Scarface Poster and Trailer
The film Scarface (1983) has both a trailer and poster for it both with different styles but still getting the message across that it is a gangster film and mentions the American dream (power and money) I feel is one of the key things the advertiser for this film is trying to get across, I also feel the key thing also would be it's going to be violent by showing a lot of shooting at people in the film and even blood round "Tony's" shirt (three minutes and five seconds in) and then the poster would be this by showing "Tony" with a gun (that he is someone serious) and then in the trailer you it shows people trying to kill him and him acting back with no fear.
Both the trailer and poster both make it very clear that "Tony" is the main character and the trailer does it in a way to idolises him too be someone that saw what he wanted and let no one get in his way and as the trailer shows "The Worlds Is Yours" is a perfect way to sum up the trailer in one and "Tony" as what type of character he is going to be. I feel the way the represent the character and idolises him in both the trailer and poster is something that would target the audience, showing a man with nothing going out there and getting something he wanted the message of that is very strong and i feel would appeal too a lot of people that have a dream/believe in the American dream.
Both the trailer and the poster have a sort of set narrative but as the poster doesnt have the same amount of information that
the trailer offers, you wouldn't be able to get the same that the trailer does as the trailer shows you the main character is a person named "Tony Mantania" who has come from Cuba and now is in American and he has a dream and thats the American Dream and he is going to reach it by any means. This is showed in the trailer through the violence/guns/money you know from this its going to be something that is aimed at eighteen plus and how they show Tony in both the poster and trailer you know this is aimed at males as it shows a guy getting on with work and getting somewhere which a lot of men would see as something they do as well.
Bradley, you have demonstrated understanding of the techniques used to target the audience. You have ensured that your points are appropriatley supported by examples from within the poster and trailer. Try to work on making reference to more relevant terminology and also the technical elements e.g. use of camera, editing techniques etc.
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