RSSFive Of The Best Suggestions For Scary Film Posters
February 12th, 2012 by admin | Filed under copy dvds.
A well made sign can help advertise a scary movie. There are many viewers who base their decision to see a film on the impression they get from the advertisements they see outside theaters. The best film posters give a few pieces of important information about it, such as the actors and director, as well as an artistic representation of what the movie itself is about.
The cinema posters for a film should work on several levels. It should give basic information about the feature such as who is starring in it and who made it. It should also give some idea of what the movie is about and why it is scary. But it should not give away too much information or viewers may be turned off about seeing it.
Many magazines, websites, and movie critics have created lists of what they consider to be the “best” horror film posters. Some of these list are extensive, covering up to 100 different posters. Others are much shorter, listing only 10 or so posters. While these lists will vary somewhat, most of them include several of the same posters over and over again.
The poster for “Jaws” is one of the most recognizable movie posters of all time. The film was release in 1975, directed by Steven Spielberg, and starred Robert Shaw, Roy Schneider, and Richard Dreyfuss. It was about a giant, man-eating shark terrorizing a small island community during the summer tourist season. The poster showed only a swimmer and a menacing shark rising toward her. It was terrifying in its simplicity.
The poster for “Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht” was a bit more stylized. This remake film was released in the late 1970s and starred Klaus Kinski. The poster was mostly black and white, with only a small bit of color included to highlight certain features. A demonic looking vampire with giant claws and sharp teeth held a vulnerable looking woman in his arms. It is not romantic as many modern vampire stories try to be. Instead it is more frightening in its view of vampires.
The poster for the 1980s horror film “House”, starring William Katt, Richard Moll, and George Wendt, gives a grotesque image of a disembodied hand pressing on a doorbell. While the doorbell looks innocent enough, the hand itself is grotesque. Flesh rots off the bones and hangs down in clumps, while veins clearly loop around dead hunks of muscle.
While the film “Forbidden Planet”, starring Leslie Nielson and Anne Francis, could be viewed as science fiction, the poster speaks of its more horror-based undertones. Here a giant robot looms up from an alien landscape with an unconscious woman held captive in his arms. While artistically rendered, the feel of the poster is more ominous than cartoonish.
There is almost nothing as frightening as the sense of vulnerability you feel while you sleep. Anything could happen to you. The poster for “A Nightmare on Elm Street” plays on these fears. A pretty teen played by Heather Langenkamp lays in bed with a look of surprise and horror on her face as a clawed hand reaches out of her dreams to attack her.