Pixar Movie Posters
Pixar movies are fascinating to watch. The stories in Pixar movies are brilliantly crafted with rich, unique and hilarious characters. Also, the images are affectionately rendered; therefore, attractive. With these features, children, especially from the age of two are addicted to this kind of movies to the extent that, a fight will undoubtedly occur if you deny them. In general, Pixar movies are characterized with consistency and quality; an attribute that cannot be left behind anytime a person thinks of Pixar movies. Due the animation nature of Pixar movies, most of the films in this category are doubly-dismissed as movies for kids. For this reason, many people think that there is nothing serious about Pixar movies. However, there is always a hidden meaning with these movies (Negroni). Pixar movies are used for advertising other films due to their strong language accompanied by a clever combination of words and a clear outline of the characters and hence the ability to win a broad audience.
Pixar movie poster is meant to advertise other movie films by attracting the target audience to movie screens. The fact that Pixar movies offer the audience an insight into what is going to happen in the film makes them the first choice. So, anytime a person watches Pixar movies, they will have an idea of what is yet to unfold in the film. This feature is of considerable significance in any film promotions as it sets a high profile and attracts the audience. For this reason, Pixar movie poster forms a more significant part of the visual advertisement. Most noteworthy, Pixar films adhere to specific visual codes and convections within a particular genre(Negroni). Also, horror, comedy, animation, and actions are the key codes in Pixar movie poster. Pixar movie poster connotes the genre of the movie by the use of themes and design. For example, in horror movies, dark color is exclusively used.
Similarly, persuasive visual text, a common feature with Pixar movies makes it eye-catching thus making the audience to long for the film itself. It is important to note that posters do not provide significant points of the plot. Instead, Pixar movies outline the overall tone and feel of the actual film. As well, signs have actors’ names, film title, Credits, full of images, Taglines, directors’ names, reviews and many more. Well, posters can be a DVD release, Cinema release or even Teaser posters. According to the Pixar theory, all these aspects apply to all posters. Commonly, posters are perceived to exist in the same universe. For horror movies, the color theme is often red and black(Negroni). Exclusively, the trees and grass are red to symbolize the presence of woods but mysteriously and frighteningly. The other background is colored black to symbolize vulnerability.
When it comes to the tagline, words like chasing makes the audience feel hunted. Furthermore, the red text in poster movie denotes blood, about the horror genre. The horror movies are always set in the woods, for example, “The Blare Witch project.” On the other hand, comedy is characterized by the presence of a lake, beautiful blue sky, and a pier. All the strategies used are meant to symbolize the standard holiday setting. As well, the features offer an aesthetical background solely to entice the target audience. Also, Pixar movie posters provide a list of actors to give a rough idea of what is to be expected from the movie (Negroni). Most noteworthy, pictures showing people jumping freely in the air in comedy signify freedom and happiness. From the “Movie Poster explains the color schemes,” the author outlines that, “…the white space allows the audience to engage the poster with the little back story.”
Pixar movies outline the actors, their appearance and clothing intended to provoke the thinking of the audience; therefore, show in advance what is to be expected in the movie. In some posters, the yellow background is utilized during a limited budget as it is quite affordable. The video, “The Pixar Theory” tries to reveal the relationship between animals, machines, and humans. Fine, animals and humans are always in conflict. For example, human exploit animals habitats for development such as agriculture, settlement and other economic activities (Negroni). From the movie, fish are used to represent other animals and how they often conflict with humans. Contemporary technologies allow animals to replicate human behavior in the film. For example, bears live in well-furnished houses, as a human would often desire to do.
Pixar movie poster strictly follows specific codes and convections to advertise and promote their films. For example, Toy Story from Disney collection uses animation with the primary audience being children together with their families. All Disney films aim at teaching that good deeds always win over evil actions. The primary element of the film poster is the use of color that is specific to the codes used as outlined above(Negroni). For Disney collections, bright colors are used because it appeals to all children with the blue color been dominant. This is because it reveals some sense of innocence among small children. Lastly, the tagline is in effect because words such as vengeance give insights to the audience that there is some punishment to be expected in the movie.
Works Cited
Negroni, Jon. “The Pixar Theory.” Jon Negroni: Reviewer/Conspirer. Jon Negroni 11 (2013).