Poster Analysis

•The first poster that I am analysing is of the film ‘Les Miserable’ released in December 2012

•The poster is a theatrical poster but it does not have all the details. Basic information such as the cast , title of the film, tag line, time of release and the production and distribution house are mentioned.

• The film is a musical film. This means that music/songs is a major part of the narrative. We can evaluate this as it is stated on the poster ‘the musical phenomenon’

•Apart from this the colour palette, the main image and the title of the film suggest that the film is  based on social drama.

•The girl in the image looks disturbed and it seems as if she has suffered a lot.

•The four words on the poster i.e. Fight, Dream, Hope and love further draws our attention to the narrative of the film which suggest that the movie must be about betrayal .

•Shades of black, blues and greys have been prominently used in the poster. This denotes gloominess and sadness.

•Also the title/masthead of the poster looks distorted which further suggests the narrative of the movie.

•The image is very appealing and easily draws one’s attention which I believe is its biggest USP.

The poster is of a Bollywood film ‘Yeh Faasley’. The poster is a teaser poster with very minimal details such as the title of the film, the cast and the tag line. No data is present about the production/distribution house, the date of release etc.  The color palette suggests that the film is based on a psychotic theme.  The main image is a long shot of the main protagonist who is sitting in a jail. Whereas the other image which is the close up of the same man shows the emotions of the man which shows that he is in a state of fear or regret.

This poster is a theatrical poster of the film "Shutter Island". The release date and the selling line are given in a different colour so as to differentiate it from the rest of the poster.  From the very first look at this poster we can judge that the film is based on a psychotic theme. The color palette used further enhances this fact. Shades of blues, greys and black give it a very gloomy effect.
Unlike many other posters, no information is given in the top section of the magazine. Instead it just has the image of the main protagonist 'Leonardo D'Caprio' showing the level of importance he has in the film.

this is a theatrical poster and is again based on a psychotic theme. This is evident through the colour palette used. The main image is a close-up of the main character. Information is given about the cast and crew as well as the production house and the distribution house.
The font used is simple and goes with the overall theme of the poster.

This is a teaser poster this means that basic information such as the star line, title of the film, image of the main character and the director is given. 
The poster is simple yet different from many.