Posters

The four movies are all made in different time periods. You can tell this just by looking at the stylization of the poster. The Wizard of Oz from prior knowledge was made in and this is recognizable by the text of the poster, and the pictures are very old. i know Joaquin Phoenix, so I know that this movie was probably made the late 90's. I have never heard of Vertigo, but by looking at it you can tell it was made about 40 or 50 years ago. The last movie was made probably four years ago because of the way it is computerized shows it can't be more than a few years old.

The Wizard of Oz looks as though it is portraying a happier movie because of the colors and cartoons. Buffalo Soldiers looks as though it is a comedy because of the text on the top and the way he is standing. Vertigo is definitely a romantic thriller because of the embrace and Hitchcock was the writer of it. Because of the guns, it seems the Matrix is a movie that will consist of action sequences.

Colors tend to evoke emotions and each of these posters has one main color to bring out the emotion they wanted to show.

The first to posters have visual fields that are not as obvious, this is because of the very bland squares and lines they have. In the Wizard of Oz, the scarecrow is the dominant thing that brings your eye from the bottom left to the top right. In Buffalo Soldiers, the lines on the flag take you from right to left. Vertigo goes from the bottom where all of the subjects are to the top where all of the writing is. The Matrix has the most dramatic visual path from because of the streaks of green lines that go through it.



These poster were made during any time of war. I know this because of all of the propaganda that is trying to get you to join or support the war cause.

The different uniforms are a main hint that they are from a different country. I don't know much about uniforms, but some of them are certainly not U.S. Made.

The color can show patriotism and emotion, as did the movie posters, but mostly colors to try and get you to support the war. These definitely wanted to show patriotism and support for the war.

With the posters that are pointing at the viewer, the path goes from the hand to the tip of the finger. You are also drawn to whatever it is the subject is looking at in most of the pictures.