Textual Analysis: Film Poster 4

The film poster for 'The Writer's Room' focuses on the clear facial features of a male- presumably the main character (the writer). The mise-en-scene reinforces this as his formal clothing and facial hair are stereotypical traits of what we presume to be a novelist; his importance is emphasised as a female in the background is seen to be blurred and out of focus which strongly contrasts the presentation of the male; not only is she behind him in framing, it can be assumed that she is not of central importance to the film.

The colour scheme is very bland and the natural lighting is used in order to make the poster appear less glamorous; in relation to the tag line "sometimes, inspiration is a bitch", it can be inferred that the film will address the struggles of being a writer rather than the lifestyle that comes with the success. The positioning of the tagline is neither effective nor ineffective in my opinion, it draws more attention to the female figure in the background which juxtaposes the reason she is out of focus in the first place. On the other hand, having it directly on top of/parallel to the title looks professional and not misplaced. The typography (font, colour etc) is very plain and can be argued to look amateur; however, the font used is often featured in books, newspapers and articles and is a universal font used in the presentation of literature and journalism, therefore linking to the idea that the male is a writer. Personally, I don't find the colour of the tagline effective as it is too close to the skin tone of the female on the layer underneath and is also similar to the colour of the walls; the use of colour is typically used in order to make a piece of text stand out, so I feel that this was not true to its purpose. However, the white of the title against the grey tones of the males suit adds emphasis to the text as the contrast appears eye-catching.

The credits appear at the bottom of the frame, organised in line length and once again featuring a neutral colour and font in order to avoid diverting attention away from the title or centre image. It appears almost as if the poster possesses some sort of unseen border as the text leaves a gap on both sides and line spacing at the bottom of the page; this looks very neat, structured and professional.