

The category which the movie belongs under (comedy, horror, romance, etc.)

2. How might the color scheme of the poster be related to the mood or theme of a film?

Just color can tell us a lot. If the color scheme consists of dark colors (or lots of black), the movie may be depressing, scary, or serious. If the color scheme consists of bright colors then the movie is more likely to be joyous & positive. It really depends on how the colors are used too, whereas red can be seen as blood in a horror movie, or a rose in a romance.

3. For each of the following examples, guess the genre, theme and mood of the film, based on the poster graphic and colors.

V For Vendetta - Thriller
Sweeney Todd - Thriller or Horror, Eerie
The Proposal - Comedy/Romance
U.S. vs. John Lennon - Documentary
Black Swan - Drama
Bee Movie - Family

4. For each of the movie posters shown above, what does the depiction of the character(s) on the poster lead you to understand about the story being told in the film?

V For Vendetta - The character with the mask is some sort of anonymous vigilante
Sweeney Todd -The character is a clown/drug dealer?
The Proposal - Watched the movie...
The U.S. vs. John Lennon - John Lennon is running against the U.S.?
Black Swan - The character is a struggling ballerina.
Bee Movie - The character is a talking bee.

5. What similarities can you identify in the font styles used for A) Film Titles, B) Tag Lines and C) talent and production credits? What differences?

4 of the 6 movie posters have movie titles at the lower part of the poster
The text for the movie titles stand out the most
Tag lines tend to stand out as well (2nd most next to movie titles)
Talent & production credits at the bottom, same style text/font

6. For each layout, identify whether the layout is symmetrical or asymmetrical, balanced or unbalanced. Are the text elements symmetrical or asymmetrical? The graphical elements?