KOTV Flashcards
1
Q
When was the poster released?
A
1963
2
Q
Who was the film produced by?
A
Hammer Films
3
Q
Who was it distributed by?
A
J. Arthur Rank and Universal
4
Q
Comment on the title
A
Serif font- wooden (connotations to vampires- stake)
5
Q
How is enigma created?
A
the connoted relationship between
the male and female vampires
6
Q
Comment on the background?
A
The gloomy grey, black and brown colour
palette reinforces the film’s dark, scary
conventions while the red highlight colour draws
attention to the attacking bats, the vampire and
the blood – all key visual signifiers for the genre
7
Q
Comment on the main image
A
The use of a ‘painted’ main image is highly
conventional of films of the period
