Film poster analysis continued...

The final film poster i decided to analyse was the thriller film "The Shining"

• The main image on this film poster is an action shot from the film itself, half of the image is taken up by the close up shot of what the audience will supposedly label as the "villain" in the movie, he is clearly angry and also has a slight crazy look to him suggesting that he could be mental. His teeth also look as if he is snarling towards the person behind the door in a way which makes the audience believe he is after the woman. The other half of the image is taken up by a shot of what we assume is the "victim" in the film, the picture shows a women holding a knife with a terrified look on her face as she sees an axe coming through the door. The picture itself is the immediate signifier into the genre of the film.
• The colour scheme to this film poster is extremely simple and consist mainly of just black and white. The top of the poster has a black background with white text and at the bottom of the poster there is a white background with black text. This effect means that the two colours contrast and benefit each other by causing one another to stand out from the rest of the page.
• At the top of the page there is a short sentence saying "The tide of terror that swept America IS HERE" is key to the creation of tension in the poster as it emphasises to the audience the intensity of this thriller. The majority of the text is in small letters but the end words "IS HERE" is shown in capital letters, this is purposely done to emphasise these words and make them appear louder and more intense when read.
• At the bottom of the film poster there is information on the film itself, showing the director, producer and release date of the film.