Analysing teasers/trailers: Donnie Darko

From IMDB

Donnie Darko doesn't get along too well with his family, his teachers and his classmates; but he does manage to find a sympathetic friend in Gretchen, who agrees to date him. He has a compassionate psychiatrist, who discovers hypnosis is the means to unlock hidden secrets. His other companion may not be a true ally. Donnie has a friend named Frank - a large bunny which only Donnie can see. When an engine falls off a plane and destroys his bedroom, Donnie is not there. Both the event, and Donnie's escape, seem to have been caused by supernatural events. Donnie's mental illness, if such it is, may never allow him to find out for sure.

The use
 of colours in this image represent the genre clearly. Dark colours such as blue and black are often used in genres such as horror/psychological thrillers.

There is only one image in the poster, which appears to be some sort of demonic rabbit. Photoshop/ editing software has been used to paste into selction characters from the movie.
The colour blue has been used to draw people to the poster. It appears to be a photo filter blue, as it doesn't appear to be a whole colour but a mixture. E.g. a black photo filter has been used to dampen the colour. The image has clearly been manipulated in order to advertise the genre.

Looking at the poster, it's sending a visual message. The fact that a demonic rabbit has been used as the main image does back up that the fact that the movie is a horror/psychological thriller. The use of a white font against a black background does also create an eerie feel. The use of a serif creates the possibility that it could be a horror film, as it's quite a gothic font. The editor has created a shadow efect on the title text to create an eerie feal to the poster. A lack of text telling you about the film creates an element of mystery.

 Judging from the poster, this film is probably for maybe 15+ but definitely 18+. As a demonic rabbit may be quite scarring to early teens.

I feel this is an excellent poster because it is eyecatchingcreates an element of mystery and get's the point and genre across.



The use
 of colours in this image represent the genre clearly. Dark colours such as blue and black are often used in genres such as horror/psychological thrillers.

The image on the poster is the main character Donnie. He is seen clutching a large weapon which creates an eerie feel. The colour blue has been used to draw people to the poster. It appears to be a photo filter blue, as it doesn't appear to be a whole colour but a mixture. E.g. a black photo filter has been used to dampen the colour. The image has clearly been manipulated in order to advertise the genre.

Looking at the poster, it's sending a visual and verbal message. The use of a white font against a black background does also create an eerie feel. The use of a serif creates the possibility that it could be a horror film, as it's quite gothic. The editor has created a shadow efect on the title text to create an eerie feal to the poster. A lack of text telling you about the film creates an element of mystery. The tagline "why are you weaing that stupid man suit" leaves an element of mystery for the viewers as it doesn't explain anything about the film. In the centre of Donnie's body, there appears to be a sun, from which words are coming out. This creates a sort of sci-fi theme. Some of the words coming out of his body are latin, but one of the english words are "interrupting" The fact that some of the words are latin, creates a horror/gothic feel, and the word interrupting could be seen as quite disturbing.

 Judging from the poster, this film is probably for maybe 15+ but definitely 18+. As a the main character is clutching a weapon, which could insinuate that the film is quite violent.

I feel this is an excellent poster because it is interesting with it's sci fi theme and use of latin and disturbing words. It also leaves an element of mystery, which draws the viewers in.

The use
 of colours in this image represent the genre clearly. Dark colours such as blue and black are often used in genres such as horror/psychological thrillers.

This poster is split into 3 different sections, the first section has the billing box, title and an image of a skeleton. The use of white text on a black background creates an eerie feel. The second section is of a family with a cloud border around the image.the tagline says "Life is one long insane trip. Some people just have better directions" the use of the word insane could indicate that the film is a psychological thriller. The fact that the editor has used such a philosophical quote indicates that it could be quite a deep, psycholigcal and meaningful film. The third section is of the main character, Donnie. The image has been rotated 90 degrees anti clockwise, which makes it look like he is falling. The background is black, creating a sinister feel.

Looking at the poster, it's sending a visual and verbal message. The use of a sans serif font in capital letters creates an eerie modern feel. It also doesn't comply with codes and conventions as there is more than one image on the poster, and there are more than one section to the poster.

 Judging from the poster, this film is probably for maybe 15+ as it doesn't reveal much about the film. But because of the skeleton, use of background colour and font and the tagline, it does hint that it could be a horror/psychological thriller.
 

I quite like this poster because it doesn't follow codes and conventions, i particularly like the use of the philosophical quote.