Twilight- There are three main characters centred at the top and are captured close up, whereas, the villains are in a smaller shot beneath them suggesting that they have less power than the main characters leading us to believe there is a reason as to why that is.

John Wick- We can see the dominant signifier who in this case is the main character of John Wick taking up most of the poster, there are also some sub signifiers in the background which are also characters in the movie. 

Terrifier- This poster is a sign as it made of the key components which are the signifier aka the printed poster itself/physical existence and something signified which in this case, is the idea that this is film is more thrilling than others.

SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS

Kill Bill: The iconic dominant signifier is the katana, this carries the connotations of death, blood and a samurai, by doing this the poster gives a short insight of what the film may be about, the reason they may have chosen to have the dominant signifier carry connotations linked to the main themes of the film is because the katana is the focal point. The symbol of the Japanese characters in the background may act to set the scene of the movie. The katana and the characters then form a paradigm with signification.

Jaws: With the dominant signifier being the shark the poster falls into the convention where a movie poster has the seen or main antagonist be opposed to the protagonist or ‘good guy’. Furthermore, the shark being the dominant signifier generally means that it’s the focal point, by having the shark being the first thing the viewer looks at it may almost guide the viewers eyes to the next thing they see, this poster does this by making the shark act like an arrow pointing to the woman, furthering the convention.

Back To The Future 2:

Task 2:

Research and analyse 5 useful and relevant film posters to help you generate ideas and identify relevant elements that you will need to include. Upload your 5 posters (and your analysis) to your blog.

Poster 1: Wonder Woman

The dominant signifier is wonder woman knelt down holding weapons. This shows her being strong and challenges the stereotypes of women being weak. It creates the counter type of a woman being a hero and saving people rather than a man doing it in a typical movie.

Poster 2: Dirty Dancing

The signifier is the title which is bigger than the couple their self displaying the importance of ‘Dirty Dancing’ as it tells the audience exactly what the film consists of. It is a radical representation of young adults as they appear very mature dressed in older clothing dancing classical/mature dance styles.

Poster 3: I krig & kærlighed

The dominant signifier is the couple at the front of the poster in medium shot. The audience’s focus is mainly on the woman is she is dressed in white and there is a brighter light on her than the man. The man is in dark clothing and has a dim light on him. The fact the man is kissing the woman’s head symbolises his love for her. The plane and the wheat fields are a paradigm of signs linked to war.

Poster 4: A Star is Born

The dominant signifier is of the couple and also the title. This is because the picture is all in black and white and the title stands out in a gold, signifying a ‘star’ as it is in the title.

John Wick 3: In this poster we can see the dominant signifier and main character John Wick taking up most of the poster and then some sub signifiers in the background which are also characters in the movie. There is a paradigm of characters related to the movie.

The Golden Eye 007 poster (1995) is seen to have multiple dominant signifiers, these being Pierce Brosman, the two woman behind him and the explosions below him. This displays the importance of all 3 of the characters as well as the action the viewers should expect going in to see the film

Black swan The huge black swan with a women’s delicate position in the middle with red stripes on the wings tells you there is fatality as the red means blood and they way she is captured as falling also giving you more suspicion.

The Dunkirk poster shows a darker way of representing a movie. It shows 1 guy alone on a upside down boat. This shows the disaster that its foreshadowing that will happen in the movie. However it also shows on someone coming to save him on the right of the poster. Which makes the audience think what will happen next.

Jumanji The sign in this poster is the group standing in some sort of cave. The way in which they are smaller than the background tells us that they are less significant than the forest, suggesting that they are to conquer it.

Lamb : The indexical signs in the film poster is of a lamb being held protectively by a women with a dull expression. The title tells us that the film is focused on the lamb. The mise-en-scene shows mountains in an isolated area, the clouds look dull and moody. It gives off spooky/mysterious vibe with the colours and the title which is the same colour as the lambs nose and ears.

Midsommer: The indexical signs in this films is half of a women’s face with a scared / feared emotion she’s wearing a flower crown which is an important prop for the film. The symbolic signals the small text thats written in caps saying “Let the festivals begin” and links in with the films context. The colours aren’t as mysterious like the lamb poster but the women’s face tells us its a horror film.

Black Swan: The indexical sign in this film poster is the face of the main character, her expression towards the camera is quite disturbing and sinister because her eyes are

Joker: