Identifying Conventions of Posters 2 - 'The Dark Knight' (Superhero)


The poster for 'The Dark Knight' includes the following poster conventions:

  • Tagline - references narrative and genre
  • Names of stars
  • Name of director - Christopher Nolan
  • Title of the film - largest copy on the poster
  • Billing block - near the bottom of the poster, and includes the names of production companies, director, stars, name of film and other crew
  • Production company logos - underneath the billing
  • Web address
  • Release date
  • Reference to merchandise - soundtrack album
  • Dominant image featuring the main character, which references genre and narrative through the mise-en-scene and cinematography

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