'the Silence of the Lambs' poster

This poster for the film 'the silence of the lambs' is very unusual. The close up of the woman's face in the centre of the shot draws the audience in because the character, Jodie Foster, is staring into the distance and could catch the viewers eye. 

The colours on this poster are mainly black and white which illustrate ghost like features on the main characters face. The pale ghostly face suggests that this character is pure and innocent. The eyes are a high contrasted brown which helps to draw attention to them and makes the audience wonder their significance. The dark background engulfs the woman's face suggesting that she is in trouble and fading into the darkness and the unknown. 

In the centre of the image is a brown moth across the woman's mouth. The colour of the moth contrasts with the pale features of Jodie Foster and makes her face seem even more white. In closer inspection of the moth a small skull can be identified on the central body. This highlights the genre of the film to the audience and may make them question the hidden factors of the story.

The title of the film is a orangey/ red colour which could portray the idea of blood and death. This again suggests the genre of the film and fits with the colour scheme of the poster. Above this main title are the actors names in white which show up well against the black background. However, the font size is very small in comparison to the film name. This could be because the actors are not very well known or they want the audience to remember the name of the film rather than the actor that are in it. The institution and credits are written at the bottom of the poster in bigger writing than the actors names.