Short Film Poster Analysis

 : Waiting Room

The design of this poster is quite simple. It has the main character as the main focus point on the poster. He looks quite vulnerable and scared, maybe suggesting that he is the victim in the film. He is looking at the clock in the background. The clock and the title of the film "Waiting Room" suggests that the film could have a drama or thriller genre, and is about solving something or finding something and only having a short amount of time to do it. I think that the film is mainly aimed at young males probably around the age of 13-16. The main character looks like he could be a similar age. The font used for the title and the date is quite simple and it is white on a black background. The black makes it seem more threatening and it makes the title stand out so people will notice it. The poster also includes the names of the actors featuring in the film. This is something that is found on most film posters and it makes it look more professional. There is also a star rating from The Times, showing that the film has been seen and reviewed by others. It suggests that they want people to know how successful the film has been, for example, "Excellent". At the bottom of the poster are the company logo's used in the film. This is also something you would expect to see on film posters and it makes it look more professional. Posters tend to use enigma codes to try and encourage the audience to guess what might happen in a film. In this case, the code would be the clock and the title of the film. The audience will be left wondering who is waiting? What are they waiting for? What is going to happen to them? They give big clues as to what might happen.

I have looked at another example of a short film poster to see what kind of things people use to create their posters. This one is a simple design but it gets the message across to the audience of what the film is about and to appeal to the audience.