Film Poster Development

We decided this photograph to be the one featured on our poster because the stance that Steph is in shows vulnerability and synchronizes with the plot extremely well, giving the audience a correct idea of the tone of the film. There is also alot of background space, big enough to fit all the text a poster would need on. The background also demonstrates that the plot is set in a city location, which is in keeping with other thriller films, as well as informing the viewer even further. We chose a bold and powerful font for the title, as it is the most important part of the poster. It is in white to contrast against the black background, making it eeyevatching to the public.


Next we added the cast members names along the top of the poster. Red symbolises love and danger, as well as being a typical colour associated with thrillers. We experimented with an image of Nick in his character pose of being dominant. Making the image a little trasparant, giving the effect of Nick being the 'ghost of the past' in terms of the plot storyline. We used the magnetic lasso tool on photoshop and cut around the sillohette of Steph, and layered it over Nick, to demonstrate her importance of character in the film.



Using the results from the online poll i created, we added underneath the movie title the official slogan. It is in red text to keep to the simplistic colour scheme and match the actors names which are placed at the top. After analysing existing posters, we found many of them contained credits situated at the bottom in a white font. It looks extremely professional and we therefore decided to add this feature to our poster. The white shows up clearly on the black coat Steph is wearing. As well as this production information, we included a website especially for the film, making it easier for the audience to access further film details, as well as being another promotional element.



In the next stage, we experimented with adding our third main character, Eugene, onto the poster. In this photo he is happy and smiling, as this represents him as being innocent, especially contrasted with the stern expression Nick is giving. However, we all decided that the image was unconvention for a thriller poster and distrupted the heavy mood.



After removing the Eugene image from the bottom right hand corner, we then placed the film production credits in the middle of the page, to make it more central and balanced.I think it looks far more professional in this position. We also added a release date as this is a vital piece of information for the audience, once again in red text, tieing in with our colour palette. As well as the release date, an age certificate was added into the bottom left corner to make the audience aware of how violent some scenes may be, which once again enforces the thriller genre, as they conventionally contain disturbing scenes.