More drafts of poster

Lauren Fitzsimons

Process one

• Here I have added a black background which is a commonly used convention for horror posters. I have based this layout on the new horror film poster Insidious 2 where the writing is placed on its side and the image to the left hand side this is a different type of layout and I think it could serve its purpose for our film poster layout.

Process two

• Here I have now added the names of actors and the actresses at the top of the page this is a commonly saw feature as if they are good actors people are more likely to want to see the film if they had previously had good reviews. The names are added in a bold font it is easy to see and is clear because I have added it in a white colour.

Process three

• Here I have added the release date so far the poster looks very simple and plain but I still have the image and the billing block to add to the poster.

This is the image that I will use for now this is a image from the internet but I will take one of my own at a later stage. I am only using this image for the layout to see if it’s the right impression to convey.

Process four

• This is the next stage of my poster development and here I have added the image from before that was from the internet – here however I needed to remove the back ground to the image as it was irrelevant for a film poster I took this out using masks to bring the background though. I have also added this image to the right hand side of the page because it looks equal as the title is on the opposing side.

Here I have added a billing block in white at the top of the page just like the Insidious 2 film poster has I am not sure I like the billing block at the top of the page however as it isn’t really read so should just be placed at the bottom of the page. I decided to put this in white because it matches the release date and the actors and actresses names.

Here I have added the tag line on the side of the page this one being ‘its not the dead you should fear’ I have chosen to add this in a block chunky font so it stands out but doesn’t attract too much attention away from the rest of the page.

Inspirati on for this poster

Billing block

Release date is placed at the top of the page in red.

Image is placed at the right side of the page.

Image colours are dark and dirty looking.

Back ground colour is black conventionally used.

Title is placed on the left hand side and is placed side ways this I think is very effective.

The colours of the title is red and white these are usually colours that will be used against a black background because they stand out.