Looking at these posters

Now i have briefly researched posters i felt i should look up short film posters rather than mainstream type posters. I feel this as mine is a short film more of a social realism genre more than horror or sci-fi like i have researched. However for the film 'This is England' i feel this is of a similar genre to mine so i therefore will research films more of this type.

This poster i like the layout very much. The title is at the top of the page which i feel is where it should be as it is clear to what the name of the film is we are looking at. The stills taken from the film id imagine are a great idea as it shows us what the film is about again and shows what the characters look like and how realistic it looks with the facial expressions the actors have. Also the colored title in a lime green i feel stands out from the black and white background making it clear to see. I feel this film is aimed to an older aged audience rather than of a young age as the media language on the poster looks frightful.

This film poster i feel is very simple but yet easy to look at. The way it has been made is basically giving the audience exactly what they want to see, a graphic picture about the film giving us an idea of what it is about and then a big title giving us the name of the film in a color that really stand out and has a theme to the film and the date on the bottom. This i feel works very well however i feel that there needs to be something on the top as it feels like there is a blank space to fill. Yet again the media language in this poster is aimed to an audience of an older age group. I feel this is a good way to give an idea of what age group it would be aimed for and what genre the film is by having an image as this to make it clear to the audience.

Here is a poster i feel is very eye catching. I feel it is eye catching as it stands out with the red used as the door colors. Also the title is very bold and the 'a' in it has a type of hand rising which i think is very creative as it has a resemblance to the film itself. I also feel that the photo of the zombies in the glass is very clever with how they have put the main character in the film in a brighter color to the zombies around him. This i feel is in a way giving us an idea of what it i s about and immediately gives you the idea that he may be one of the last few people not turned into a zombie. Also the sub-title along the top works very well i feel as it gives us another idea on what the story will be about. I like the idea of having all of the writing of actors etc along the bottom as it is out of the way of the photo and not interfering with the picture. Looking at the overall image i noticed many points which are vital for the audience such as the genre, representation of the film. The representation of the film i feel is represented in a way for an older age group as how the image comes across. With the genre i noticed that it is of a horror or thriller type genre with how there is zombies shown in the image. I also feel there may be a sense of humor in the film from this image as there is a character amongst the zombies pulling an odd face, giving me the impression of a humor involved type genre.

Here is another film poster that i really like. I like how the films title is very clear and big so we are able to see what its called. Also i really think that it is a great idea how they have put the main characters of the film on the poster as we are going to get to know what these characters are like through out the film. I like the idea of how they have put underneath the title 'A Film By Shane Meadows' as this is telling us who made the film. Also i like how in a way they have summed up in one sentence what the film is based on by saying 'Summer 1983. A Time To Stand Out From The Crowd' This works really well i feel as we have an idea of when it was based and giving us an idea of what it is about. However i do not like how all the film awards are along the top and in fairly big font as i feel there is too much writing going on. This is one of my favorite film posters. The narrative in this poster i feel is where the characters are shown. As i said i feel this in a way gives an idea of the story. I feel that this image is aimed to the age of all but perhaps not young aged as there is most probably going to be violence at some points and swearing which i can tell just by looking at the characters.

What i like about this film poster is how all of the main writing is along the bottom of the poster for the cast, producer etc. i also think that the title would be better along the top as this is the main name of the film and this is what you want the audience to see easily. I also think that the photo used is great as this is in a way giving us an idea of what the film is about which i feel is very necessary so the audience can tell early on what a film is about. I also like the idea of the date along the bottom fairly big showing when it was made. The genre i feel in this film is maybe adventure and action just by looking at the image. I can tell this as there is an inter textual content so may involve sci-fi and the image and kind of gives the message across that it is a film based on a disaster.

Poster Ideas

For my poster i have been researching different ideas for what mine will turn out like. I have decided to look at film posters that i really like and corporate the same style into my own. here are some posters that i really like.