Neve's poster draft

ON THE BRINK

Why I made the decisions I did

Throughout my poster I was careful that I stuck to the conventions of a short film poster however i still made it different to other posters.

Picture/background

I choose to use this photo from the shoot because it doesnt foreshadow much or any of the narrative. The character is standing on the edge of a cliff or hill, however as the colour of the sky is blue and calm it suggests that the actors is at peace rather than thinking of commiting suicide. The mise en scene also suggests that the actor could be stressed or at peace. for example the font is simple yet eye catching however the title which is one of the main elements that is eye catching, it is bold but there is footprints over the text which suggests that there could be a search for something or someone. it also connotes a crime scene or murder because often this font is used in crime genres because of the footprint texture. I used black and white on the black and blue background because this blends in more with the subtlety of the rest of the poster, its bold yet simple.
The picture I used is an extreme long shot of the character, I chose this because it shows some of the seting as well

Layout

My poster is very simple with the layout being symetrical and neat, I played around with placing the font in different positions and making the title more central however this didnt work as it created messy and busy look to my poster it also didnt look very proffesional as its an uncommon convention of film posters to have the text not in a straight line. if the text was jagged and placed less symetrical it may suggest more about the narrative. I decided to place the rating stars directly above the male characters because this captures the viewers attention being directly above something that stands out.
A lot of the conventions of a film poster are placed at the bottom of the poster and the top so that the sky and male character create a sense of wonder and curiosity. however the bolder text and title suggest that the film is a drama or thriller. I've made the layout simple so that it doesnt portray much of the narrative however as its not portraying much of the narrative it coulde be an inferred reading of the poster.

Conventions I have used:

1. Laurel leave award - Shows that the film Is successful.
2. Sponsers - Shows that the film is well known.
3. Star Ratings - Shows that the audience liked the film and rate it highly.
4. Reviews - Foreshadows the narrative.
5. Billing block - Shows who was involved in the making of the film.