Analysing Movie Poster

This is a movie poster of the film Legally Blonde, the genre of this film is a comedy. The three codes and conventions of the film are, strong lighting because the movie poster is very bright and colorful, which shows that by looking at it that its a very funny and laughable which is what people would expect when they watch a comedy film.
 The camera angle for this particular movie poster is a long shot.  It's a long shot because you can see the whole of the poster including the woman, her dog and the people behind her. The reason you can see the whole of the woman is because the film is based around her looks, her personality and the fact that the woman is blonde is really what the whole film is about.
The audience for this comedy is aimed at females. It is mostly aimed at females because the film is associated with the colour pink, which is quite a girly colour. The woman's dog is also in this poster which is very important because it signifies the fact that the woman is very feminine due to the fact that she dressed her dog in pink to match her outfit.
As you can see everyone in the back ground in this poster are wearing dull colours which could show that there quite boring, but the woman is wearing a bright pink dress with sunglasses to match. This shows that the woman is not afraid to stand out from the crowd. The woman is also carrying books like everybody else, this shows the audience that not only is she blonde,but she has brains to match as well as beauty.