Film Poster Research - 'Best Man Wins'

Media language

• The title 'Best Man Wins' immediately tells us that this film involves a competition or a battle between two men.
• The title is all in upper case and there is a plane placed in between the second and last word. This denotes a special trip away for the winner.
• We are led to believe this is a cookery competition. The two men are seen raising a glass of wine and the man on the left is wearing an apron to further emphasise this.
• The men are smartly dressed, either especially for the occasion or because they are reasonably wealthy, hence they are middle to higher class citizens.
• The background is of a modern kitchen. Two wine bottles are also seen, this could further add that this is an important comeptition for both men.
• No further writing, other than the Production Block and title, is seen on this poster. This is because the audience has a clear indication of what the film is about.

Representation

• The region/nation is impossible to tell. As these men are of middle to high class I would say the area would be of a reasonable income.
• Middle to high class is being represented and the gender being represented is predominantly male.

Audience

• I would give this film an audience of 25-55 years old. The majority of chefs would come from this age bracket.
• There could be a case for an audience of 16-55 years, as there is a strong element of competition in this short film.

Narrative

• A key theme in this film would be competition. The men both have the same goal of winning and getting the illustrious prize.
• We are led to believe the two men in this poster are the competitors, or the main characters. We expect there to be a judging panel to choose a winner, but they are not evident in this poster.
• The key parts of this poster are the two men raising a glass, the title, the plane inside this name and the kitchen setting.

Genre

• The genre could be chosen from a large list. However, I feel a docudrama would be most appropriate.
• Other genres such as; documentary or drama could be put forward. Again, watching the film would give us a better indication of the film's genre.