The first film poster I looked at was the poster for Martin Scorsese's thriller film 'Shutter Island'. This was because it is the same genre as the trailer that we are producing. Some of the main aspects of this poster include the colour of it, all of the colours used are very dark, dull and neutral, this makes the film seem more mysterious and the dark colours like black could connote death. The only other colours are red for the title 'Shutter Island' which connotes the danger of the island. The flame is also the only other coloured part which again shows the danger of the situation and makes the audience wonder why there is a flame.
The two images used in the poster is a closeup of the main character of the film holding a match which is illuminating his face, this shows he is in the dark and makes the audience wonder as to why he is. The expression of his face is a mixed of scared and confused and further shows the genre as a thriller as it must have some sort of mystery in place. The other image is an establishing shot of the island the film is based on, it is basically a silhouette and creates a sense of obscurity so the audience doesn't really know what to expect and would be intrigued to watch and find out
The fonts used throughout this film poster are all very bold and sans serif, this shows that it is a much more serious film, the wording of parts also helps market the film. the small white tagline saying 'Someone is missing' is very good at creating a sense of mystery as it makes the audience wonder many questions like who it is, where they've gone, why they've gone etc, this will make them more likely to watch the film to figure out what has happened
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