Film poster Analysis - Titanic

This poster is of a romantic drama film called titanic this poster shows two characters male and female these characters are called rose and jack. the characters are played by leonardo dicaprio and kate winslet. with the two characters being largely put in the background of this poster covering half the poster it makes it clear to the audince who the main characters are. the way the two characters are so close together and holding hands shows tot eh audince that they are very close and are romantically involved. the use of the two actors names on the poster is shown in bold white letters this is a unique selling point as the audince or fans of romantic dramas could be drawn in through the well known famous actors starring in it.

The use of the text on the poster is very effective as the title of the film is in big bold lettering that is coloured white, the colouration of the text on the poster works very well as the main pieces of information that the poster wants the audience to see is in white and the other in a darker colour so that it stands out less. the slogan on the poster is very effective as it reads nothing on earth could come between them, this strong slogan links well to the closeness of the two characters above.

Another main feature that is seen on the poster is the big boat which is called the titanic, the film name is effective as it is named after the boat which indicates that the film is about the two male and female on the boat. in the background behind the title and underneath the boat is the ocean with rough bashing waves, this is very effective as it links to the boat and the slogan. the low angle shot of the boat make the boat look dominant and overpowering this links back to the slogan and leaves the audince thinking that the boat is the thing that could potentially slip them apart.

The lighting of the poster is very effective as the two characters as seen as very well lit and colorful which makes them come across and happy and full of life. then the boat is put in between them and then the colour changes to darker colors which indicates to the audince that the boat is going to effedct them and there happyness. the colouration of the darker background allows the text to be seen clearer with white lettering this also gives the text a bolder look.