Ancillary Task: Poster Designs

On my poster design an initial thought was the importance of the recognition of the cast. The reason being Is that many film fans associate certain genres with certain actors. A film fan would recognise the name of the actors, associate them with Thrillers. Furthermore the font used is nothing over dramatic which infers to the audience the genre, Thrillers aim around a story that could seemingly happen in real life which is the reasoning behind the simple font. I have also used black as the font colour as the connotations include danger, death and suspicion. Psychologically we want the audience to think that they are in for thrills and suspense, where as if the writing was pink they would be expecting some sort of romance due to the connotations.

The up most important factor of the poster was the inclusion of our short name. As the most important factor it has to stand out. As changing the font would make the poster less aesthetically pleasing and would also confuse the audience I have just decided on using a larger font size. As said before I have used black due to its connotations.

I chose the image of the girl behind the glass as I thought it showed a correlation between the name of the film, which means to take or steal. It clearly shows what our short is about. You can indicate from the picture that the main protagonist is female due to the hair and shape of the body, the audience now it is about a girl. Secondly she is in a white background, which infers that she is the innocent victim or she is slightly insane. The picture successfully indicates the genre of our short, the idea of not being able to see the girls face and her hands pressed up against the glass all show her in danger.

This is a vital part of the poster. It shows all the important information that is relevant to the audience. It advertises by the mentioning awards which show that is has been recognised by film makers and viewers for excellence. This will help increase our global reach. The release date is important in letting the audience aware of when they can view it. Lastly, its important that the details of companies, actors and crew are mentioned to again advertise the film and show its professionalism. This all keeps to the same colours and fonts.