1. Poster conventions
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2. Film posters are a form of promotion. As a film poster is
a physical piece, and not a piece of video, the posters
can promote the film in number of different places.
Common places for film posters include billboards, bus
stops, on buses, underground stations and around
cinemas to publicise future releases. There is no limit to
where the film posters can be advertised.

3. Photograph or image
Film posters always contain a main focal image which
is what audiences see when the poster catches their eye.
These images are either stills from the film or character
shots, but they always contain some type of
iconography to reveal the films genre. The images on
the poster portray the narrative of the film.

4. Title
Film posters contain the title on the front in order to
allow viewers to look into the film and find out more
about it. The typeface of the title is usually the same
throughout the products produced for the films
marketing campaign.

5. Directors, producers and actors
Usually the director and producer of the film is displayed
especially if the director and producers are well known. If it
is a big name director/ producer, then the name will be
bigger than the average director.
The actors of the film are listed either at the top or bottom of
the poster. If the film has a small cast then only the main
protagonists will be featured on the poster.

6. Quotes, recommendations and ratings
Once a film has been screened to critics, the promotion
team of a film can re-create posters or re-cut trailers to
include positive review, ratings, feedback and
recommendations.

7. Awards
Similarly to reviews and positive feedback, if a film is
still being advertised during awards season when the
team or actors are nominated for awards, the trailers and
posters can include these details. An audience perhaps
will be more interested in a film if it has an array of
awards.

8. Taglines
In film trailers, posters and other products taglines are
used within them to emphasise a point about the film as
well as hint to what will happen in the film. Taglines
aim to be memorable for audiences, so that when they
think of the tagline they therefore think of the film.