The font used for the title has an urban feel to it which links in with the teenagers skateboarding. However, the mountains in the background very much contrast ths urban feel as the film looks to be set far from any city. In fact, you can see a cityscape which doesn't very close. They also seem to be heading in that direction. Are they heading towards the city? What are they looking for? These are all questions this poster may pose for an audience. rule of thirds layout meaning the page is split into thirds either horizontally or vertically. In this case the thirds are vertically. This rule of thirds technique helps the audience easily read the information given on the poster Text The cast, reviews and companies involved are situated in the bottom third of the page. This follows typical conventions for a film poster as the cast and film companies involved are usually at the bottom of the poster in small, condensed font. The centre of the poster contains an image of three children, probably teenagers, skateboarding. The title, tagline, production company and awards are all situated at the top of the poster
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The font used for the title has an urban feel to it which links
in with the teenagers skateboarding. However, the mountains in the background very much contrast ths urban feel as the film looks to be set far from any city. In fact, you
can see a cityscape which doesn't very close. They also seem to be heading in that direction. Are they heading towards the city? What are
they looking for? These are all questions this poster may
pose for an audience.
This poster uses the rule of thirds layout meaning the
page is split into thirds either horizontally or
vertically. In this case the thirds are vertically. This rule of thirds technique
helps the audience easily read the information given
on the poster
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The cast, reviews and companies involved are
situated in the bottom third of the page. This follows typical conventions for a
film poster as the cast and film companies involved are usually at the bottom of the poster in small, condensed
font.
The centre of the poster contains an image of three
children, probably teenagers, skateboarding.
The title, tagline, production company and awards are all situated at
the top of the poster
The size and colour the title are used to stand out and
attract the audiences attention. It’s pretty difficult
to miss a huge red title.
The most obvious prop in this film poster is a
skateboard. This instantly lets the audience know what the film is about. The use of
handcuffs also suggests trouble which skateboarding
is heavily related with making this image very
typical.
The colours used in the centre of the film poster are quite cold and dull suggesting
unhappiness, another typical convention of the social
realism genre.
The font is used is big, bold and informal suggesting
that this film isn’t a ‘safe’ or generic film and maybe
breaks the rules, just like the boy pictured.
The use of a police officer insinuates danger which could
intrigue and excite certain audiences. Police and crime are also typical conventions of the social realism genre.
This film poster also uses the rule of thirds. However, the
layout is still slightly different from Skateistan. The cast is in
the top third, the central image is in the second third and the title and cast block