Independent film poster

This is England

• The  brightly coloured text covers a good majority of the poster and I believe it stands out more than anything else coloured brightly on the poster. The colour red, white and blue are bold which helps the text to stand out to the audience and it also represents the colours of the Union Jack. The style of the writing conveys a bold statement which ties in with the stereotype of these characters shown below, their body language is shown to be of an aggressive type - much similar to the style of the writing.
• As mentioned before their body language is of an aggressive manner and this is shown through the use of crossed arms and glares at the camera. This type of body language shows to the audience how they are protective of their territory and their friends. This film is clearly based in the 1980's due to their style of clothing and hairstyles. Groups of society were heavily against Margaret Thatcher especially like this stereotypical group of people, the average skinhead was seen as racist. 
• Dr Marten boots, high rolled Levi's, acid washed jeans and even gingham style shirts were all common features of the classic skinhead. As well as skin-short hair, which is something this group of people can be identified by. 
• The background colours are of dull greys and washed out blues with tall council house buildings in the background. This could be conveying their attitude to society and council houses are commonly associated with this type of subculture. 
• The audience for this type of film, I believe to be teenagers who are keen to learn about perhaps what it was like for their parents to live in the 1980's. The 1980's is a famous point in time where people discovered who they were and what part of society they were from. Many groups like these in the poster, were seen as the working class side of society who caused trouble and lacked societal contribution. 
• 'The best film of the year' is given as a review with a five star rating. The positioning of this rating is right at the top of the poster which shows they are proud of their achievement.  They have placed it at the top so their audience can see that it is the best film of the year, 'deeply impressive' and 'the directors film yet, this is brilliant', is also positioned either side so that people can see that this is 'brilliant'. 
• Above the ratings and reviews are crescents of film awards like 'winner best film' and 'special Jury award'. This shows the audience how the film is definitely worth watching and supports the reputation and quality of the film. It allows the audience to get an idea of whether or not it is worth their time to watch.