Researching Film Posters - WANTED

• Colour scheme throughout of gold, burnt oranges, and browns. Looks like a fire or explosion has occurred. Linked the poster to the 'action' genre.
•  Purpose of this film poster is for ‘coming soon to cinemas’
•  3 best known actor’s names who are going to sell the film best and gain a bigger audience.
  

  Their names are almost as big as the title suggesting that mentioning their names is the best way to sell the film to the audience.
• Obviously an action poster film due to the guns and aggressive look/feel of the poster.
• The title is written in bold, gold lettering. It has been given a shine as though it is made from gold or metal suggesting a link to things such as money or most likely bullets.
•  Using a montage of images as opposed to one from the film. The two images together highlights what the film is about.
• The date of the film’s release is written digitally suggesting the film may have something to do with time or limits. This could also be linked to data and other anchors linked to the film itself.
• Film information such as producer and director are put into a diamond formation in very small writing at the bottom of the poster. The director is clearly not very well known or feels his name doesn’t need to be mentioned due to the A-list cast.
• There is a common theme of guns in this poster. This represents danger and power as well as rebellion and criminal activity. The size and style of the gun suggests she is a professional. It is not the type of gun a policeman would carry; she is most likely a gangster or assassin.
• Angelina Jolie is clearly the biggest star of this film and also one of the main characters. She is in the foreground and takes up the majority of the poster, attracting a male audience.
• She is also crouching down suggesting she is in hiding, waiting for something/someone. This further raises the assumption that the two characters are assassins.
• The numerous tattoos on Jolie’s arms suggest rebellion and outcast. She is clearly an extrovert and looks tough. She is not being portrayed as a feminine damsel in distress, but as more masculine, violent and dangerous.
• James McAvoy is in the background pointing his guns directly into the camera showing this film will have attitude and a very dangerous plot. It also implies his presence on the poster is not as useful as Jolie's in order to sell the film.