Ancillary Task - Poster Analysis

In order to gain a greater understanding when creating our own film poster, we thought it would be worthwhile to look at current film posters in order to gain an understanding of what is required and what makes an effective film poster. As our film is a Romantic Tragedy genre, we decided to analyse a poster that is of a similar genre.



This is the film poster for the Romantic Comedy Music and Lyrics. The posters main image is that of the two central characters, played by Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore. The image shows them in a somewhat intimate situation laughing, reflecting the comic nature of the film. The poster also features images relating to music in the background, and the two are sitting at a piano, reflecting a main theme within the film which is music. In terms of typography, the title of the film as well as the actors names is written in lower case, perhaps reflecting the soft comic nature of the film. The lower case also matches well with the light colours and theme of the poster. At the base of the film is the release date written in bold upper case, important obviously as it tells the audience clearly when the film will be released. As with all film posters, at the bottom of the poster is the billing block, font condensed and featuring information regarding those involved in producing and directing the film.