Poster Design Ideas

I have many idea's for a poster design for my short film. Having researched into film posters I have seen many different designs and concepts that I have since taken inspiration from. Posters created from photographs, screenshots and illustrations have all been appealing to me creatively, however, personally for me, I have found greatest inspiration stylistically in illustrated posters rather than photography or screenshots. For this reason, I will illustrate the imagery on my poster and then digitally edit and manipulate using either Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator to achieve a professional looking final design.


Initial Design idea
One idea I had for a poster design was too have a close up portrait shot of my character. I would create the shot using photography as it creates a stronger sense of realism than an illustration would. In another view, I could also take an illustration approach to the design. By illustrating the image it could reflect my characters creative nature, possibly making the poster more personal and distinctive of my characters personality.

This concept lead me onto my next design idea.

Second Design Idea
I wanted to create an intriguing and powerful image to appeal to my audience and also represent the film successfully. In order to achieve this, I considered a using a screenshot or image from my film for the main image. I decided to use a shot of the medication and tablets that feature in my short film as it was almost contradictory to the title of the film 'Birthday Party'. As you would not associate tablets and medication with a birthday party, the image could intrigue the audience and develop interest in the film. However, rather than using a screenshot or photography I decided to illustrate for the reason listed above; to reflect my characters persona and creative ability.