Quiz 4

The Notebook and The Dark Knight

When comparing there two movie posters there are clear differences. The Notebook shows two young people, one male and one female, who are in love. This is seen by the way they are embracing each other and the way they are about to kiss. The man and women are also in the rain, which they seem to disregard because they only care about being with one another. This is aimed to catch the attention of women, who love a love story. When looking at The Dark Knight, it has a whole different feel. The use of dark colors, explosions, and fire make it feel less like a love story and more like an action movie. The single figure standing in the middle of the poster seems to have no fear as all the chaos goes on behind him, he is very masculine, which is what the movie poster is trying to portray. This movie would most likely be a male pick. When comparing these movie posters, the titles of the movie are at the bottom of the poster. There is also a blue tint in each poster. The Notebook is more subtle, where the Dark Knight is more distinct, but it's use is a lot darker.

When I chose to combined these two, I wanted to make The Dark Knight more into a love story. I first took out the burning bat sign to get rid of the fire element. I wanted to pull out some of the highlights and take away the dark blue tent, that's when I ended up with the warm gold color. I then put most of the focus on the girl, by making her more bold. The man is kind of fading away to take the emphasis off him. I wanted him to seem like he is choosing to be the dark knight over his loved one. I also made the script more feminine to give it more of a romantic feel.