Tora! Tora! Tora!

Wilson, Christopher

Title:

Tora! Tora! Tora!

dc.contributor.author	Wilson, Christopher
dc.contributor.corporatename	Georgia Institute of Technology. School of Literature, Communication, and Culture
dc.date.accessioned	2009-04-20T17:22:23Z
dc.date.available	2009-04-20T17:22:23Z
dc.date.issued	2009-03
dc.description	Exhibited in the Library East Commons Exhibition Gallery spring semester 2009. Resulted from Dr. Allison Whitney's poster assignment for ENGL1102 - English Composition II - Science Fiction – Image, Sound, Text, an undergraduate course offered in the School of Literature, Communication and Culture (LCC).	en
dc.description.abstract	When making my own version of the Tora! Tora! Tora! movie poster, I chose to remain true to the simple color scheme in my design. I decided that the yellow was rather out of place with the other colors so I removed it in my design. I also omitted any author portraits or names because I felt them unnecessary in conveying the theme of my poster. The background of my poster is a photograph of the USS. Arizona explosion with a picture of a Japanese Zero fighter plane superimposed into the foreground. I believe the historical pictures not only let the viewer know what the movie is about, but also improve upon the old poster’s ominous tone while emphasizing the action of the film. When people go to the movies they want to see plenty of action, so I made sure to exploit that desire in my poster. In making my poster, I also changed the original dull red background to a transparent Japanese flag. Not only did I find the change more visually appealing than the original, but it also plays into the Japanese flag theme of the whole poster. In addition, I decided to place the title for the film in bright red font directly on the side of the fighter plane. This placement makes the title more noticeable and also emphasizes the speed and danger of the Japanese Zero sweeping in for the kill. To top it all off, I added bits of Roosevelt’s pearl harbor speech at the top and bottom of the poster. These quotes further hint at the plot, and also inspire a sense of reverence in the viewer. Together these elements make a solid advertisement that is still just as eye catching as the original poster, but more appealing to the modern moviegoer.	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1853/27714
dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dc.publisher	Georgia Institute of Technology	en
dc.subject	Film posters	en
dc.subject	Tora! Tora! Tora! (Motion picture)	en
dc.title	Tora! Tora! Tora!	en
dc.title.alternative	Redesigning the Poster for Tora! Tora! Tora!
dc.type	Text
dc.type.genre	Poster
dspace.entity.type	Publication
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