"The Ring poster analysis"

This poster is fairly simplistic, yet highly effective. The title "The Ring" creates an ominous undertone as it is vague but conveys horror. This is then enhanced further by the distorted font giving it an unnatural feel. The white colour of the font against the black background serves as a contrast. The title tells the audience what the film is about to an extent but sparse background makes them focus particularly on the title and image creating a sense of tension. The picture has an ominous feel as it is faded and distorted. This represents the horror genre. In terms of colour, the black and white used represents death, horror and the unknown. From the poster however, there is no clue to the plot of the movie keeping the audience intrigued. There are no actors names displayed showing that the story line is clearly more critical than the actors involved. This also gives it a sureal feel, as the audience are not familiar with the actors previous work therefore cannot judge them. The tagline "Before you die" simply gives the poster a dark feel and a terrifying message. This causes the audience to feel alarmed and intrigued, therefore making them want to see the movie to answer the questions hat this poster poses. The main thing about the simplicity of the poster is that it doesnt give too much away, grabbing the attention of the target audience.