The poster for the film ‘Splinter’ is extremely successful in getting across the genre of the film to the viewer. Immediately the eye is drawn to the hand grabbing the glass at the bottom of the poster; we then see that the top of the poster is clear, showing a light blue background, this is an immediate contrast to the dark grimy dark green of the hand at the bottom.
The hand indicates the genre of the film to be a horror, due to the green, rotted colouring of the skin and the long sharp objects protruding out. It is not only this element that implies the film is a horror, but also the font of the text used in the film name also suggests this too. We see the film name mid way down the poster, using capital letters and a bold font; however the writing contrasts the other colours, showing the title in a blood red, with blood splatters around it.
At the top of the film poster there is a tag line in a slightly darker blue than the light blue background, it talks directly to the viewer and by doing this it entices the viewer more to come and see the film. There is no release date displayed on the poster, however at the very bottom of the poster, there is a block of credits in white tall writing, and below this are the production logos.
I think that overall this poster is successful and fits with in the horror genre, the poster also fits well with the film and also the trailer.
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