Film Posters

Posters are used for advertisement of the film, they are made in mass order and are typically a large scale, mainly to be displayed on walls, buses, and cinemas. This is to get the message across of the film and to attract the audience’s eye. Posters are designed to be informative and eye-catching, to make the audience want to watch it.
Film posters usually include:
- Main characters
- The title, big and bold
- Cast names
- Slogan
- Release date
- Company
- Director

Analysis of Film Poster: 'A Beautiful Mind'

Analysis of Film Poster: 'To Be So Beautiful'

Magazine Film Reviews

The purpose of Film reviews is to provide information and opinions on upcoming films which are about to be released. An important part of a film review is to provide the synopsis of the film, with some detail, but not giving away the whole film to the audience. Another aspect of a film review is an interview with the actors and director of the film and getting their views and opinions across in the article.
Film magazines also try to convey different opinions on the film, designed to produce criticism and therefore producing a balance of opinions, so that the readers are aware that the magazine is honest and unbiased about the film, and therefore it would help in the persuading of the target audience as readers prefer to read both negative and positive themes of the film. If a film review was biased in anyway, the reader would be reluctant to watch the film due to the fact that they feel that they are being forced into thinking it’s a great film.
Magazine film reviews also introduce certain themes and subject matters about the film, so therefore the readers can establish whether this film is what they want to watch. It allows the audience to understand the actor’s role as well as the directors intentions and style.
Film reviews give the audience a second and expert opinion on the film, persuading them to watch it. Most readers prefer to read the reviews of a certain critic as they trust their opinions and regard them highly, so this is included. Star ratings are also important in a review as they summarise how successful a film is, which persuades the audience further and because they are short and simple it is quick in telling the audience how good the film is.

Analysis of Magazine Film Review (1)

Analysis of Magazine Film Review (2)

Image Analysis from Film Magazine Review

Film Magazine Review Further Analysis

Poster Draft (1)

This first draft is very simple but represents the loneliness of the main character through his journey of Schizophrenia.The figure on the right is stood alone in the misty morning on a big field. This is to symbolise his isolation of the character with his illness. I also chose to have him standing on a field far away because it is a shot I would like to use in the short film, showing him walking across a field in the morning to suggest his confusion due to Schizophrenia. 

Audience Feedback: My audience said that this poster shows that it is a serious, dark drama short film, because of the eeriness of it and how he is standing alone in the middle of a field. However, they said it does not represent Schizophrenia well and said that it didn't come across clearly, therefore I need to add something else to make this clearer.

Poster Draft (2)

From the audience feedback of my last poster, I have included the chess board in this to represent the idea of the split mind in Schizophrenia, and also included the protagonist playing chess with nobody, hinting that he is perhaps playing with a hallucination. 

Audience Feedback: My audience has said that this version shows that there is something not quite right about the character as he is playing chess alone, and so it hints at his illness without giving it away, which the audience liked as it made them want to watch the film to know/understand what illness he has. The bad thing about the poster is that it needs more colour to add more depth to it. 

Magazine Review Page Draft (1)

Audience Feedback: People said that they think this looks like a typical magazine review, and that they like the layout of it as it looks simple, meaning they are easily able to read and get around the page.