titles of thriller films

Different thriller films all use desaturated colours for the titles of the film, it gives a darker feeling and it helps the audience guess the genre of the film without watching the film. Most of the posters for the films use very desaturated colours to create tension and anticipation and they sometimes represent the themes of the films, for example the film poster for SALT is dark to maybe suggest the main character is quite secretive. The film poster for The Last House on the Left, has no colour except for the word House which is written in red which represents death and horror so this could convey the horror that’s about to happen within the film. The typical film posters are to give hints and ideas about the messages within the film. Film posters are used to entice an audience and create hype about the film. The posters use significant elements from the films, for example the posters use well-known actors who have and established fan base and the poster will let them know that the Actor is bringing out a new film and this will encourage the fan to watch the film.