Influences for my film poster

2.  Now that I have completed my trailer, I am
starting to think of some initial ideas for my film
poster. In this, I want to highlight the genre and
themes of the film by using images of the
characters in a significant location.
 Here I have done some research into films with
similar themes to mine to have a look at their film
posters. This should give me an idea of some
possible features to include in my poster that
would help portray the similar aspects of the film.

3. This film was one of my main
influences in terms of the
themes, characters and storyline of
my trailer. Therefore, it seemed
only appropriate to look at it’s film
poster to give me some initial ideas
as to what I could include in my
poster.
I think its film poster is quite
simple but effective as it identifies the main characters of the film in
their natural environment. I think this is important as it helps give the
audience an idea of the themes and genres of the film. I also like how the
title of the film is in the colours of the British flag to further identify
some of the storyline, and it contrasts with the grim colours of the
background and costume. I would like to do something like this as my film
is has very similar aspects to this one. However, I would not be copying
this completely as my film is not a period drama, and I would use images
of the brothers, rather than a gang.

4. I looked at this film poster because in
my research, I found that this film had
a very similar storyline to mine about
two brothers.
I really liked this poster as the
brothers faces blend into each others
to show they are, or once were, one. I
think this is very effective as it draws
the focus directly onto the brothers
faces and identify the key characters of the film. I would love to be able
to use something like this in my poster, however as I am not very
confident with Photoshop, this could be too complicated. I also like the
way the titles and quotes are in a very bold colour compared to the bleak
colouring of the background and characters. The characters in the
background also draw focus to the brothers as they are looking at them
but are not as in focus as the main image. I would like to use this idea in
my trailer as although my film is about two brothers, Frankie is the main
focus of the film and so I would like to use an image of Nathan looking at
his brother, to draw focus to him.

5. In this poster, I like the idea that all of the
characters are posing for the picture looking
tough and serious. I think this could work well
in my poster as it gives it a tough and edgy
feeling, but at the moment I would prefer to
have the characters looking more natural, to
give the poster a more professional look.
I also like the background image of the tower
block as it gives more away about the
backgrounds of the characters and possible
themes of the show. I could use something
similar to this in my poster to identify the
edgy storyline and the shift in relationship
between the brothers.
I think the title works well in this poster as it
contrasts with the dark sky and lightening, to
highlight the genre of the show even further.