Is a sci-fi horror released In February
1957, it is an American film.
The image is of the victim and the killer. Conventionally
the victim is a blonde attractive female in her underwear. This links to the
last girl theory and male gaze theory (Laura Mulvey). There are many sexual connotations in the image for example
that fact she isn’t wearing many clothes.
You know she is the victim because her face connotes fear and she is in
danger from the killer.
The killer in the image dominates the poster, because the
killer isn’t human you can clearly the see the killer. The killer not being
human and is a monster crab it becomes a part of the sci-fi horror, making it a
hybrid-genre of sci-fi horror. The
killer is iconic top a sci-fi killer being a normal animal but much larger,
which is iconic and highly conventional.
You can see that killer is powerful from its size and large teeth and
claws. Also the people in the background aren’t helping showing that the
monster is too strong and powerful. Another conventional aspect is that the humans
aren’t in a normal place and it looks cold and bleak empty place.
The dominate colour is red which is iconic for a horror
film, also the title being in yellow is also a convention for the genre of
sci-fi. The font for the title is a large and clear to read, making it easier
for people to read when advertising and on the move. The title tells what the
film is so it will itsntly appeal to the target audience. I feel that the
target audience will be male due the femal on the front and also sci-fi has a
mainly higher male viewing.
The strap line ‘From the depth of the sea… A TIDAL WAVE OF
TERROR’. Is a good strap line as it tells the audience that it’s a sci-fi
horror. It also has clever play on between the ‘sea’ and ‘tidal wave’.
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