YEAR 10 MEDIA: The top 25 movie posters of all time (According to...

YEAR 10 MEDIA: The top 25 movie posters of all time (According to...: Click on the image above to access 25 movie posters and graphic designer's views on them. Helpful for research and ideas.

Year 10 Schedule

Tuesday 21st
Begin creating the photoshop version of your film poster

Homework: Take photos for your poster or organise your props and bring them into college to take your photo tomorrow. Remember to think carefully about how you frame your image for effect.

Wednesday 22nd
Use photoshop to manipulate your image and begin creating your final poster.

Thursday 23rd
Continue completing your final poster.

Friday 24th
Finish your final film poster.

Ideas, ideas, ideas.

Getting creative with production

Design a film poster for an original film idea. Your film has to be an action/fantasy film to appeal to a teenage target audience.

Poster conventions

What do I need to include on my film poster?

•An eye-catching image or images – often related to characters and the stars in the film or the setting of the film

•The title of the film – carefully constructed in terms of font, colour, size and placement. The title has to suggest the film genre

•A tagline for the film – catchy slogan offering a clue to the genre and main content of the film

•The names of key people connected to the film

•Endorsements from other media productions

•Details of any nominations of awards

•The production blurb – information in tiny print that lists the production and distribution companies