Film Poster Analysis

Rocky Horror Picture Show

In this poster for the rocky horror picture show, there are many aspects that can be taken into account.A film poster includes a lot of things to make it fully detailed and to give the audience information about the film.

The picture in this poster gives a lot of information about the film. The red lips show the risque themes within the film and give the audience the string idea that there will be sexual themes within the film and that it may make people feel uncomfortable. The image of Frank N Furter laying on the lips also tells of what to expect within the film. The transexual themes are made clear as he is dressed quite obviously as a transvestite. His extremely large heels, skimpy outfit and exaggerated make up make it quite clear that he is a transvestite. This is done ot make sure that the correct type of audience is attracted by the film and that people can see what the film contains. The images on the film poster are, like this one, often taken directly from the film as audience members then get a sneak peak of the film and the characters and what they do.

The title of the film is written on the film poster. This is done because the name of the film needs to be out there so that people know what it is called. This can also give clues as to what is in the film.Some people may recognise the name of the film if it has previous popularity on a different platform, like book or stage show, so including the name can bring in remaining fans, making the film more money. The title is written in a dripping blood font, which could tell the audience that the film will contain horror and gore within. This also helps to bring in a wider audience as people may expect it to be scarier and so want to go and watch it.

At the bottom of the poster is this selection of tiny writing which is used to give credit. It tells the production company, the stars of the film, credit to the music composer, the screenplay writer, the music producer, the associate director, the director and the producer. These things all help to advertise the film as they may be people or companies that people have heard of before and seen, however they are also there to give credit to the people behind the filma as they have put time and effort into the film and deserve to be recognised.

One thing that is not included in this poster is a release date. This isn't good as a releae date can be helpful in letting somebody plan to go and see the film as they will know when it is available for viewing. It also doesn't include an age rating which isn't very helpful as people will not know if they are old enough to see the film and may not bother going, or may go expecting to see it ad find out that they are too young, having a wasted trip.