A2 PRACTICAL PRODUCTION interesting source for advice on design, layout and typography

9th January 2013
for those of you ready to design a poster  for your film try these links

this is an excellent blog to model your own on - the author covers all aspects of the design process leading to a poster - core terms are used and we will be adding posts of a number of them

• research
• ideas
• creation and concept
• production

 however we will also cover typography / advertising / text / message and audience -

http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/05/13/how-to-design-a-movie-poster-with-an-example/
ACTION

1. have a good look make a link to this post or the sites on your own blog and annotate whether or not it is useful/ gives ideas  
2. Criticise it as a blog and annotate what you have learned to do not not to do

http://asanda2mediastudies.blogspot.com/2010/03/how-to-analyse-film-poster.html
ACTION

1. this site is useful for summarising the aspects of a film when analysing one such as the style: theatrical / character or teaser poster, function, conventions & elements as well as considering the USP
2. find at least three posters that relate to the style/content and target audience of your own film - upload a copy to your own blog and then use this link as a model for analysing and writing about them - look at the word and slideshare examples below to give an idea the standard expected
3. as an extension look at different versions of the poster aimed at different audiences - make notes on how this has been achieved

Film Poster Comparison Analysis Willy Wonka from Seeg_100
if you produce work to this standard it will earn an E grade

Poster Analysis from mturnerc

thos work varies from an E grade to elements of a C/D grade the main issue being level of media language used

Ancillary Task 1 : Poster Analysis from kymberlyjadet

if you produce work as detailed, sophisticated and thorough as this you could earn a C grade or above.