Poster Examples

As my Short Film is in a Documentary Genre I have been researching some posters which advertise Documentary Films.

Here are some below;

Michel Jackson 'This Is It'
This Film poster is really simple the background is very plain. The text itself is also very simple, a ordinary font is used which is clear to read and in a black colour. The main thing we look at when we see the poster is Michael jackson. He is standing in the centre and is a large image. This is obviously because the film is fundamentally based around him. We're also drawn to him immediately by the colour he is. He stands out because the rest of the poster is very simplistic whereas he is in lots of different colours. The poster enables us to discover what the film will be show casing by the position Michael Jackson is standing in, as well as what is pictured on his clothing. We can tell that the film will be about Michael Jackson and essentially, him performing. The colour the background is the colour we picture when someone is referring to heaven, or equally, it could be seen as the colour of a grave stone. This tells us the film is documenting Michael Jackson's life performing prior to his death. I think this poster is really successful in what it does. It uses very little text as people do not want to see lots of text on a poster, neither will they have the time to read the information on it as often people just give them a quick glance. The text tells us the essential information, what the film is called and when it is realised, but the imaginary and colours used tell us about what the film is about.

From looking at this poster I have learn't there are other ways of expressing to an audience what a film is about without having to use massive amounts of text. Visual imagery is all that is needed sometimes.

Justin Bieber 'Never Say Never'
This film poster is quite similar to Michael Jacksons. As the film documents Justin Bieber's life he is the main image that you can see. Aside from that all you can see is the name of the film as well as the date which is its out. This was all that could be seen by Michael Jackson's poster too. The difference is that Michael Jackson's conveyed a hidden meaning, whereas Justin Bieber'd doesn't. It is very much just advertising the fact he has brought a film out and it is up to the audience to come and see it in order to discover what it is actually about. This could be a good technique to use as Justin Bieber has millions of fans around the world, therefore he probably has a strong enough fan base in order to advertise in this way - his name is enough to make them want to watch it.

From looking at this poster I have learn't you should have a big imagine for fronting the poster showing who/what it is about, however for mine it should not be as prominent as Justin Biebers and it would not be enough for me to just have the time and date situated on it. This is a good technique for someone as famous as Justin to use but as no one I have used in my documentary is famous around the world, this wouldn't work for my film poster.

'No Impact Man'
I particularly liked this Film poster because it seemes really life like and genuine. Again it didn't include a lot of text, but unlike the advertisement for Michael Jacksons film and Justin Biebers it contains more than just one image. On the forefront is an image of a presu