The font used for the title has an urban feel to it which links

in with the teenagers skateboarding. However, the mountains in the background very much contrast ths urban feel as the film looks to be set far from any city. In fact, you

can see a cityscape which doesn't very close. They also seem to be heading in that direction. Are they heading towards the city? What are

they looking for? These are all questions this poster may

pose for an audience.

This poster uses the rule of thirds layout meaning the

page is split into thirds either horizontally or

vertically. In this case the thirds are vertically. This rule of thirds technique

helps the audience easily read the information given

on the poster

Text

The cast, reviews and companies involved are

situated in the bottom third of the page. This follows typical conventions for a

film poster as the cast and film companies involved are usually at the bottom of the poster in small, condensed

font.

The centre of the poster contains an image of three

children, probably teenagers, skateboarding.

The title, tagline, production company and awards are all situated at

the top of the poster

The size and colour the title are used to stand out and

attract the audiences attention. It’s pretty difficult

to miss a huge red title.

The most obvious prop in this film poster is a

skateboard. This instantly lets the audience know what the film is about. The use of

handcuffs also suggests trouble which skateboarding

is heavily related with making this image very

typical.

The colours used in the centre of the film poster are quite cold and dull suggesting

unhappiness, another typical convention of the social

realism genre.

The font is used is big, bold and informal suggesting

that this film isn’t a ‘safe’ or generic film and maybe

breaks the rules, just like the boy pictured.

The use of a police officer insinuates danger which could

intrigue and excite certain audiences. Police and crime are also typical conventions of the social realism genre.

This film poster also uses the rule of thirds. However, the

layout is still slightly different from Skateistan. The cast is in

the top third, the central image is in the second third and the title and cast block

are in the final third.