The text that is found at the top third of the
poster is well positioned and given an
The tonality of this poster is what
defines it here, with a mainly blacked
out canvas that features the highly
contrasting colours of white and
luminous red. The connotations of
this communicate a binary
opposition between good/evil and
life/death with black/white and the
red seems likely to connote danger
and anger.
The anchorage of the title Circle is
well done with the name being placed
at the bottom third of the poster in a
large amount of space, drawing more
attention towards it. The effect of this
and the word itself gives some
explanation and significance to the
rest of the poster.
appropriate mode of address for the thriller
genre. The use of contrasting colours, a
breaking up of syntax alongside an informal
register and use of ellipsis helps to create
suspense and fear around the mysterious
iconography of the poster. The inclusion of
you also involves the audience, creating
more interest around the concept of the
circle.
The whole poster works effectively as a
thriller films advertisement as the bold
iconography of its themes dominate the
canvas leaving the design as minimalistic
and mysterious. This creates intrigue for the
audience into why such significance is drawn
to areas of text via anchoring and colouring.
The fact that the film is independent also
highlights this nature of minimalism as an on
trend element of independent film making,
appealing to the target audience of
psychological thriller fans from common
socio-economic backgrounds.