Blog 8 - Analysis of 2 DVD covers

Jennifer's body
The DVD cover for "Jennifer's Body" has "Jennifer" on the front wearing a short skirt and a low cut top, her top is red which conveys a sexual theme, the way she is sitting and the fact she is staring down the camera shows her confidence. The fact she is sitting on a desk with a hand hanging out of it with blood running down her cheek and bloody hand prints across the blackboard shows the horror side of the cover. The font is bold and has split colours; "Jennifer's" is in white and is eroding at the bottom of some of the letters. "Body" is in red; which resembles blood, all four of these letters look as if there eroding even if it's only a little. The red makes you think of blood with the eroding making you think of a rotting body. The colour red is polysemic as it can mean 2 different things. In the title it can stand for blood whereas the top can be a seductive sexy colour.
The dark green and wood scenes on the cover make the audience think of rotting bodies and evil things.
The blackboard resembles the typical teen horror setting of a school also the darkness of the board resembles death.
Both formal and informal language is being used. The synopsis is formal whereas the other small pieces of writing are informal.

Sorority Row

The DVD cover for "Sorority Row" has the 6 main characters on the front cover. All 6 girls are wearing pretty dresses that show their figures off, the girls are standing in to lines of 3 at the diagonal to the camera. At the back in the middle of the girls there is a fire ball. A house stands behind the girls burning, this makes the cover look like a horror film also it makes the consumer intrigued as to what happens in the film therefore making them want to buy the movie. The main colours used are black which makes the audience think of death and horror scenes. The yellow, orange and red makes the audience think of fire and blood. By the synopsis there are two spears with blood dripping from them both; this was probably done to make the consumer think that they could possibly be some murder weapons used in the film.

Both formal and informal language is being used. The synopsis is formal whereas the other small pieces of writing are informal.

"Sorority Row" is written in white and has a red line underneath it. On the contrasting dark background the title stands out. The title is slightly cracked in places, this adds to the fact that it's a horror movie because it looks abit edgy and eerie.