Western Movie Posters

The Posters I’ve looked at all seem to follow the same conventions; the main character against a plain background sometimes with text that raises questions about the character and surrounds him in mystery.

Since my short is more in line with Spaghetti Westerns, I’ve decided to look at posters from those films.

Conventions

Main character featuredexclusively- Looks cool/mysterious

Main actor’s name

Title/Background are white. Contrast character – pops outInteresting composition

Costume plays a part in creating intrigue and establishes character/setting

I will mostly follow conventions in the creation of my poster. This will be so my genre is definitely established and I can convey the particular tone, however, I won’t follow conventions rigidly.

During shooting and in pre production, I will take pictures of the actors in costume that I will use for the poster. I’ll play around with fonts and composition to create a familiar, but also different style of poster.

How will I create mine?