Research of Film Posters - Eden Lake (Jarrad)

Eden Lake (2008)

This is the film poster for a film called "Eden Lake." The film is about a young couple, who refuse to let anyone ruin their romantic weekend, face a gang of youths with brutal consequences.








Names of actors/actresses:

There are two names, an actress (Kelly Reilly) and an actor (Michael Fassbender). They are understated on the poster, however the actress is featured on the poster, quite enlarged in her character self.

Main text vs. Image:

The main text is kept away from the main images. They are in the "dead space" of the poster, which means that it isn't blocking out anything or anyone important.

       

References:
There is a reference to another film on this poster, it says - "From the producer of The Descent" which suggests to people who have seen The Descent, what type of film this is.





Main image:

The main image is of the main character as mentioned before - however we can also see other dark figures in the poster too, suggesting that they have or play an important role in this film.

Tagline/cultural references:

There are no cultural references, however there is a tagline stating: "They wanted to get away from it all, instead they found...". This tagline creates a mystery of sorts as it doesn't tell the audience what they actually found, making them have to actually watch the film.

Website:

There was no website that I could see on this poster.

Critics praise:

There is one critics praise on this poster. It is a review and a rating of the film made by Empire (film review magazine). It states "One of the most provocative and terrifying thrillers of the year." and there is a rating of five stars.

Title size/font/colour:

The title is bigger than the rest of the writing, it is also the colour red which could symbolise to the audience that this film is about danger, violence or blood. The font is also sans serif which means that it is bold (making it stand out to people) and easy to read.


Billing/Production Block:

The billing/production block is very generic, doesn't have much of a similarity with the title as such however it is the same colour and font as the rest of the writing.

Image background:
The main image is placed over a photographic setting of a woodland area. This helps the audience to identify the genre of this film because of the conventions of the poster.
Drawn imagery:
There is no drawn imagery on this poster. This might symbolise that this film is serious or that it is not necessary to have any.

Age certificate & release date:
There is an age certificate (15) but it's very hard to read. However, there is no release date.

Representation:From this poster the representation of the female looks like the stereotypical protagonist. This is because of the way she is positioned in the poster. For example, it looks as if she is hiding from the antagonists in the poster. Going to the antagonists (the other figures in the poster), shows that they are also living up to the stereotype of an antagonist. Their posture shows that they might be dangerous and the dark silhouettes of them, shows mystery and suspense - which adds to the conventions of this genre: thriller.