LET’S GO TO A MOVIECreating a Movie Poster

WHAT DO POSTERS DO?

According to the French historian Max

Gallo, "for over two hundred years, posters

have been displayed in public places all

over the world. Visually striking, they have

been designed to attract the attention of

passers-by, making us aware of a political

viewpoint, enticing us to attend specific

events, or encouraging us to purchase a

particular product or service."

Early event/movie

posters can be very

collectable.

IN THE BEGINNING

• The great revolution in posters was the

development of printing techniques that allowed

for cheap mass production and printing.

• This included the technique of lithography which

was invented in 1796 by the German Alois

Senefelder.

• The invention of lithography was soon followed

by chromolithography, which allowed for mass

editions of posters illustrated in vibrant colors to

be printed.

• Posters were made for everything from shows

and events to every day products.

Lithography stone and mirror image print

Lithography Press Example of Chromolithography

THE GREATS OF POSTER DESIGN• Choose one of these artists to research.

• Post one of their posters to your Weebly.

• Include a four step critique in your post.

• Also write a short paragraph about who the artist was and what made him special.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Alphonse Mucha Jules Cheret

FILM POSTERS

• Film posters have been used since the earliest

public exhibitions of film.

• They began as outside placards listing the

program of films to be shown inside the hall or

movie theater.

• Originally, film posters were produced for use

by the theaters exhibiting the film that the

poster was created for.

• The copies of the posters were required to be

returned to the distributor after the film left the

theater.

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CLASSIC MOVIE POSTERSBy the early 1900s, they began to feature illustrations of a film scene or an array of overlaid images from several scenes. Other posters have used artistic interpretations of a scene or even the theme of the film, represented in a wide variety of artistic styles.

CONTEMPORARY MOVIE POSTERSThese posters use digital photos

and editing software such as

Photo shop to illustrate the film.

WHO MAKES THESE THINGS ANYWAYS?

• Research current movie poster artists.

• Pick one artist to find more information

about.

• Post one of their movie posters to your

Weebly.

• In the same post, give a brief bio about the

artist you have chosen.

• Then explain why you chose this artist, and

what you like about the poster you chose.

LET’S MAKE OUR OWN!

• Write a proposal for your movie and it’s poster in

your notebook.

• Please include….

Genre of the movie (Love story, Action, Sci-fi, Horror etc.)

Title of the film

Who will be in the movie? No celebrities, include yourself and people you know.

A list of photos you will have to take to make your poster.

• Draw Thumbnails

Draw four small pictures of the poster you want to create

The purpose of drawing four is to come up with four different ideas for the whole poster

You do not have to draws it perfectly!

Each drawing must be around 3x4 inches

http://www.onesheetdesign.com/

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http://allposters.com/

HERE IS A SAMPLE

• The poster on the right can help you to create the

text for your poster.

• The poster must include everything on the sheet of

instructions I give you

• The bottom, text rich. Portion of the poster is called

the billing block. Below is a sample of what it

should look like.

MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD POSTER DESIGN INCLUDE:

• Arrange the image(s) and text without a lot of “busy” clutter.

• Arrange the design and lettering to attract the attention of passers-

by.

• Consider how effective it will look next to other movie posters.

• Text and design should be large enough to be seen from a

prescribed distance, usually 8-12 feet.

• Use harmonious color combinations.

• Design and text style must complement each other.

• Use a modern up-to-date art style, unless you are deliberately

trying to create a poster that is mimicking an older style.

• The design should not detract from the impact of the words.