The Woman in Black 2 Poster Anaysis

As a group we have decided to analyse this poster individually. This poster will be similar to our final one. This poster is of a shadowing lurking behind a young boy sat crossed legged, holding a doll. As it is a horror film, it had to create some sort of tension so that it gave the audience a sense of mystery. This poster lists the actors, production and distribution companies at the bottom, the release date and a couple of tag/log lines which describes the film.

In my opinion, I like how they are placed in the centre of the frame as it shows the audience the main characters/ characters within the movie. This image shows a shadow facing the child not behind him and think this could suggest that the antagonist of the film could be this shadow. As the viewer/audience we can slightly see her face and this could add to that mystery/ ambiguity which their target audience are attracted to. What makes this a horror poster is that the wallpaper is dark and the room is dimly lit. This adds to that mystery affect and adds tension. Moreover, the doll that the little boy is holding suggests his innocence and his vulnerability towards the the toy.  On the other hand, the font on this poster is sharp, white and red. This is a horror convention that suggests danger.

In relation to our poster that we're going to make, we plan on putting the main character Derek in the foreground and using one side of his face. We also plan to add a smoke effect which makes him seem like he's disappearing into thin air. Moreover, the space between his head and his shoulder will show the stalker and the alley way. By making him look like he's fading away, suggests that in a way he's losing himself therefore as the audience we don't know who the stalker is or if he's just hallucinating.