2. Big Budget Film Posters
To see the conventions of a short, smaller
budget film poster we must first look at
feature film with a larger budget to see how
they compare.
3. American Hustle
American
Hustle was
released in
December
2013 and
features an
all-star cast.
It had a
budget of
$40 million.
Prominent List of Well
Known Actors that feature
in the film.
This is designed with the main
picture to attract an audience
who are familiar to the works
of these talented actors and
want to see them in another
film
Main Image - Features all of the main cast who are award winning stars.
Central positioning signifies they are the main characters with Christian Bale
being in the middle inferring that he is dominant over the other characters.
Tagline
Features other films
of the cast and
gives the audience
confidence to go
see the film as they
may have
previously heard of
or seen their work.
Credits - A list of the cast and crew along with any sponsors or
companies that have worked in association with the production
company.
Title of Film
Large and bold so the audience is
easily informed of which film they
should see. The font fits with the
theme of the 70’s so the audience
can also easily see with the help of
the image that the film is set in the
70’s.
4. Purge
In contrast, Purge
is a short film,
released in
2008 and has
won multiple
awards
internationally.
No list of key actors as they all
small scale actors so advertising
them would not attract much interest.
Main Image - Highlights the
main actor of the film. The
background is blurred gives the
impression of chaos that
represents the main character’s
turmoil. The shadowing upon her
face also adds to the drama
featured within the narrative.
Title and Subtext - Simplistic font that is
associated with social-realism drama. By
putting the director and writer along with the
title, fans of his work will be attracted to his
work quickly. for those who are not aware of
his work will be introduced to him
immediately and may remember him in the
future.
Credits are still featured as it gives key
information to the audience and
promotes those who have worked on
the film.
5. It Won’t Be You
It Won’t Be You is a short film
that was entirely funded by
backers who managed to
raise £3045 in 2012, which
meant that Sami Abusamra
was over his £2991 target.
He appealed through
Kickstarter.com.
Sponsors
As this short film relied heavily on
sponsors to create the film from the
very beginning, giving credit to the
donators is very important as it raises
their profile. As part of the agreement
of donations they may have asked to
be credited in such way.
Website
Where further information can
be found about the narrative,
cast, production dates and
release dates. Audiences can
keep up to date with the
whole process of the film.
