Friday, March 4, 2011

Examples of Posters

Lets take a closer look at movie posters.

Movie Posters often include:
  • identical dimensions
  • stylized imagery
  • image montage or composite
  • casting information
  • information regarding producer
  • tag line

Article on the Anatomy of a Movie Poster, written by someone who used to be in the industry.

Examples of Movie Posters from popular films below. Notice most of the above is in the pictures below.




Posters for Environmental and Humanitarian efforts are arranged a little differently. The aim for posters is typically the wow or cool factor. However, for humanitarian efforts, it typically aims more at emotion, logic, or concern. There can be more text included to help hit on of these areas. Overall, the designs are also, typically, a bit less formulaic than the majority of movie posters. Lets look at a a few examples below.



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