Thriller Magazine Advert Analysis

Although it isn't directly related to Thriller openings, I made the decision to take a brief look at some Thriller magazine adverts in order to look at the kind of colours used and what character types they use in order to represent the film. It also made for a good opportunity to look at costume.

Thriller Film Magazine Adverts Analysis by George Tuvey

There were a few interesting things I learnt through these adverts because they have some things in common. It seems like females are a lot more popular when advertising Thriller films, probably because they are stereotypically a lot more vulnerable than males. Also, dark colours are used in both adverts.

Both adverts are also very minimalistic, which is contrasting with the complex narratives of the films themselves and so hints at what the films may be about without giving away too much.

I have learnt from this research project that it is important we use dull colours in our film. Although we would like the house to be as normal as possible, the hit man should wear a dark suit - a black or charcoal colour, as opposed to wearing a blue suit or something like that. Also, we need to make sure we have a woman as a victim and that she is dressed normally, possibly wearing colours such as white and pink to express innocence and femininity.