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.