DEVELOPMENT

OF FILM

POSTER

STEP 1

I picked a suitable

photo from the

selection of 20 photos

I had taken.

STEP 2

I used the lasso on

Photoshop to cut out

the background,

because I had planned

it to be solid black,

since this is common

amongst psychological

thriller posters.

STEP 3

I changed the filter of

the photo from colour

to black and white, to

fit in with the common

genre conventions of

psychological thriller

posters.

STEP 4

I pasted the two

photos consisting of

the four protagonists

(two in each

binocular).

STEP 5

I added the film name

in a burgundy colour. I

made sure that it was

the largest text on the

poster, so that it could

stand out.

STEP 6

Towards the top of the

poster are the names

of the four main cast

members. Typical

poster conventions

have cast names at

the top.

STEP 7

I decided to add a

silhouette of the

Belvedere, since it is

important in the

synopsis of my film

trailer.

STEP 8

I added a burgundy

outline of the

silhouette of the

Belvedere to make it

stand out more.

STEP 9

Release Dates are key

on posters and need

to be clear, so that the

audience is aware

when the film is

released in cinemas.

This is why I placed it

on top of the silhouette

in all caps to make it

stand out.

STEP 10

In recent years, due to

the increase in

popularity of social

media, It is now a

typical poster

convention, which is

why I decided to put

logos for Facebook,

Twitter and Instagram,

with the username.

STEP 11

Billing Blocks are

another key

convention that are

prominent on all film

posters. This details

the institutional

information of the film,

like production

companies, actors,

director, writer etc.

STEP 12

Tag Lines are usually

used to entice the

audience about an

aspect that will occur

in the film. In this case,

it is whether the

students will take the

risk.

STEP 13

By having acclaim and

award recognition on

the covers, this makes

the audience believe

that they should watch

the film. This is

common among film

posters nowadays,

especially ones which

have niche audiences.

FINAL

DESIGN