Research and Planning: Film Poster Analysis Three

This medium shot shows two characters and the way they are interacting with each other. These could be the two protagonists of the film, as something they do, may have consequences. The genre of the film is shown through the poster as it is tinted blue which creates an eerie/ cold atmosphere this contrasts with the bright red colour shown which could suggest danger, lust and blood shed therefore showing it to be horror/thriller. The two characters seem to be lovers however there is more to the narrative than that which is shown through the rip tearing the two characters apart. The tag line in the tear 'On the other side of drinks, dinner and a one night stand, lies a terrifying love story.' suggests that they aren't actually together, one could potentially like the other more than we know and then get jealous as the one night stand is over and they no longer want you. The mise en scene show the characters in two very different outfits, the male is presented in a white long sleeved shirt which could show him to be innocent whereas the female is in black which could suggest that she is the villain in the piece. She is wearing a lacy low cut top which may suggest that she is trying to seduce the man, this leads to the audience who I think would be both male and female aged 20 to 40 years old as it seems to tackle a more complex subject. Women could relate to this female character whereas men would objectify her. I think the woman is negatively represented in this poster due to the nature of her clothing compared to his, the ring on the mans finger suggests he is married but not to this character and therefore she is guilty of leading him astray and wanting a relationship with a married man. The film title is shown in two different fonts and colours, the word 'fatal' is in a italic red font which could be seen as female writing thus suggesting that the female character in this poster is the fatal person in the film whereas the word 'attraction' is in a bold grey font which is quite manly suggesting the male is the attraction in the film. I can tell this is a film poster as it shows the cast and crew information using steeltongs, production company logo, film title.