Poster Analysis #3
The final drama poster analysis I have chosen to do is ‘The fault in our stars’ which is a follow on film from a well know book by John Green.
I have decided to analysis a film that I am familiar with as an audience member. This being both to the film itself and the posters that were distributed.
Unlike my previous two deconstructions, this poster is less of a conventional poster due to the layout and information presented to the audience. This tends to subvert many codes and conventions that are expected of film posters.
The main focal image of the poster is able to represent the narrative to the audience. From the mise-en-scene the audience may be able to connote narrative meanings from the poster. The medical tube around the girl’s face indicates that she is ill. The image instead of a tagline is used to convey this message. This demonstrates that the careful construction of media products is an essential part of planning to give meaning. Their body language is also able to denote that the story is a romance, the way in which their faces are close and that they are shown cradelling each other’s head also indicates that they are in love. This meaning that the audience is able to connect the mise-en-scene together to denote that the story is both a romance but also a tragedy.
Very little text is on the poster which does not give much away about the films production. Apart from the date, title and text at the top which states ‘based on the New York Times #1’. As this book was very popular around the time of the film release, it may be that not much needed to be said in order to attract a wide enough audience. A lot of buzz surrounded this film, therefore this may be why the whole look is very simple. This is similar to other film posters such as follow on films or similar book film releases.
The overall look of the poster does not indicate any age rating and it is also not stated directly on the image. Unlike my first poster analysis of ‘les miserables’ which layout and careful construction through imagery and colour indicated the non age appropriate content, ‘the fault in the stars’ does not have any clear illustration of this. The colours are ‘friendly’ and show a more inviting style.
I have decided to analysis a film that I am familiar with as an audience member. This being both to the film itself and the posters that were distributed.
Unlike my previous two deconstructions, this poster is less of a conventional poster due to the layout and information presented to the audience. This tends to subvert many codes and conventions that are expected of film posters.
The main focal image of the poster is able to represent the narrative to the audience. From the mise-en-scene the audience may be able to connote narrative meanings from the poster. The medical tube around the girl’s face indicates that she is ill. The image instead of a tagline is used to convey this message. This demonstrates that the careful construction of media products is an essential part of planning to give meaning. Their body language is also able to denote that the story is a romance, the way in which their faces are close and that they are shown cradelling each other’s head also indicates that they are in love. This meaning that the audience is able to connect the mise-en-scene together to denote that the story is both a romance but also a tragedy.
Very little text is on the poster which does not give much away about the films production. Apart from the date, title and text at the top which states ‘based on the New York Times #1’. As this book was very popular around the time of the film release, it may be that not much needed to be said in order to attract a wide enough audience. A lot of buzz surrounded this film, therefore this may be why the whole look is very simple. This is similar to other film posters such as follow on films or similar book film releases.
The overall look of the poster does not indicate any age rating and it is also not stated directly on the image. Unlike my first poster analysis of ‘les miserables’ which layout and careful construction through imagery and colour indicated the non age appropriate content, ‘the fault in the stars’ does not have any clear illustration of this. The colours are ‘friendly’ and show a more inviting style.
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