Main Task- Poster Analysis Three.

Shutter Island

Images~ There are three main images in this poster that attracts the audiences attention. All three of them have a a significance and relevance to the film. The match illustrates being afraid of the dark, or that something is coming to get him. Leonardo Dicaprio is the main character and his picture takes up more than half of the poster. This is one due to how famous he is especially as this will attract the audience due to the success of his other films like titanic and inception. The other significant image in the poster is the island. It looks very deserted, the buildings on the island show that it is a prison and the wave's and lights illistrate that there is a storm representing the mood of the film.
Tagline~ 'someone is missing' this is extremely sucessful in capturing the audiences attention and creates an atmosphere of tension and suspition. Although it's very simple it creates an air of mystery and leaves the audience questioning without giving to much of the story away.
Title~ 'Shutter island' is in bold red this could represent death and appears to be smudged. Its one of the only colours on the poster and stands out. Leonardo Dicaprio's name is above in white which is also one of the main features showing his significance in the film. This shows that he is one of the main reasons to go and watch this due to history of sucessful movies.
Colours~ Leonardo's eye is deep blue however the further one is slightly brown. This connotes that he could be insane it also draws the audiences attention into the characters eyes, this creates an automatic connection. The way that this is lite provides a deep sense of mystery especially with the storm and the rain clouding the background of the poster. The month that the film comes out 'october' is in the same red that the title is in to make sure that they relate the two together and remember them both. The flame is bright orange and automatically draws your attention it represents darkness and a loss of control, it also illistrates a sense of fear and worry.