Making a film poster

INSPIRATION

Before diving straight into making the film poster, I thought it would be a good idea to look up some examples and references that are relatable to my own poster. I watched the video below and came to realise just how much work goes into every final detail:



One film that I have continued to relate to throughout the making of the short film 'The Unknown' is 'Submarine', directed by Richard Aoiyode. The highly styled elements including the colour grade and the cinematography are very similar to this movie as well as the constant references to the sea and the depression related to the sea. I really enjoyed looking at the posters and there are so many official and fan made variations of the same film. All of them are relevant and include some prop or detail to convey a little about the movie, falling in line with Barthe's enigma code. Below is a youtube video I made of a few variations of the submarine poster:



I looked at some other posters with a darker tone and noticed that the protagonists face was always centred with attention to the lighting and colours. As well as this, the text closely relates to what is going on in the film. Below are some examples:



I really like the idea of superimposition of the character. One thing I was thinking of was having the sea superimposed in the protagonists. It is very certain that we will have to take more photos for the posters as the film footage is not sufficient enough.

DIMENSIONS

It is important to follow international standards for dimensions when making a poster for a film. This means that it will be easier to have your film displayed in a number of different places like the subway, the cinema etc. Below is a screenshot on landscape and portrait film poster dimensions: