kiss of the vampire film poster

Question 1

what vampire iconography is there?

Answer 1

full moon, bats, ‘V’ that looks like a stake, pointy teeth, castle, night sky, blood, black and red colours

Question 2

what year did kiss of the vampire come out?

Answer 2

1963, second wave of feminism

Question 3

what can be said about the title on the poster?

Answer 3

serif font, wood-like texture, the ‘V’ of vampire looks like a stake used to kill vampires, juxtaposition of ‘kiss’ and ‘vampire’

Question 4

what is the name of the production company?

Answer 4

‘A Hammer Film Production’, synonymous with the horror genre

Question 5

what can be said about the woman on the left hand side of the poster?

Answer 5

melodramatic, vulnerable, upholds the stereotype of women needing to be saved as they are weaker, tight/ revealing dress, heels, sexualised, damsel in distress stereotype

Question 6

what can be said about the woman on the right hand side?

Answer 6

appears quite angry, powerful stance stood up, subverting the stereotype of a woman, aggressive facial expression, dress is looser but still quite revealing/ strap fallen down, sexualised, barefoot but still on her tiptoes like a heel

Question 7

what can be said about the men in the poster?

Answer 7

they subvert the stereotype that men are strong and fearless, the one on the left has a very scared facial expression, one is on his knees appearing quite vulnerable, subverting gender roles