Wednesday, 14 September 2011

Before Sunset - Poster Analysis





This poster has excellent use of contrasting light. The two main colours used, yellow and black create an intense stand out poster.  The use of black gives a mysterious, peculiar sense of conspiracy which is overshadowed with the bright yellow lighting causing a contradiction of mystery and romance. The colour yellow enables a warm glow to the film, creating tenderness and compassion effect.  The reflection of the light gleaming yellow on the water represents path of happiness. The unclear smudged green colour used in the background symbolises tress. The plain green colour is slowly blended in with the bright flashing glow of sunlight forming a realistic setting. The dark black background at the top of the poster is contrasted by the bright colours used in the bottom half of the poster. This implicates that
The poster has a balanced composition as the two protagonists are equally centred and taking up equal amount of space. The two characters shown on the poster have a laid back body posture giving an implication of them being relaxed and blissful together. In this poster both protagonists are looking directly at each other conveying they are sharing similar emotions. This also creates a boundary between the audience and the main characters, foreshadowing a potentially difficult relationship.
The strong motion in the image is echoed by the tagline. ‘What if you had a second chance with the one that got away’, this tagline informs the audience that there was a past separation and that two people have been reunited.  The tagline is composed at the top of the poster alone; this stops any distraction from happening.

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