Now i have finished my trailer i will start my ancillary tasks. These will be making a magazine cover with my film as the main feature and also producing a film poster advertising my film. First i will also look at conventions of actual magazines and posters so i can see what i want to include in my poster and magazine.
Clover field poster 1
Good points
This poster is good because it is very simple and yet you can tell that there is something huge that you should be hiding from.
The text also helps to show this very well as it fits in with the whole poster as it Is so simple. It is literally just text.
It also shows the date it is out and who it is sponsored by without ruining the simplistic theme of the poster
It is also in black and white which helps to focus on the shadow.
The picture its self is also depicting the city as small from the view point of this huge monster.
Bad points
*doesn’t have a website you can go too
*Doesn’t show if there are any famous actors in it.
Clover field poster 2
Good points
It shows the head of the statue of liberty’s head an American icon of freedom. This is good because it’s almost saying that something has destroyed the symbol of their freedom.
It isn’t too complicated like the other poster. The only text on it is the date it is out and the sponsor. Which helps to keep your focus on the main image?
There is also a building collapsing in the middle of the city and helicopter lights shining everywhere.
Bad points
You can’t really see what the film is about just from this poster. So if you just saw this poster you might not want to see the film just because of this.
Pirates of the Caribbean the curse of the black pearl
Good points
*it shows all of the main actors names on the poster which could attract people to see their favourite actor or actress in this feature.
*it gives you some characters of the films characteristics straight away. For example the women on the end has her hand brushing hair away from her chest showing more cleavage and making her look more seductive and feminine. She is also not looking at the centre of the image like the other characters; she is looking up and past, showing that she can possibly see something they can’t.
*another good point is that the image on the lower part of the image shows instantly that this is a film about pirates because it is clearly showing ships with black sails, men running onto the shore with swords and a pile of skulls. All of these images are the type of stereo typical things people think of when they think of pirates.
*it also shows the date when it begins showing. This is done well because it is at the end and is not too distracting from the main images of the poster.
Bad points
*you can’t tell a lot about the story from this picture alone, as you can only see that it is about pirates.
*doesn’t have a website you can go too to find out additional information.
The social network
Good points
Tell you a bit of the story straight away. I.E the character on the poster has made 500 million friends somehow but he has made some enemies along the way.
This film is obviously about Face book, you can tell this because you can see the tool bar on the right hand side with the same type of text and icons as on Face book. This would be easy to notice for the target audience as most will probably already have a face book account.
Makes you think about how face book was created. This could lead to you wanting to see it.
Bad points
Does not tell you when it is on.
Some people that don’t have a face book account might not understand what the film is about as they would recognise the toolbar on the right.
This film does not appeal to everyone, this poster would only appeal to those that have face book, this means it is limiting the people that it can appeal to as most of the people on face book are not young adults.
wall street
good points
You can tell the film Is going to be about wall street because it’s the name of the film, it then says money never sleeps this helps to reinforce the idea that is going to be about wall street and stock.
The older character is fading into the background black; this could be meaning he is coming to the end of his career or life. The younger character is not fading as much and you can see almost all of him. The older character also has his arm around the younger character. This could all suggest that the older character is fading out and this younger guy is going to replace him. Clearly giving you a small bit of the story, this would lead to some people being attracted to see it.
Bad points
The people that see this poster will probably not have the time to stand and analyze this poster as posters are just suppose to grab your attention and get you to go and watch the film. This could lead to them not going to go and see the film because at a glance you can’t tell a lot about it.
Doesn’t say when it starts showing at the cinemas.
Doesn’t have any colours or distinctive features that would draw your attention in to it.
My poster
From all of these I think that I will use themes from social network poster and the two clover field posters. The main theme I have seen within most of the posters is a distinct single image. I think this is because as it s a poster your probably not going to see it for a very long time so if there was too much information on it, it could be confusing and hard to take it all in. So I think when designing my poster I will take a single picture and use it on the entire poster, maybe with a small amount of text just telling you what the film is called and when it is out.
