Thriller film poster conventions- further research.

This poster of Shutter Island follows the conventions of a thriller movie poster. The background is dark, the mood is serious and the title is red. The things that stand out the most in the poster would be the match Leonardo Dicaprio is holding and the red title. The vibrant colour of the fire contrasts with the darkness of the scene below. The expression on Leonardo Dicaprio face is very serious, almost confused and he is not looking directly into the camera suggesting mystery and foreboding. The image of Leonardo is faded which also suggests mystery or I think it could suggest secrecy, as if he is trying to hide from someone. The image below looks like an island prison, which backs up the title 'Shutter Island'. It looks like it is raining in the image around the island and the waves look quite rough, which aswell could suggest foreboding to the storyline. The title of the film uses the colour red, which is a little unusual because the colour of the title is usually white. The colour red suggests blood, danger and fire. The tag line is short 'someone is watching' which links with the half hidden face of Leonardo Dicaprio. With reference to our film poster trailer I think the 'Shutter Island' film poster is too busy. We were thinking of a simpler image.

The 'Black Swan' film poster is a very simple poster, but it is effective. This poster is not a conventional thriller film poster because of the colour scheme. The whiteness of the background is untypical for a thriller poster because the backgrounds are usually black or dark colours. The white suggests purity and simple. The simplicity of Natalie Portman’s face is effective because the harsh colours of the eyes and face contrast with how pale her skin is. Her eyes are made to look like swan eyes with the shape of the makeup and the eyes. The eyes and lips are red which suggests evil or blood. The poster doesn’t have a tagline but the title is black which contrasts with the white background.