Evaluation 2

How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts

Poster Genre

My poster is quite stereotypical for the

horror genre in that it utilises low-key, a

close-up for the main image, and a blood-

like font. Thomas Schatz talked about the

benefits of having a clearly defined genre in

his book 'Hollywood Genre' he states genre

is the 'most effective means for

understanding, analyzing and appreciating

the cinema'. You can't convey a lot of

information in a poster, this is why I chose

to use generic iconography so I can give out

as much information with very few words.

Poster ImageI chose to have our severed head prop from

our trailer to show the level of body horror

and special effects of the film. I have the

image at a canted angle to add to the

creepiness of the poster, plus the head looks

more limp and lifeless at this angle. I used

a close-up for the main image because it's

unnerving being very close to someone let

alone a severed head. I chose a spotlight for

the lighting on my image because it's iconic

of the horror genre and it clearly shows the

head but it still blends in with the

background.

Poster Title

The title 'Suicide Pact' on my poster is written in a red, sans serif font, with an effect to

look like it's dripping. I chose to have my font the colour red because it connotes danger

and combined with the dripping effect makes it look like the title is written in blood.

Sans serif fonts are generally thought of as more modern, which is why I chose to use it

for my title, since all the characters are young, modern teenagers.

Magazine Cover Mise-en-scene

I tried to include multiple aspects from the horror genre on my magazine cover so it

would catch the attention of horror fans if it was for example on a shelf in a shop. I

have the coverlines on top of knifes because it means they need to be an interesting

shape to fit, plus the red font colour represents blood and makes the knife look like it has

been used as a weapon.

Magazine Cover Image

For my cover Image I had our trailer's main antagonist looking directly at the camera. In

photoshop I made the area around his eyes darker to make him look more sinister. I also

had the actor look directly at the camera, breaking the fourth wall and drawing the

audience in, which is unsettling.

Magazine Cover Image

I took the picture in front of a brick wall because I thought it would make for an

interesting background for the magazine cover. I used photoshop to add the words

'Suicide Pact' to the bricks in a red font to get it to look like grafitti written in blood. I

did this to further convey that this is a horror film, but also revolves around a group of

teenagers since grafitti is associated with this age group.