POSTER: Analysing Conventions of Film Posters

In preparation for creating a film poster that accompanies our short film it was important to analyse conventions of film posters to see how the poster represented the film and how you can create an outline of the film from a still image and text. I looked at previous students efforts in film posters and analysed what they did well and what was represented. I also looked at major film posters including The Silence of The Lambs. It was important to look at the functional and symbolic aspects as well as what was aesthetically pleasing about it. Many things can be taken from this poster then main things are the white face and black background which are symbolic of death. The framing allows for just the main part of the face to be seen. We get a sense of a vulnerable woman from the feminist features and wide eyes. The skull upon the butterfly also supports this. Functionally, there is only the film title and conventional information which leaves the audience focus on the image. These are all aspects that need to be considered when producing our own film poster.