Horror Film Poster Analysis

This is a film poster for The Final Destination. When looking at the poster we automatically relate this to
a horror film from the way the poster has been presented. On the poster we see a womans reflection in
a mirror; however we can see that the mirror has been smashed. A smashed mirror is usually a sign of
bad luck which we can suggest will come within the film. Also the broken mirror also suggests that
someone will get hurt or
broken. If we look at the
individual shatters of glass
youll notice elements of
iconography, as we can
resemble them as sharp
blades or knifes. In the
bottom right of the poster we
can see a bit of smoke, we
can also relate smoke to
horror films. Smoke reflects
on the fear of the unknown
and not being able to see.
Looking back at the womans
face we are limited as to how
much of her face we can see.
Her features and facials
expressions are almost
hidden from the audience.
Beneath the womans face
we can see the bottom half of
a skull. I believe that this is
quite ambiguous. It could be
seen as the enemy/villain of
the film, or it could imply that
death will come to the
woman; you can look at it in
various ways. If we look at
colour used on the poster you
will notice that it follows the stereotypical conventions of a horror film poster. Overall the colour palette
used for this poster is very dull and mainly features blacks, greys and blues. All these colours used
have maintained a spooky feel to the poster without making it boring. However if we take a look at the
font, the colour red has been used on the release date. This is seen on many horror film posters. The
colour red is very significant as we associate the colour red with blood, death and danger. As the rest of
the post is quite dull the red is what stands out and draws our attention to the poster. The font used is
very plain, although I think that this has been done purposely so that our main focus is on the image. At
the top of the poster it reads rest in pieces this then links with the shattered mirror in the main image.