Poster Analysis and Comparison

As you can see although all three posters have similarities, there is a slight challenge of conventions in the Ill Manors poster. Comparing the "This is England" poster with the "Adulthood" poster you see that both posters are very similar in style, such as having the wide shot of all the main characters against a background which is slightly contrasting; this being done so the characters stand out. The poster for "This is England" is a the only poster which hasn't been re-imaged in post production whereas the "Adulthood" poster and the "Ill Manors" posters have been photo shopped in a very similar way, for example the clouds have been edited to add a bit more depth to the whole frame. It is clear to see that these posters aren't photo shopped too much because it will end up losing the realism of the poster, which would result in making the film look more like a mainstream Hollywood film instead of a Social Realist film. All the posters use a similar style of typography for the titles, similar layout for the witness reports from expertise but, what "Ill Manors" doesn't follow is the wide shot of all the characters; instead the poster has a key image of the protagonist of the film taking up most of the frame, standing behind the title of the film whereas the other two posters have the characters standing underneath the title. This is proving how the production companies are trying to change the conventions a little bit so the audience are enticed to watch the film because it looks a little different to what they are used to.