The Shining

From the moment you first set eyes on this poster you can tell two things, first that its a horror, second that it involves a battle of wits and strength. First how can you tell its a horror well the crazy man sticking his head through the door is a start, and the scared woman with absolute fear in her eyes  on the right. from the way we read the poster we can see that the man ins in the main square of focus. as it makes him stand out to be the killer, and there is a close-up of his face closeups characterize people better within the shot. The wording of the poster is simple and stands out by using white on black, and black on white which gives greater emphasis on contrast. the man in the poster is obvious saying something  to the woman which shows the hierarchy in the situation because the woman is forced to react and it is a negative reaction. due to the editing it seems that he is looking at her but the door is in the way. She is staring at the axeman on the left and can see the woman on right in the background this makes the man is more dominant over the woman and shows the woman to be weak and hiding away from the killer.