Poster Analysis - One Minute Time Machine

One Minute Time Machine is a short Indie Sc-fi/comedy/romance that follows  a man with a time machine capable of travelling 1 minute in the past in his attempts at wooing a woman on the bench, using the time machine to go back in time and alter his mistakes. But as to be expected with this sort of film, things do not go to plan for the main protagonist and take an unexpected turn.

The poster contains elements from all 3 of the genres incorporated into this film. Firstly the film ident in the top left hand corner of the poster is clearly related to the Sc-fi genre, it features a classic time piece which is a clear icon of time keeping and time travel. The golden glow with the supernova like spectrum emitting from the time piece really gives it an exciting and scientific look that follows through with the codes and conventions associated with the Sc-fi genre. The romance element of the poster is really presented through the background. The background is a brightly lit sunny park landscape with the tree line glistening in the distance, it's all very high key and is a typical scene for a romantic film, also the characters themselves are very typical for a romance style film, a desperate rugged man and a high class well maintained woman who is supposed to be appear "out of his league". The comedy element is subtly expressed through the facial expression of the male figure, he clearly looks bewildered and fed up, clearly presenting him as a weaker more "jokey" character which very much contrasts with the dreamy scenery clearly implying to the audience that this is a different styled film.

The typography displayed on the poster is laid out in a unique format that is really used to work along side the time piece ident. The text consists of two shades of yellow to give it a shadowed effect and the shaping of the text is quite oblique giving it a sort of hazardous and scientific effect linking it towards to the Sc-fi genre, the credits as well are in the same text style.

In terms of content the most common mention throughout the poster is the name of the director Devon Avery, his name is presented below the title, he's a fairly low key niche director with a few notable films, his name does little in terms of star rating to attract an audience, but the way the name is presented as "A Devon Avery" film gives it more of a professional look and would make it feel more like a high grade production. His name is used instead of a production company or distribution company as they receive no mention. The remaining names mentioned are the cinematographer, the editor, the music composer and the writer, the majority of these roles would not be mentioned in a major high budget tent pole grade film.

In terms of Mise En Scene the poster does little to represent the Sc-fi genre, the "Time machine" seen on the left of the bench is the only real piece of technology presented in the poster and it's quite unclear what it really is. In terms of costume the two characters wear fairly archetypal outfits.

The man who is presented as a laid back, somewhat desperate figure is wearing quite rag tag casuals, this reflects his personality. The lady who juxtaposes greatly with the male figure is very well dressed in a sophisticated stereotypical office job outfit which really presents her as a higher class figure to the audience.