Poster - Horror Genre!!!

Because my film is based around the horror genre I have to start thinking about how my poster will show this. I have decided to base my poster around the characteristics of this one.

As you can see, the picture is off centre with a ghost like light comming from the middle which would be the first thing the eye would be attracted to, based on the brighness. The picture has been photoshopped to give the impression of movement. The expression of the mans face is aslo worrying, showing that there is distress in the film.

If you look deeper into the picture you can see the image of a woman in the back of the photo looking ghostly. This shows that there is alot going on and that the picture wouldnt get boring anytime soon.

Many posters also include a caption from the film, usually a witty quote from the film which is also an indecation of what will happen e.g "You cant catch, what you cant see" which willl usually be shown in one of the top courners of the poster. This is used to intrest the audience even more aswell as making the poster memorable.

The dominant colour of this is black, making it easy to understand its a horror even without seeing the expression on his face or even theghostly shaddow in the background.

If either the actor or director is a big name, they are usually mentioned in order to attract their fans, even if it isnt their type of movie.