Real Media Texts Which Have Used The Villain On Both Magazine And Poster

I have researched on Google some horror magazines and horror posters that feature the main character from the horror movie on both the poster and magazine. I researched this as I have used the main character of the trailer on both the poster and magazine. The real media texts that I have researched also involve the villain from all the movies. For the first magazine and poster Megan Fox was used on both of them. Megan Fox is a well known actress which would make people want to watch it and she's also a sex symbol to males, this could attract a bigger audience and have more people watching horror movies. From the images used she doesn't look like the typical villain. Typically in horror movies, the villain is male and disfigured in some way. She appears attractive and looks like your average cheerleader. For the movie poster she is wearing hints of red which could symbolise her being dangerous and alluring. She's sitting on a table where a hand is poking out of the desk. This already seems strange and is showing  different side to what she wants the audience to view her as. There are hints on both the film poster and magazine cover that reveal a mysterious and weird side to her. On the magazine cover, she's displayed as normal but then blood is seen on her hands. This makes it unclear as to whether she's the one hurt or the one hurting people. The film poster plays up to the colour scheme of the horror genre using the colours red, black and white. She's used on both to show the audience that she plays a vital part in the movie. It's unclear from just looking at them whether she is the villain or the innocent victim. She could be portrayed in both of those ways.

For the Entertainment magazine and poster regarding the Scream movie, it already screams evil. The identity is remaining hidden which would raise questions to the audience as to who is behind the mask. The mask itself links in with the title of the movie. The mask literally looks as if it's screaming, the way it's been made has given the impression of someone screaming. The villain is used on both the magazine and poster which shows the audience that the villain plays an important role in the movie. In the horror genre, the villain is the person who creates most of the conflict, without a villain in a horror movie, the narrative wouldn't have a driving force. Just like the Jenifer's body poster, the colour scheme is black, white and red. These colours together make a very effective poster. The difference between the Scream magazine and poster and the Jenifer's body poster and magazine is that the Scream poster and magazine have been consistent with the colour scheme on both products unlike Jenifer's body which used completely different colours for the magazine.  The magazine and poster for Scream are very minimal and simplistic with little text which allows the central image to be the main focus.

The Entertainment magazine and poster for Carrie are effective as she's drenched in blood for both of them. To an audience, a lot of questions will already arise as it's not normal for someone to be covered in blood. Blood is a key iconography that is used in horror movies. Carrie can be represented as both the villain and the innocent victim in the movie. As she's the main character, she is put on both the magazine and poster. The film is predominantly female which is relatable to my horror trailer and narrative as no males are involved. The on-going colour scheme is apparent yet again, this displays the colours associated with the horror genre. Red is used to connote blood and danger. Black is used to show mystery and white is used to show innocence. They all contrast with each other. For the Entertainment magazine and poster that features Sweeney Todd they both link as he's the main villain as well. Him being on both the magazine and poster let the audience know that he is featured a lot in the movie and he's one to watch out for. This is what I want for my magazine and poster, to feature the villain on both. I feel it's more effective this way and with the right mise en scene, the audience will be able to tell what part they play and it will be able to make the villain easily identifiable.