My Film Poster

Inspired by Gary Oldman's Nil by Mouth film poster, i chose to use the same technique of having a large empty space between the character in the foreground and the text beneath it. This technique represents isolation and shows the character's loneliness. In terms of content, i chose to use the tree in the background to show where he is - on a common - and as you can see the tree isn't close which exposes us to a large area of the common which suggests he's alone as we can't see anyone else. This is shown through the blank space between him and the tree. The character's expression is also important in representing emotion. I chose to compose his body positioning in this way to show he's clearly distressed as he holds his head in his hands and his positioning on the bench isolates him as he's chose to sit by himself. Keeping the text simple gives the viewer nothing else to be attracted to apart from the character. Using a brightly coloured or fancy text would neglect the emotion of depression within the poster and give it a sense of happiness which isn't would we're aiming for.

Composition is a key role in conforming to a particular film genre. I positioned our character slightly off centre to represent some sort unevenness. It puts the viewer on edge as we don't know why he's not centered but it represents his lack of power. I chose not to use a tag line because i felt it would take away isolation and make it seem more fictional. I've gone for the 'real' approach by using a shot from the film - This makes the image seem like a possible situation because of the lack of photoshop elements. I made a clear seperation between the text and the main focus which creates a dynamic tension focusing entirely on the character and the title. I was considering re-sizing the character to make him smaller which would make him even more powerless but i feel it works having him this size.