Film poster review: Beating HeartsThe title of the short film ‘Beating Hearts’ implies that the heart could be beating very fast due to character being nervous and scared, this is usually found in thriller films and sometimes beating heart is used as non-diegetic music to emphasise the tension of the scene. The title is in red, this is effective because the colour red symbolises blood, war, death as well as love, passion and desire, it hints towards the narrative but due to the colour red creating two contrasting things it doesn’t give too much away, this will attract the audience as they will be intrigued to find out more. The colour red is a very strong and sharp colour that will instantly catch the audience’s attention and will therefore become attracted to the poster. The colour red and the title support the genre drama/thriller as it suggest that the narrative of the film could consist of tense scenes, ‘beating hearts’ could also imply that a character could be fitting for a beating heart and that there could be a death in the narrative.

Dark and dull colours are used which is effective because it suggests that the narrative could consist of dark plot line. The background of the film poster is a mixture of shades of greys which connotes a storm theme, suggesting that the narrative could include an evil plot, implying that it could include a villain.

Two characters are positioned at the bottom of the poster, an older women is seen lying down and a younger girl is seen sitting looking down at her. Due to the girl looking down over her it suggests that she has power over the woman, this portrays the older woman as weak. Due to the younger girl who is portrayed as the daughter having power over the mother it will intrigue to find out to why the daughter as the authority, as usually it’s the mother who has the authority and control over their children.

A four and half star is shown at the top of the film poster, this will attract the audience as it shows that the film is successful. The rating is also in red which again stands out in front of the grey background, by using the colour red it is effective as it connotes their love and passion towards the film. Other reviews are also on the film poster, this again will attract the audience as they know that the film will be worth while watching.

The writer of the film, Matthew Garrett is written in bold black capital letters, this is effective as it instantly informs the audience who has written it. However, Matthew Garrett isn’t a well-known writer and therefore will not be recognised by the audience, but if the film went on to become very successful then he would become well-known and may be offered to write other films.