Poster Inspiration

For my poster I have took most of my inspiration from 'The Strangers' Poster.

When I first seen this poster I instantly took a huge liking to it. I liked the idea of barely just being able to see the antagonist in the darkness of the background behind the woman as I thought it was very creepy and just by that image it already shows you the genre of the film. Due to a dark man wearing a man in the background staring at a 'scared' looking woman in the centre of the image gives it away. So basically, just from seeing the mask in the background should suggest that it is potentially some sort of horror poster. A common convention used in horror films is to feature masked killers, hiding their true identity, and making them seem inhuman and eerie. The name of the film again suggests the genre as the name ‘The Strangers’ suggests an unwelcomed guest, and linking it to the picture, the audience will become aware that there are some strange people tormenting this woman. I think this is really affective and I would like to re-create something just like this for my movie poster. It will be hard to re-create so it is going to take me a while to make sure the lighting for the photo is perfect, as if it is to dark, or to bright, it wont give off the same effect. The reason I am choosing this certain poster, is not just because it is a really good poster, but it is based in a house, and so is mine so it will easier to imitate this poster. I also really like the idea of this poster having slogan at the top and I am going do this for mine. I have thought of a sinister slogan for my film, for example 'home sweet home' is what i have come up with to use at the top of my poster, I have decided to go with this as it gives off a really creepy effect, as it is about a person who intrudes homes. The 'strangers' title across the bottom middle of the page also looks good as it is underneath the picture, the blurred effect on the text also looks really good and I could potentially do this to mine to make it stand out more than just being boring and plain. It is so affective because It is one of the first things you see when looking at the poster, and if it stands out, it will keep your attention drawn at the poster looking at everything else. I will also have to create my own credit block for the bottom of my poster to make it look much more realistic.