This Grease film poster meets the conventions of a film poster as the big star actors are titled at the top of the poster, the billing block is positioned at the bottom of the poster along with the tag that that is situated just beneath the main image.
This main image has be edited so it has a cartoon effect which represents the comedy side of the film and the fun upbeat side of the film being a musical. the image is a mid shot of a man and woman dancing, this shows the romance which the film entails. The image mainly includes the colours black, red and blue; the red and blue colours represents the division between the two genders, where as the black represents the ciaos which the two characters are involved in.
This poster appeals to their audience as the image and the colour scheme used clearly shows the romance in the film, so this would Grease poster would defiantly appeal to their audience.
This Grease film poster relates to the Grease film magazine front cover as they have both used the same image but on the ,magazine cover they haven't used a cartoon effect on it.
Overall i think this film poster really does represent the film well as it meets all of the usual conventions of a film poster and provides for its targets audience. The Grease film poster has made me realise how important the colour scheme is on a film poster, and how it can make audience see different sides of the film through the different presentational devices.
Grease Magazine Cover
This Grease film magazine cover also meets all of the conventions for a magazine front cover, as it had a right hand third, masthead, main image, and a tag.
As the image used in this cover is the same image that has been used in the Grease film poster it has a similar purpose and effect on its audience. As the image hasn't got a cartoon this image shows the film in a more serious view and that the relationship between Danny and Sandy is something real. The colour scheme is more red and black in this cover, which also emphasizes the seriousness of the relationship, not the comedy side of the film or the upbeat musical side.
The poster would meet its target audience of romantic films as this is what this poster mostly emphasizes about the grease film.
Overall i think this poster looks very presentable but i think what lent sit down is that it doesn't show all sides to the film; I think that is what a reader would mainly be looking for. This has taught me in my planning of designing a film poster is that for the right opinion to come across to your readers you need to show every side of the film in the poster.
Grease Film Trailer
This is the trailer for the film Grease. The first thing that you see on this trailer is a shot of the producers and their logo. This would encourage any viewer who has seen a film previously that they enjoyed by this producer. The next then goes straight to a mid close up shot that zooms into John Travoler's face. This is introducing the actor and any fans of John Travolor's previous work would be enticed to go and see this. Then cuts to a mid shot of Oliver Newton John who is also a well known actress and this shot would encourage any fans of this actress to go and see the film. The next shot is then a black screen with the films title Grease. Using a straight cut the trailer then goes to another mid shot but off a load of people dancing and moving away from each other in a big line. This shot shows the viewer the musical and fun side of the film. The next shot is of three men messing around and having a joke, this shows the laid back side of the film which would encourage viewers to go and see it especially females viewers. A close shot of John Travoltor's face then appears of him twiddling with his hair. The twiddling of his hair is an iconic symbolise for this film and well known. The editor has then include a wide shot of John Travolor and eight men dancing and singing on a car. This again shows the musical and fun side of the film which encourages any fans of musical films to go and see this film. The next few shots are of this same location but from different angles, which has the same effect on a viewer. The trailer then cuts to a various of other shots from a different location. This location is full of loads of teenagers dressed up at a ball and dancing. This again is showing the musical and fun side of the film which encourages mainly female viewers and people who enjoy musicals. The editor has also include a a romantic comedy scene in the trailer of John and Oliver in a car and Kate slams the door on John. This would encourage viewers who enjoy watching comedy films to go and see Grease. The trailer then cuts to a few dance scene with John and some other lads dancing and singing and another mid shot of Oliver and some other girls dancing around. These shots have the same effect as the previous musical shots the editor has used. In these shots you can see where some women kick another one and Oliver nearly falls into a bin, this shot represents the comedy side of the film again and would encourage anyone who enjoys comedy films to go and see Grease. The next shot includes a conversation between a man and a women where the women is trying to cover up her hickey while the man is joking around about it. This shot again resembles the comedy side of the film. The rest of the trailer then introduces the characters and the film title again with a shot of them dancing
Up until the editor has included the musical shots he has used a narrator talking over the shots to explain what the films about and to introduce the actors and actresses. This introductions helps the viewer understand what the film actually about and as this film is quite old they didn't have the technology to add sound effects. While all of the musical shots are being played in the trailer music is being played over the top to go with the actors and actresses dancing. The narrator starts talking over the trailer introducing the actor and actress' again and the film title. He also explains what the film in titled which encourages anyone who enjoys musical and dance films.
The costumes that the characters are wearing in this trailer are clothes from what people would have worn in the 60's. They did this as the music what the musical was based around was music which would have been out during the 60's. This is why the women wore long dresses with cardigans and the men wore leather jackets and trousers. It sets the scene perfectly for the sort of music the musical produced.
I think the trailer has represented the film as a light hearted musical comedy. As this was one of the first huge musical to be release the director and edited didn't need to do anything special to the trailer as they weren't in competition with any other films at the time. They knew straight away that any young female or a fan of musicals would go and see this film no matter what the trailer was like.
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