1. Research into A2
Coursework Ancillary
Texts – The Poster

2. Poster Idea
I have had an idea for the poster for
our documentary that we create it to
look like a flyer that is promoting a
nightclub or club night. Following
are a few examples of real flyers and
posters that I have been inspired by
and hope to make something similar
that stands out amongst
conventional short film posters.

3. I like the simplicity of this poster; it has a range of shades of
black, the darkest being the logo of the club night at the
top, then below the name of the event in the lighter shade, and
finally the date of the event in the lightest shade at the

4. I like the colours used on this poster, and the technique of each
artist written in white with a coloured outline. Once
again, the logo of the club night is at the top, highlighting it's
importance.

5. I like the coloured smoke effect used as a background, and that
all the writing is white in contrast. The name of the night is at
the top and is the largest, boldest font which forces the
audience to look at it first.

6. I like that this poster is only black and white, and it simply has
two large images, the name of the event and the date. This
implies that the event is quite underground and has a large
following i.e. more information is not necessary.

7. First Poster Draft

8. First Poster Draft

9. First Poster Draft Evaluation
After looking over my first draft I
think that I definitely like the
concept of basing the poster on a
club flyer, however I must
incorporate ideas from posters
advertising short films. This is
because it is important for the poster
to be easily distinguishable from
night club flyers. Following are a few
examples of real film posters so I can
establish some key conventions.

10. This documentary poster stands out because it has an eye-
catching picture and it is clear it is a film as it has quotes from
reviews at the top. It also says ‘a film by….’ above the title.

11. This poster is hard to recognise as a film, until you notice the ‘a
film by…’ once again about the title, and the date of the release
below the small print.

12. Final Thought
After doing this research into real media
products I am going to draw another
draft. I will add some of the conventions
of film posters, such as quotes from
reviews, into my flyer-style poster to
hopefully make it clear what it is
advertising while still standing out, and
perhaps being unconventional in that it
will not have an image like most
documentary posters do.