“it’s your typical French animated … horror … anthology. In black & white.”
That’s how Scott Weinberg describes Fear(s) of the Dark over at Cinematical. Seems quite intriguing.
The poster, on the other hand, is kind of dull. It does look like a poster for a french animated horror anthology in black and white, but it’s the most boring non-remarkable version of a poster for that film. Way too much space used for the title, not enough showcasing the (supposedly) compelling imagery of the flick or the general premise.
This is a recurrent complaint of mine. Safe mainstream posters for film that are weird, different and that have very little chance of actually being interesting for a broader audience. Why not go out on a limb more?
Of course, sometimes we also get posters that try too hard to make the film seem different and special when something a little more polished and mainstream could have been just perfect. But nobody ever said this poster business was easy.
I wonder what’s up with the half-laurel for the festivals. Probably just a glitch with an EPS or something, but I’m surprised no one caught it before circulating the poster. If it’s done on purpose, that’s just weird.
I do accept as true with all of the concepts you’ve presented to your post. They’re very convincing and can definitely work. Still, the posts are too quick for beginners. Could you please prolong them a little from next time? Thank you for the post.