Alien Poster Analysis

Alien

Alien is within the horror/sci-fi genre and was released in 1979, and is an American and English Produced film. By looking at this poster it looks like the target audience would be males between the ages of 25-30 years old.

The title is very spaced out, this could be a representation of the infinite amount of space there is in outer space. The font is also very easy to read and is very basic; the font doesn’t take the attention away from the main image, but it contrasts with the black background therefore it still stands out, just not as dominantly as the main, central image.

The tag line contributes towards what other genre this horror film is linked with, it also suggests the location in which the film is based in. The colours also link to this; green is predominantly with alien like creates; therefore incorporating this colour into the poster gives the audience information as to what other genre it links into.

The image could represent a planet or an egg; the crack could also represent the birth of extra-terrestrial life, or the destruction of a planet. The black background could represent outer space; it allows the title, tag line and image to be the most dominant aspects of the film poster. The use of a black background also connotes sense of mystery into the poster. The colour green and the use of an egg as the main image are iconic to the science fiction genre.