'Suspicion'
From the first looks of the film poster a lot can be determined in terms of the genre and target audience the film is trying to portray. Firstly, looking at the camerawork, as the main image is centred to the left hand side of the shot, the audience gains an understanding that it is one of the main emphasis' behind the film alongside the staircase on the right hand side. Although there is not much to comment on in terms of the costume any characters are wearing, we can determine from just the arm in the shot that the person holding the tray which holds the glass in from a wealthy background, and this can be justified from the fact that he seems to be wearing a suit; an item of clothing that is stereotypically associated with a wealthy demographic. In terms of colour, a lot can be said about what it portrays in terms of the film and its genre. And the majority of the image is toned down to a black and white effect, it whole-heartily emphasises the glass as the main feature of the film as the glass is highlighted in white. By having this effect, it also drags the focus point away from the staircase a little, taking more emphasis away from it slightly, making the audience aware that even though it'll play some sort of important part in the film, it is not the most important feature that the audience needs to know about in understanding the film. Looking at the typography now and because the text is in a dark red, it could perhaps connote to the audience that a death may take part in the film as the colour red can be associated with blood, which is then consequently associated with death. All of the features I have recently been focusing on, all portray the thriller genre type, and so this is why I believe the film is trying to follow the typical conventions of that genre. This can also be backed up by the fact the title 'Suspicion', portrays the idea that something weird or unexpected is likely to happen during the film.
Representation
The overall representation that I believe the film makers are trying to portray is the fact there can always be a sinister side behind the wealth of some people, and that because they predominately have the overwhelming power they can determine what happens to somebody who is perhaps lower than them economically or by social class. Due to the fact that the glass is emphasised the most, and that the title suggests some sort of unexpected occurrences, we as the audience can assume that the glass would be used for poisoning someone upstairs (hence why the staircase is used in the background), and that it may be at a restaurant or somewhere wealthy enough for there to be waiters serving people drinks. We can assume that it is a poisoning, as (like I said before) the glass is the emphasis of the image, however because of the way the colours are in black or white, it connotes death or fear, something that would be associated with a thriller, and so this would make it all tie in well together. However apart from this, we can also notice at how at the top of the stairs, the walls appear to be a little worn down suggesting that perhaps it is not something public such as a restaurant, but it is in fact a private home that has waiters serving people, creating the idea that something mysterious may occur during the film, something that the audience will not be immediately aware of.
Audience
From analysing this film poster I can have a few assumptions of who this is trying to target. Due to the fact that it is likely to be a thriller genre type, the assumption is that audiences above the age of 16 will be interested in watching the film, however because of the fact it looks as if the poisoning may take place in an alcoholic drink, it could suggest that it is infact aiming the film to audiences over the age of 18. But, however, I wouldn't personally label this film as being an 18 age rated film as it doesn't seem to contain any sexual scenes or violent activity, suggesting that it is more likely to follow a 15 age rating.
Narrative
By analysing the poster, not a lot can be determined in terms of how the narrative of the film plays out, however due to the fact that the audience can assume that there is a death at some point in the film, it could possibly suggest that it is a linear narrative as the audience would have to gain a thorough understanding of who that character was before being killed off, otherwise the audience may become confused and get the wrong end of the stick.
Genre
Like I mentioned in the first paragraph, it seems as if this film follows the genre type of a thriller. This is because of the way the colours portray ideas of death or fear as well as the fact that the glass is the main focus point that the audience gets when first viewing the poster (hinting at a poisoning). Alongside this, the title could also give it away, as it gives the connotations that something mysterious will likely occur throughout and that the audience is likely to face something unexpected that may shock them.
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