This is the promotional poster for the Hunger Games, I will be applying Semiotics to this poster to analyse the denotation and the connotation of this poster.
The denotation from looking at this is that the red mocking jay in the middle is on fire which may present anger or hatrid however it also has a golden glow which may symbolize majesty as the girl in the centre of the poster is looking up on the fire bird image it may show that this image is higher and is looking down on everyone,.
Looking at both sides of the image I constantly see images of a female which is in the middle on the left and the same on the right for a boy and the same pattern is used on both sides of the poster so this may show teamwork however they are so far away from eachother on the picture it may show that they may dislike eachother or compete against eachother, the fact it is in a pattern shows how this picture is suppose to show perfection. The low key lighting around the edges which is used to represent the beacon of light at the top and the high key lighting which is emitted from the middle below the fire bird at the top may present an entrance which the female in the centre is looking at.
The connotation from this image shows how the 2 characters in the posters on the left and right may work together or be competing against eachother, the boy on the right has more of a serious face compaired to the female who is almost looking stunned at something upwards. The arrow which is shooting through the bird may represent some type of war or anger from the bird or may represent peace for others.