Inception Poster

The first poster for Inception continues the theme of the trailer as it shows an aerial shot of city buildings. The colour connotes quite a grim view of the city, and shows the sinister aspect that the film trailer generates. As with the teaser trailer, the poster doesn't give too much away which i think is effective in building up tension and gaining a wider audience because in the initital stages of advertising it isn't selling itself to just one potential audience, which overall would gain a wider diversity of cinema viewers going to watch the film.





This poster for the film gives more away as Leonardo Dicaprio is the focus of it with a meduim/close up shot of his head and shoulders. He generally looks quite serious which again links back to the teaser trailer where although he doesn't talk at all, his facial expression connote a worried and formal look. The city buildings are again shown in the this poster as with the other ancillary products and in the teaser trailer, yet this time they make the main character look quite pixalated, as if it is almost a painting as the buildings curve round to make an almost global shape. The suit and tie he is wearing portrays his formal and serious character, and the light put on his face contrasted with the dark could suggest multiple personalities or sides to him as a character in the film. The title INCEPTION is shown in a different colour to the metallic grey they are usually produced in,this time with bold blood red to make the title stand out against the background and to catch the audience's eye.