Saw Poster Analysis

Above is a film poster for the movie "Saw" which is the same genre as the trailer we will create, i choose this specific poster due to the fact that it was for the first of many Saw movies so a lot of the audience didn't really know the concept of the poster or the movie. The poster is very basic compared to most film poster but still has a lot of features to catch the audiences attention and remains relevant to the horror genre. The background being black works well with the features on the poster as it makes it stand out while the colour is giving a representation off death which goes well with the theme of the movie which is about hostages doing sadistic thing's to themselves to survive. The picture is a women who seems to see very distressed with some sort of machine attached to her heads with blades and sharp objects, this gives a hint of what type of movie this might be. A line at the top of the page is very important to the poster which doesn't give a lot away to it's audience, it read's "How much blood will you shed to stay alive". This is a very chilling but an effective line as it gives an idea to the audience that it's a horror movie, the line leaves a question for the audience and keeps them compelled to what this means. If i hadn't seen this movie it would certainly leave me wanting to know what people would do to stay alive in this movie and keep me very interested. The line is in white which obviously stands out very much in the black background. Near the bottom is the name of the movie which is bold and in red, it stands out in the colour of the background really well and also represents danger and blood, again in theme of the genre and story of the movie. Below the title is a caption saying "Every puzzle has it's pieces", this let's the audience know that maybe it's just one movie from many. Above the name of the movie is 3 of the main actors in the movie which is important to show the movie will be good because these big actors are in it. It will also appeal to fans of the actors. The poster is not the best i have seen but it is still effective and works well to link in with the movie.



This is a 2nd poster of the "Saw" movie, as you can see it is very different to the 1st poster we seen above, this gives the movie a bit of diverse and gives the audience another idea of what the movie will be like. The poster focuses on a hand with blood and scratches on which seems from someone who has just died or is very much hurt on the floor. The floor's cracks are filled with what looks like blood and dirt which could show that this room is familiar to injured/dead people. The picture is chilling and will definitely appeal to horror fans. Below the hand is the name of the movie "Saw" which is quite bold but stands out really well with the white background. The colour of the title is black and red which again represents the colours of blood, death, danger working well with the genre of the film. Around the title are slashes giving an idea that the film is violent and weapons are involved. I prefer the 2nd poster to the 1st as even though both are effective in there own ways, the 2nd poster seems more chilling and represents a horror movie really well. Both have giving me a better understanding of film posters and will help me creating mine.