ANALYSIS OF A FILM POSTER: THE USUAL SUSPECTSBY SAM BURGESS

The 5 main characters of the film stand together in the centre of the poster. This is to show what type of characters are going to be in the film. As well as this it will attract fans of the individual actors.

Each actor stands at the same size, telling the audience that they all have the same importance to the story.

All 5 characters stand in front of a height chart with their shadows looming over them, indicating to the audience that they are criminals.

The actor’s names are written in the same font as the title of the film. Both sets of text stand out, the actor’s names are written in black over a white background, and the title is white over a black background.

Underneath the title of the film is the tagline of the movie, written in a different font in a much smaller size.The tagline doesn’t have as much importance as the titles do.