Wednesday 9 February 2011

L.O.O.K.E.R.

I have done more research into films and posters similar to our group’s genre and found this 1981 science fiction film written and directed by Michael Crichton. It starred Albert Finney, Susan Dey, James Coburn and featured former NFL linebacker Tim Rossovich as the villain's main henchman.
The film is a suspense/science fiction piece which comments upon and satirizes media, advertising, TV's effects on the populace, and ridiculous standard of beauty. It is an interesting film to study because first movie to create 3-D shading with a computer, months before the release of the better-known Tron.
Plot
Plastic surgeon Larry Roberts performs a series of minor alterations on a group of models who are seeking perfection. The operations are a resounding success. But when someone starts killing his beautiful patients, Dr. Roberts becomes suspicious and starts investigating. What he uncovers are the mysterious - and perhaps murderous - activities of a high-tech computer company called Digital Matrix.




















This is the first prober movie poster that completely represents the conventions of our film including the genre. The main difference between this and our film is that the target audience for this is an adult horror. However it is lucky I found this poster because it demonstrates how easy it would be to make the poster too dark, and turn away our target audience, myself and Mel will take heed of this and work hard not to do this.







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