What I have learned about designing film posters

Harry Rapley

Key Words

• Strapline/tagline• Image• Contractuals• Title• Credit block

Facts about film posters• Most follow a basic structure featuring the

strapline at the top, the title at the bottom, the credit block below the title and any contractuals at the above the title.

• You can invert colours for a lighter or darker feel

• Thirds are a good way of setting out posters

How what I have learned from the video will help me in designing my own film poster

What this video has shown me is just how easy it is to make a film poster. There is a clear formula to follow, and this is good as even if you have no idea what to do you can follow the general layout of most film posters and produce your own quite easily, as once you have your title, strapline, contractuals and credit block in, all you need to do is fit an image around that. It has also taught me that using the rule of thirds is a good way to decide the layout of your picture, for example you may want the stars of the film arranged in threes, or have a sunset or horizon a third up or down the page.