Today we will be doing a short preview assignment for the second, and final Graphic Design Project of the unit - creating a Movie Poster.
Although we won't be taking a photo for the background of this image, I still think we can totally recreate something that will work. This isn't about creating the "perfect" poster, it is about learning what elements make up a good poster, and doing our very best to make something that LOOKS like a movie poster, even if the image in the background isn't the greatest.
To get this started, let's do some research on Movie Posters themselves.
On your Google Site, please create a new subpage and title it Movie Poster Preview. Then follow along from website to website and answer the following questions:
Let's start here: https://webflow.com/blog/movie-poster-design
1. What is the name of the first movie that had a poster made specifically for that film?
Now go here: https://www.firstshowing.net/2017/check-out-this-infographic-about-the-evolution-of-movie-poster-design/
2. Look through the 11 "era's" (1900-1909, 1910-29, 1930-1939, etc..) for movie posters. Look at the two posters from each era. Pick 3 era's and complete the following tasks:
Take a screenshot of the posters for the 3 eras you picked and share those as well.
3. Why did you pick this era? What appealed to you about these posters?
There are some very famous artists associated with movie posters, let's take a look at some of them:
https://postergrind.com/top-11-film-movie-poster-artists-of-all-time/
4. List your top-5 from the website and explain why you picked them.
5. Of the 31 Movie Posters shared on this site, how many of those movies have you seen? Take a screen shot of your favorite poster from this website and share it as well.
6. What do you think makes these people considered the top poster artists of all time? What did they do that set them apart from the rest? (if you would like to do some other research on this, feel free to do your own google search)
Now let's start planning to make your own poster (which will happen beginning next class):
7. What are the 3 traditional sizes for movie posters?
8. What are some common elements found on every movie poster, according to the website?
9. What computer programs are used to make movie posters?
10. According to the article, there are different genres with different "moods" for the types of movies the posters are made for. They broadly outline five different movie types. For each type, please write two sentences explaining what elements are used for that type that differentiate them from the other styles.
Action and Thriller
Comedy
Horror
Drama
Sci-Fi
11. Do a quick Google Image Search for Movie Posters and find your all-time favorite movie poster (you might have better luck picking the movie first and searching by movie name for a great poster). take a screen shot and share it.
NEXT TIME
Between now and next class, please pick a genera, and a movie or two from that genera that you might want to try to make a movie poster for. We will dive into a little bit more of the expectations next time. We will be using Canva to make these and you will have a lot of flexibility on using pre-created elements found in Canva. Remember, this isn't about making a perfect movie poster, it is about incorporating the elements found on a good poster, and understanding what would make a great one if we used some of the programs found above.
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