Posters are used by film makers usually to promote their product/film to the audience in general. Closely following certain examples of film posters , i came to know that film posters also follow certain codes and conventions i.e format. Film posters usually contain the main character(s) /cast of the film. It contains the movie's title in usually bold letters in large sized font. Publishing an image of the main character(s) staring in the film naturally attracts the audience (the more famous the actor(s) are , the more promoted the movie is likely to become). Film Posters also contain a tag line. This is basically a brief sentence which gives valuable information about the film itself. This is put in to give the audience a rough idea of what the movie will be about. It may sometimes contain a "teaser". A teaser is a unique kind of tag line which attracts audience to their full extent. This is because it lays on certain information to the audience , and does not provide the rest of the info. This makes the audience curious as of what would happen in the film. The film poster always contains a billing block , which is basically made up of credits of the particular film. It contains the name of important personalities such as the Director , Producer , Co-Producer , Sponsors , the main actors etc. The billing block is included in usually all film posters nowadays.
Film posters are found everywhere , in and out of cinemas , on the streets , shopping malls and may even be found in public bathrooms. I have noticed that Posters are usually put in such an area where a larger number of audience is able to view it. This increases the rate of promotion.
In the making of my film , i will use photographs/snapshots from my film , combined with Block Font and a Tag Line.
The Above paragraph contains information on Film Posters as a whole . Now off to our genre. i.e Comedy.
I analysed a couple of Film Posters in the comedy genre and found out some interesting facts. Firstly , if you notice the posters below , you will see that the main cast/protagonist is always displayed on the poster. So is the Billing Block. The theme of Comedy Film Posters is usually bright( i.e Bright colors are used to decorate the film poster).
Right : Notice the "Billing Block" of the film contains names of important cast members and actors such as Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn. There is also a tag-line for the film "Life's a party . Crash it"
Upper Left : Tagline : "Leave your Comfort Zone"
Lower Left : Tagline : "Some guys just can't handle Vegas"
Film posters are found everywhere , in and out of cinemas , on the streets , shopping malls and may even be found in public bathrooms. I have noticed that Posters are usually put in such an area where a larger number of audience is able to view it. This increases the rate of promotion.
In the making of my film , i will use photographs/snapshots from my film , combined with Block Font and a Tag Line.
The Above paragraph contains information on Film Posters as a whole . Now off to our genre. i.e Comedy.
I analysed a couple of Film Posters in the comedy genre and found out some interesting facts. Firstly , if you notice the posters below , you will see that the main cast/protagonist is always displayed on the poster. So is the Billing Block. The theme of Comedy Film Posters is usually bright( i.e Bright colors are used to decorate the film poster).
Right : Notice the "Billing Block" of the film contains names of important cast members and actors such as Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn. There is also a tag-line for the film "Life's a party . Crash it"
Lower Left : Tagline : "Some guys just can't handle Vegas"
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