Following my film poster research, I have created a poster for our own short film. This is what I have created for the first draft hand-in:
I decided to stick with a darker theme because of the themes/code of our film. Originally, I was going to base the film poster in a bowl, but couldn't find any decent images. I decided to edit a picture of a spoon by covering it in blood. The background is of alphabet spaghetti to fit the conventions of our film, and it ties in nicely with the titling within our film.
- I don't particularly like the font used for 'Soup' because it seems inappropriate for the film and almost childish, this is something I will look to edit in my next draft.
- I'm also not sure about the black background - I used a very opaque image of the kitchen we filmed in, and feel it's unnecessary. I will review this in my second draft.
- I really like the simplicity of this short poster, and it doesn't feel overcrowded. This is important for short films; you get a sense of the film plot, but nothing is given away.
- I also like the professionalism achieved by using the original credit block font and keeping the conventions of mass-produced posters.
I like this. The fact that the blood is quite understated works well. The only part that I am unclear about is the outer border with the pasta. It doesn't actually relate to the film if you think about it - so would ditch that. Should the spoon be more of a serving spoon? Do we see the characters using this kind of spoon in the film>? Well done all the same.
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