Codes and conventions of posters

Most posters have conventions including:

Coming soon or release date
Main focal picture relating to the film
Large title
Icons of film genre
Tagline
Age certification
Cast and crew list

The tagline is normally short and snappy, revealing enough about the film too draw people in so they want to watch it however being careful not to reveal too much and spoil the film.

Posters also include positive quotes from critics of popular newspapers and magazines which give credibility to the film. This is useful as it means people may want to go out and see it as it has been rated positively by esteemed critics who have experience in reviewing films.

Here are some examples of film posters

This poster has several conventions including the tagline 'Some thing has found us' which relates to the horror genre of the film and for this reason it could draw people who like horror films in. The main image is of a destroyed Statue of Liberty, this is slightly unconventional as it doesn't feature the main characters however it it showing the destruction of an American iconic statue which will entice people. particularly Americans, to see the film as this image will make them want to see what happens in the film as they could perhaps relate this to similar real life events such as 9/11. Other features include the release date and all the cast and crew being detailed on the bottom. Furthermore, the institutions logo is also placed on the bottom of the poster.

Much like the Cloverfield poster this one has the title of the film, logo of the institution, date of release and cast and crew on the bottom of the poster, however instead of a tagline this one has the main actors names on the top as they are big names and all related to their individual characters as the Avengers is a film made up of several Marvel characters. This main image is more conventional that Cloverfield's poster as it includes the main actors and this will make people want to see the film as they are extremely famous A-Lists stars and the fact they are dressed as their characters will also draw the audience who read the comic books as they will want to see the movie as it features their favourite characters.

Ancilliary texts

7. A short film in its entirety, lasting approximately five minutes, which may be live action or animated or a combination of both, together with two of the following three options:

•a poster for the film;

•a film magazine review page featuring the film.

Analysis of Post It

Filming diary- Planning stage

I hope to film a short section, certain elements of the first kitchen scene, from the 13th December to the 17th December. These may include shots from shot number 1 on my storyboard up until shot number 15. In addition , I may film shots 93-95 as they take place in the same setting. These shots will require relatively few props, only fake drugs which can be achieved using flour or a similar substance so this would be relatively easy and cost effective.

Weather forecast for planned filming dates

This is the early weather forecast for the day I plan to film the opening scenes of my short film, which is Saturday 13th December 2014. Closer to the date of filming, I will analyse the updated and detailed weather forecast in greater depth however for now it appears as though the day will be fairly mild therefore good conditions to film.

Health and safety grid

Storyboard

Storyboard for Media Short Film from s0016845