Film Poster Analysis: Get Him To The Greek

Get Him To The Greek 

Typography: The font style used is very bold and clear, this makes it easier to read which is useful on a movie poster as it needs to draw the audience in so they'll come and watch the film. Also the font colour of Red contrasting on the brown jacket in the image and the white contrasting well with the grey/blue background helps to make it stand out more to the readers which get passers by to stop and read it. 


Layout: The posters organised well but a little boring with most of the main word content down the bottom and a large main image in the center which draws all the attention, also the placing of the two actors names at the top helps as first you see their names, then the picture of them and then the film title and other information. So it's laid out well there's just no real excitement to it, it's quite plain and simple, however very effective. 


Colour: The colours used are rather plain and simple. There's no real colour, the costumes worn by the characters are simple and have no real colour to them, apart from the white and black stripes from Russell Brand's shirt, whereas Jonah Hill is in a rather bland coloured suit. However the dull colour scheme helps the words to stand out more like the title in red stands out on Jonah's brown suit, which will help it be easier to spot and read. 


Images: The only image on this poster is the central image of Russell and Jonah, the composition is key as Jonah is supposed to be looking after rock star 'Aldous Snow' however the picture shows Russell (Aldous) standing over him looking the more dominant of the two, whereas Jonah (Aaron) looks worn out and scared. The image is able to draw peoples attention as they'll see the well known name of Russell Brand and want to know what he's been doing now, so they've used the big name to attract the audience. 


Mode of Address:  The poster would mainly be aimed at the teenage or young adult demographic. This is because of the film content but also as many of Russell Brand's films are aimed at a younger audience due to his wild and crazy nature. However the poster contrasts the film, as the poster is calm and simple, whereas the film is hectic and wild, a bit like Russell himself.