Discussion about my Discussion about my posterposter

Media Studies: Hana EllisMedia Studies: Hana Ellis

My Final PosterMy Final Poster

Influential PostersInfluential Posters

Conventions I have foundConventions I have found

Image: The image always corresponds to the characters, Image: The image always corresponds to the characters, location, time and genre of the film, this could mean its location, time and genre of the film, this could mean its black and white or high in contrast etcblack and white or high in contrast etcColours: Again they always relate to the genre of the film Colours: Again they always relate to the genre of the film e.g. This Is England using red, white and bluee.g. This Is England using red, white and blueContact: Posters conventionally use the release dates Contact: Posters conventionally use the release dates within their trailer and usually carry a website aswell.within their trailer and usually carry a website aswell.Credits: Several posters I have looked at have used Credits: Several posters I have looked at have used credits displayed at the bottom of the poster for the credits displayed at the bottom of the poster for the enjoyment of cinephobesenjoyment of cinephobesReviews: Many posters now feature reviews and awardsReviews: Many posters now feature reviews and awardsTitle: Stating the title clearly using similar fonts and Title: Stating the title clearly using similar fonts and colours throughout.colours throughout.

Relating those to my posterRelating those to my posterImage: I wanted to use an image that related to my genre of Image: I wanted to use an image that related to my genre of film, it’s a British location that I feel can look isolated, I think film, it’s a British location that I feel can look isolated, I think that the break in the middle of the trees helps the isolation that the break in the middle of the trees helps the isolation feeling to maybe look promising but you cant really be sure. I feeling to maybe look promising but you cant really be sure. I chose to put the image in black and white as I felt it made it chose to put the image in black and white as I felt it made it look more serious and dramatic than using it in colour.look more serious and dramatic than using it in colour.

Contact: I included a website within my poster for my Contact: I included a website within my poster for my audience to access and be able to see trailers, photos, audience to access and be able to see trailers, photos, behind the scenes etc. I felt this was important as many behind the scenes etc. I felt this was important as many medias work virally now so felt I should include this. I didn’t medias work virally now so felt I should include this. I didn’t add a date as I felt that it made my trailer to busy but I feel add a date as I felt that it made my trailer to busy but I feel that my website could deflect from this as people would go on that my website could deflect from this as people would go on and see the release date.and see the release date.

Colours: As I chose to use a black and white image I Colours: As I chose to use a black and white image I thought it would be better to use grey for my font colours, thought it would be better to use grey for my font colours, as this would compliment the image well and not look as this would compliment the image well and not look odd as it would have done If I had used red. I felt that the odd as it would have done If I had used red. I felt that the layout of the page was important in respect to many layout of the page was important in respect to many theorists which I will talk about in other posts. theorists which I will talk about in other posts. Credits: I added credits as I felt this would be appropriate Credits: I added credits as I felt this would be appropriate to people who see films based on the directors etc, then to people who see films based on the directors etc, then people know what kind of film its going to be and what to people know what kind of film its going to be and what to expect. I think they help make the poster look expect. I think they help make the poster look professional.professional.Reviews: I added these as this feedback from well Reviews: I added these as this feedback from well known magazines etc have a large impact on whether known magazines etc have a large impact on whether your target audience will go and see the film or not, I your target audience will go and see the film or not, I added well known reviewers to my magazine to help added well known reviewers to my magazine to help enhance the popularity.enhance the popularity.Title: For obvious reasons so people can determine the Title: For obvious reasons so people can determine the name and the type of film its going to be.name and the type of film its going to be.