Understanding short film posters.

1. Understanding short film posters

2. Eye-catching / bold title
• Facial expression hints the genre of
the short film; comedy?
• Weapon symbolises slap stick comedy
• Main character
actors/actresses names present on the
poster; this is also a way of attracting the
audience.
Credits at the bottom - a typical
convention of a short film poster.
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3. Dark background – element of
a thriller film.
Young child – typical character
in a horror film (one of the
main characters)
Release date & credits
The red balloon symbolises
danger as the colour red is
closely associated with blood
and death.
The shadow of the balloon
portrays the mysterious
nature of the film. This is a
essential convention as it
makes the individual want to
watch the film.
Eye-catching title which links back to
the image presented. The ‘o’ is red
symbolising the balloon.
actors/actresses names
present however structured
differently than a typical
short film poster.
The colours scheme
(red,white&black) is often
associated with thriller
posters.
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4. This is an animated film and judging by the poster it is targeted
at a younger audience.
The main character is featured on the poster ,
this gives the audience an idea of what type of
film this is.
The Font of the title symbolises
the innocence of the film; which
also gives the audience an idea of
the genre of the film.
Credits at the bottom - a
typical convention of a
short film poster.
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5. actors/actresses names present on the
poster; this is also a way of attracting the
audience.
Credits at the bottom - a typical convention of
a short film poster.
Eye-catching bold title.
Tag line?
Still from the film
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