Texas Chainsaw Massacre Film Poster

The main colours used in this film poster are white, black and red.
the white shows the innocence of the characters, assuming these are the victims of the killer. The black signifies the darkness of the killer and the villainous side he has. the red in the title shows the aggression of the killer in the film. It may show how brutal the murders are by such a deadly weapon. The only real symbol of the film i can see is the killer. He has a chainsaw which is labeled in the title showing the audience a graphic view of how dangerous and intimidating he is. The background of the poster only includes what looks like an entrance of some sort with the killer standing as if he is leaning into something, maybe into when he is killing someone. There is also a female behind him who looks as if she is in pain with blood down her suggesting she has been a target of the killer. In this film poster the figures are shown illustratively. The messages in this film poster are shown visually through the big bold text asking the question 'Who will survive and what will be left of them?' I think in this poster the intended audience are 18+ as it does not hold back at the image of its violence by having a chainsaw and implying the killer will attack innocent people. I think the most persuasive device used in this poster is the title 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' as it is quoting it as a real story, and also the question asking 'who will survive?' it gets the audience thinking who or what is it that will be fighting for its life. The genre conventions refer to a horror genre through its persuasive context and colouring of the film title. The information in this poster is very important because it sets the tone for the movie. The quote suggesting it is a real story and the question on survival takes the mood from the poster to a realistic level of pure evil committed. I think this poster is effective because it isnt filled with information but it is enough to get the audience interested. It has the iconic killer holding a chainsaw as if he is just about to attack someone and with the female behind him looking as if shes in pain it puls the whole of the posters feel together.