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Men In Black...

Costumes: The costumes the two characters are wearing are posh expensive black suits. This implies to the audience that they are two important men and could be detectives. The outfits they are wearing are identical including the watch and sunglasses. This shows the audience also that they must be partners who work together and are on an adventure.

Lighting: A large amount of low key lighting has been used throughout this film poster. The low key lighting connotes to the audience that the majority of the film could be shot at night time, and that adventures may have to be solved. Therefore this creates an enigma on the audience as they want to find out what the film is going to be about.
However high key lighting is also showed on the film poster as there is high key lighting reflecting off the actor’s faces and also the title of the film. Reasons for the high key lighting on the actors face are that it connotes to the audience that they are important in the film, and may be heroes.

Actors: There are two actors in this poster who are of both different races however what they are wearing and the position they are in are identical. Also Will Smith is a popular actor so this therefore makes huge fans of Will Smith go and watch the film.

Make Up: No makeup is used on the actors on the film posters, as they may have wanted a more natural look.

Props: There is no use of props in the film poster. This makes this important to the audience as they now have to wonder what sort of props are going to be used in the film. The only way they can do this is to watch the film so by the film poster not having any props causes suspense for the audience.

Setting: The setting of the film is very dark, this connotes to the audience that the film could be very serious however the star lights in the background of the poster connote to the audience that there may be suspense of adventure and space. These stars suggest that the film may have to be with sci-fi.

Target Audience: The target audience for this film may be for people who are interested in sci-fi based films as the stars in the setting portrays that the film is sci-fi based.

Genre: The genre of the movie sci-fi based as the stars in the background connote that it is. However it could also be sci-fi comedy, as Will Smith is a famous actor known for his comedy, so therefore the film may be sci-fi comedy based.

Type of shot/image: A medium shot has been used in this film poster, as it gives the audience a chance to see both characters clearly and see the facial expressions on both characters. Also to show the audience the costumes that have been used so they can figure out what the actors may play in the film.

Typography: The typography used is each part of the poster varies. Firstly the names of the actors are across the top of the poster and are nearly camouflaged with the background of the poster, secondly the typography of the tagline is all in capitals, and this grabs the audience’s attention as they may thin as it is in capitals it is important for them to read. Lastly the typography of the actual name of the movie is also in block capitals, and is attracted to the audience as the poster is in low key lighting; however the title of the film is in high key lighting so this attracts the audience’s attention.

What the film may be about: As the film poster has two famous actors and are both dressed in suits, they may be partners who are special agents. In addition as it is sci-fi based the film might be about weird creatures or people who enter the world from a different planet, and therefore the two main characters will have to solve the problems by saving the earth.