Film Poster Research

Whilst researching into the genre of psychological thrillers, several people recommended for us to watch the film One Hour Photo where "An employee of a one-hour photo lab becomes obsessed with a young suburban family." This is similar to our initial plot where Belle gets followed by an obsessive Cindy. This is one of my favourite film poster due to the fact it really emphasises the films narrative. The poster shows how obsessive the main character has become over the family through the use of the many photos covering the protagonists face to show the camera covering his eye.

The Unborn follows the story of "a young woman fighting the spirits that is slowly possessing her." A key feature of horror and thriller films is the use of mirrors to create a sense of a paranormal being as well as being used to create shock moments to intrigue the audience. The paranormal image in the reflection will intrigue the audience particularly as it is slightly blurred compared to the main image of the girl looking into the mirror. This adds a sense of mystery. Similarly, the colour scheme of the poster uses very dark colours such as dull greys, blues and off white making the image very simplistic and not giving much away adding to the mysterious element of the film. Also, the black colouring along the bottom of the poster creates a dark atmosphere. 

 The Next Three Days is a crime/ drama film based on "A married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of a murder." Although this is not part of the same genre as our trailer, I really liked the design of the poster and felt it would be a good way of showing the stalker aspect of Cindy following Belle in mine and Rosie's own trailer. I thought the way in which different photos of , what i'm guessing to be key locations in the murder plot, created the face of one of the main characters within the plot.

The poster for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is defiantly my favorite. The plot for the spy/ mystery film has the plot: "In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6" I love the way that the various codes used in the film make out one of the characters faces on the films poster. Throughout the series of codes, two key  phrases of "The enemy is within" and "winter" are spelt out using the codes to show significance to the plot.