Week 6 - Visual characteristics

This week we went on and searched for pictures linked to our theme. We found so many pictures of movie titles and tv-serie quotes it was unbelievable how many pictures there were! It almost felt like they never end... Anyways we found some cool pictures and made a board for them. You can check it out here !


Most of the pictures we pinned are the covers of different movies and tv-series. They all aim to be very inviting and attractive. There is always text (the title of the movie or series, names of the main actors, slogan that the movie or the series is using..) and pictures in them. In the pictures the viewer can see the main actors. The style of the pictures usually describe very well the theme and the atmosphere of the movie. For the audience, it is the first sight of the film and it aims to make the audience want to see that specific movie/tv-series.


For example the cover photo of Lord of the Rings: the photo really gives an appearance of a big adventure. The characters have worried facial expressions, they are carrying their weapons and riding horses. The font and the colors also tell audience that this movie is no romantic comedy. The audience desires to get to know how the adventure ends.


Another cover photo that has an interesting meaning is the cover photo for the movie Forrest Gump. The photo is interesting because there is a man sitting on a bench and looking to his left, like he is glazing to the future filled with hope. It also has nice bright colours red and nacy blue. The background is white and looks like he is sitting in sunshine. The audience will have some kind of idea that this might be a happy movie. Of all the pictures on the internet, movie titles are one of the easiest pictures to point out. They follow a same pattern; a picture of almost anything and the movie title written somewhere on the picture. They are easy to spot.


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