FILM POSTER: MINOR TASK

Minor task: film poster 

• Your film poster is an individual production
• A poster is big: work on an A3 canvas or your proportions will be wrong
• Use Photoshop
• It is part of a promo package so there must be brand cohesion
• Your film title should look the same on your poster, film trailer & social media
• The  centre of visual interest should convey the genre 
• Set up a proper photo shoot for the photo. Screenshots will not do (Examiner's Report below)

• The poster should observe film poster genre conventions (film title, tagline, star talent, image of main characters, release date, billing block, social media links)
• The poster should convey film genre conventions through its choice of colours, characters, setting, layout ( for example, a thriller poster looks different from a romcom poster)
• Sketch it in pencil on paper first - post all stages in its development
• Keep all drafts, even if they feel awkward

Your final poster goes under the page POSTER, followed by an account of its development, followed at the bottom by your poster research (that is already done).

If you were inspired by professional posters, it is fine to acknowledge your inspiration. Talk about your development of ideas, drawing on your research and how it led to your outcome.

There is a lot of helpful CIE guidance here (scroll down to the words film posters). This is what CIE expect if you are to reach the top level.