Day 9

 

Movie poster design

 

What we are looking at:

- Color

- Composition (placement of visual elements in 2d space...positive and negative space, rule of thirds)

- Image - subject matter

- Image - style

- Font - literal reading

- Font - style

Each of these elements is a "signifier" to the viewer. The viewer will generate meaning from these visual elements to make sense of the image in comparison to what they have seen before and how they understand the visual ques of the element. In the case of a movie poster, the viewer will discern the movies genre, the actors in the movie and when it will be released.

 

 

Movie Posters 2022

 

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Project 3

Movie Poster

description:
Create 3 different versions of a movie poster for a movie you’d like to see.

How to Create Project 3

Part 1

a) Write out your Movie idea! First pick a movie genre. (Horror, Sci-Fi, Romantic comedy) Then you need to figure out 'who' the antagonist and protagonist are, 'where' the movie takes place, 'when' the movie takes place, finally the 'what' and 'why' of the story.
b) Look up and download 10 examples of posters that inspire you

c) Compile a list of important information that needs to be on the poster including: movie title, main actors/actresses, film company, producers, date, credits, ext… (use the 10 examples you downloaded as a guide)

d) Collect a variety of imagery to work with for your poster

 * Make sure to find the largest images possible

Part 2

a) Create a template for your poster 11x17” at 180dpi

b) Put in guides for the unprintable boarder and for the middle

c) Create 3 different prototypes of your movie poster

Part 3
- Create 1 final version of the best movie poster based on the comments derived from the critique

Key things to Remember:

* Work on the poster template

* Duplicate important layers

* Save often

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things to consider:
First you want to figure out a genre for your movie. Is it a Romantic comedy, Sci-fi, Fantasy, Horror, Comedy, Drama, Action, ect… Then look at and collect movie posters of that genre. Consider things like colors used, font type, text placement, use of actors/actresses images, are they full body or close up, what is their gesture.

Details:
all posters should be set for 11x17 inches at 180 dpi

Due

Tuesday Sept 27th – Part 1a,1b,1c,1d (due beginning of class)
Tuesday Oct 4th - Parts 2 all three on Google Photos (due end of class)

Tuesday Oct 11th – Part 3 Best one Printed (due beginning of class)