Chosen Film Posters- Overviews

Chosen Film Posters - Welsh Option

Focus point: The selected film poster associated with any Welsh film making production house such as BBC Cymru Wales or S4C.
Basic information: Details such as the film title, year, and director should be featured prominently on the poster.
Design elements: Take note of specifics about the visual design such as colour palette, typography, and imagery.
Promotional strategies: Consider the ways in which the poster is designed to attract its intended audience. This will often involve particular appeals to genre, implied narratives and character intrigue.
Cultural context: Look at how the poster communicates the film’s cultural or historical setting.

Chosen Film Posters - Hollywood Option

Comparative item: A corresponding Hollywood film poster to contrast with the Welsh option.
Key information: Details like film title, release year, and director should be prominently displayed.
Visual features: Examine specifics such as iconography, colour scheme, and font choices.
Marketing techniques: Evaluate how the poster is intended to draw its target audience in. This often involves highlighting major stars, stressing high-concept ideas, and signalling genre or tone.
Cultural indicators: Consider how the poster reflects the film’s cultural, societal, and historical context.

Comparative Analysis

Start with a direct comparison of the two posters’ design elements. Explore differences in colour, typography, image composition and any other pertinent visual cues.
Identify the marketing strategies adopted by each poster. Consider whether they appeal to different audience demographics and how they achieve this.
Analyse how each poster represents the film’s themes and narratives. What is implied and what is overt? How might the intended audience interpret these signals?
Look at the cultural cues given by each poster. What do they suggest about the film’s setting, both in terms of time and place, as well as its thematic leanings?
Reflect on any external influences that might have guided the design of these posters, such as market forces, popular trends at the time of their release, or cultural undertones that might resonate with their intended audience.

Remember the goal of this task is to scrutinise how different factors such as cultural context, demographic reach, and visual tactics can impact the Marketing aspect of the media industry. The intention is to broaden understanding of Media as a intricate, multifaceted field.