Key Concepts film poster analysis

 

Language 

The dark colour scheme of the poster creates a mysterious and serious atmosphere that will attract and intrigue the selected audience. 'THE ODYSSEY' in huge capital letters makes the title stand out so people can easily identify the film. The 'DEFY THE GODS' suggest there be battle and war , conflict and huge challenges to face during the film.

Institution 

The way ' A FILM BY CHRISTOPHER NOLAN ' is in included shows the way they try to promote a well respected director and identify the huge figure that directed the film and also promote his involvement in the movie. Mentioning Christopher Nolan could potentially connect the films to his existing fans / audience which would boost films popularity.

Audience 

The poster is most likely aimed at people interested in the genre off action and war based films and even mythology of adventure bases films. The poster attracts this audience with the dramatic imagery and serious texts on the poster and the flames in the sky could helps even more. The ' DEFY THE GODS ' creates a huge sense off mystery that attracts people to the movie and intrigues them to find out the story. 

Representation 

The figure in the centre of the poster appears to be represented as a powerful heroic figure. The placement in the centre tries to make them important to the narrative. The way the character looks upwards could suggest they are facing something powerful or challenging. The statues head facing upward could again represent death in a battle. The sparks could represent danger or destruction.

Extension 

Why was the casting of Ncuti Gatwa a significant moment in the history of Doctor Who?

It was a significant moment as he was the first black doctor who actor.

What aspects of this scene do you think an audience might enjoy? List at least three things and explain why the audience would enjoy each aspect. 

How is this scene constructed to tell the audience the history of Doctor Who? Think about the script, camerawork and acting.

What can you spot in Doctor Who that you will find in most television dramas? (E.g. characters, dramatic music etc.) These are called key conventions - list as many as you can think of. 

What would a Doctor Who fan ('Whovian') like or dislike about this scene?

They might not like the new actor as they are used to the traditional white actor.