Shutter- Poster analysis

this is the official movie poster for Shutter. it was released in 2008 and is an American remake of the 2004 Thai horror film of the same name. The remake was directed by Masayuki Ochiai.

the reason i have chose to analyse this photo is because i find it really scary and i think that it is a really good representation of a horror film product as its easy to tell it is a horror. i think that this is because of the distorted face in the middle of the poster with blacked eyes which has taken away the characters identity and the dis formed mouth which seems to be smothered in blood. Another reason why i like this film is because of the montage of images that make up the main image as its very artistic an interesting which will draw the audiences attention to the poster.

• the masthead is in a very unconventional position as its in the right hand corner but still draws a lot of attention as it stands out from the background and is the only bit of text. 
• at the top of the poster it mentions other films that the producer has made hoping to bring a larger audience to the screening.
• it has a quote just above the title that says "the most terrifying images are the ones that aren't real" this inflicts terror on the audience as its a very open statement. 
• the producers, directors, distributor and actors are mentioned at the bottom of the poster