SHORT FILM POSTER

 

RESEARCH:

 FILL ME IN

The Fill Me In print poster, conveys the genre of the film as well as an idea into the plot line. It is a fairly simple design which highlights the three main characters of the film. The text itself is cleverly designed to look as if it had been filled in with colour, linking it too the title,"fill me in". The poster also incorporates a slogan, "Would you give him a second chance?", the tag line signifies the plot well as it tells the viewer that something is going to go wrong.  By having a central male character with two females either side of him suggests a sense of conflict or unfaithfulness. The target audience is young adults, this is made apparent by the young actors and their costumes, as they are wearing modern day 






























THE CRUSH

The crush did not seem to have a film poster, although I found this screenshot which displays a scene from the actual film as well as the title of the film. The shot displays the main concept of the film, the young boy gazing lovingly at his teacher. The lighting in this shot is dream like and loving by being bright. This is done deliberately to position the child as innocent and naive. The poster is effective in portraying the genre of the film, as it has a soft look and uses neutral colours. The title itself is effective as it is as if a child has written it with a piece of chalk. 
















HIGH MAINTENANCE

This film poster has many useful and interesting qualities. They used a screenshot from the actual film which shows an extreme close up of the leading females face. By using actual footage from the film this allows the audience a taste of the film and could entice them to want to se it. 

The lighting used in the poster highlights her face and makes her seem glowing, and beautiful. The extreme close up gives the viewer a clear and insightful look into her thoughts and intentions as you can clearly see her facial expression, she looks somewhat upset, torn and menacing. 

This is done deliberately to attract both a male and female audience as women could relate to the women and see that she is one of the main focuses of the film. The male audience would be drawn in by the woman beauty and be intrigued to find out more about what she's doing. 

 

COLD

Today we researched short film posters for the short films we had previously researched.

• The short film Cold, It was developed by Ryerson University Media Department.

• I found was released straight to Vimeo and so I assumed it did not have a print film poster. After searching for the film poster, I came across the film's twitter page, in which their profile picture seemed to resemble that of a film poster.

• On the films website they have posted a teaser trailer, which gives a quick snippet of the film. It gives a incite into the genre and the style of the film. 

• The poster uses dark blue and green colours, to suggest a sad or dramatic genre and plot. The image is of a city scape, Toronto, where the film is set. The image is not crisp and clear as you would except instead it is foggy and dismal. It appears to have water droplets over it, in order to suggest rain or snow thus reinforcing the title of Cold. The title itself is fairly bold and plain and does not seem to invite the viewer in, this is cleverly done in order to convey the theme and idea of the film. After viewing this poster the viewer is left feeling frosty and ominous.  

To illustrate my research on both blockbuster film posters and short film posters, I have created a visme.






 CONSTRUCTION/PLANNING: