Film Poster One of the main ways of getting an audience to watch a film the film
poster. This should include some key pieces of information such as the date of release, production companies involved ,the studios and the main actors who are in the film. The visuals that appear on the poster should be
able to tell you quite a lot about the film and the storyline.
The killer appears in the centre of the film poster. The camera angle is from below which makes the killer look intimidating and overpowering which is the kind of character they he is in the film. These are typical personality traits of killers in a horror film
The moonlight in the background creating a slight silhouette of the killer helps to hide his identity. The moon light could signify the bad things that go on during the night.
With chainsaw massacre being a classic horror with a good reputation there is already a fan base who will take interest in this film
The bold red text plays both the title and the release date of the film which is cleaver because Friday the 13th acts as a feature of horror
The red symbolises blood shed and horror keeping everything in that genre
The woods is a good choice of location because they are usually deserted and people relate it to being somewhere where things like murders take place
Production, studio anddistribution logos
Things to include on horror poster
Picture of the woods asdusk to show that ourfilm in set in autumn
Masked killer in the Centre of the page
Blurred witting which islinked to the fact that our film Is called the disappeared
A star rating along with a quote from a well known newspaper or magazine
Housing estate to show that our film is set in anurban city
Blood splatter coming from the text to share a theme of bloodshed