Semiotics

Denotations: The four men are holding each other shoulders. The man on the end of then line is holding onto the number 2. The number 2 is golden. There is a bright light behind them. Two of the men have moustaches. They are all wearing suits and have neat and well taken care of hair. One of the men is wearing a cowboy hat. 

Connotations: the four men linking arms shows unity which tells the viewer they are a team of sorts. The man on the end of the line is holding onto the '2' which tells us he may be the stupid one of the group, which immediately tells us the genre of the film; comedy. The golden writing tells us it is important because we link gold with wealth and importance. The suits tell us the men are important and look after themselves, they also tell us they are wealthy and have good jobs. The low key lighting  with a bright light focusing on the 4 men tells us they are the 4 main characters in the film and puts all focus on them.