Various Movie Posters

This poster for 'One Missed Call' is very sinister and has the ability to both make a viewer cringe and gasp at the same time. The bottom half of the face has a smug smile on it, and it is obvious to me that it is the smile of the villain or antagonist of the film, as he is holding a phone. In place of eyes, the 'face' has open mouths and noses. Presumably of a victim, implying that he or she kills more than one person in the duration of the film. The darkness surrounding the face once again implies utter hopelessness, that this figure is maybe unstoppable. This is very unsettling for an audience member. The text above the head is written in red, the colour of blood, implying that the film will be gory. The majority of the text is white, sticking out against the black background. This could imply hope against this ruthless force. The top of the character's head is not shown, making it unclear as to whether it is male or female, adding an element of mystery to the character, this is needed as you cannot see an unseen caller, which is what the film is presumably about.

This Friday the 13th poster is a great example of how special effects can alter the effect on an audience, e.g. the smoky, glowing effect is very eery, with the image of a man standing at the centre of the poster, with a weapon, the poster is extremely sinister and would make an audience feel uncomfortable, as if the man can see you or can see straight through you, as if he is an all knowing character... and somewhat un-human. The scene is also set in a woods,

much like our film. The black surrounding the scene implies hopelessness and an impending danger that cannot be avoided. The text, similarly to One Missed Call, is above the villain's head. It is a deceiving 'Welcome to Crystal Lake'. I see this as insincere and even sarcastic, which adds to the sinister theme of the poster. Also, like the One Missed Call poster, it has red writing, implying blood shed.