Ill Manors - Poster Review.

Media Language 

The first thing that you think when you look at this film poster is that it must be something to do with crime in London. One thing that gives this away on he poster is the gun that our main protaganist is holding. The main character the protaganist is in the middle of the poster and he is looking to the side this gives us the impression that he is looking at something that is maybe going on around him. He also has a look of worry on his face. He is also dressed in a hoodie with a coat over the top and a snap back on his head. This is the stereotypical look for a teenager that lives in London. In the background of the poster we can see building which could possibly be a council estate based in London, it is also very dark in the ground by the building this is to symbolise that maybe this all takes place during the night or that bad things happen during the night. It could also mean that there is a dark side to everything that goes on. The title of the film "Ill Manors" is in front of our protaganist and it is covering the front of him and the word "ILL" is massive to symbolise what it is trying to get across about how hard it is to live in a world with crime a rough as this. 

They have put a lot of information on this poster, at the top of the poster there is a little quote. Under that there are four reviews from different companies, we then have the title of the film who the film is by in this case it is a "Ben Drew" film and then at the bottom we have when it is in cinemas and the little script at the very bottom. We also have the age you have to be to see this film. 

Audience

The audience for this film are anyone over the age of 18. This is because it has an age restriction on the poster but also if you look at the poster it is not suitable for children. They are trying to target the audience by the way they have made the poster look for example, they have put the gun in front of the title so that you can see what the film is possibly going to be about and hopefully the audience will know that it is not for children. Also the way our character is dressed give away that it is a film for adults. The overall look its self is a dead give away that it is for adults as it is dark and gloomy. 

Narrative 

      

The poster for this film gives us a clear understanding of what this film is going to be about. This is because the poster has all the conventions and all the stereotypical looks of crimes in London. The main character in the poster almost looks like he doesn't want to do what he is about to do, its almost like he has no other choice and i think that this is what they are trying to portray across because gun crime is such an issue in some parts of London some people are just brought up around the wrong people and sometimes people get dragged into things. I can tell that this film is going to be a dark film as the poster its self is dark so its going to be a film about the issues in London.