Ideas for film Poster

Here is a Flan Plan for my film poster:



I want to have a photo from the woods scene; a medium close up of my actor. I want him to look scared in the photo, to make it a more dramatic shot like other film posters have. I want my Paranormal activity logo along the bottom of the page; the same design as for the trailer to make it recognizable and distinctive. I want the credits of the film at the very bottom with 'Coming Soon' above them in a font and colour that stands out. I'm going to put the actors names across the top, with the lead being in the middle and slightly bigger than the other two. I also want to put either i quote from my trailer 'You're next' on the left hand side of the photo or like other magazines have, some good reviews for it.

Name of Film

From looking at other film names, I concluded that a lot of them are actually really simple and sometimes cheesy. I thought about what my trailer is about and tried to come up with a few names that would fit. Here are some ideas:

- You're Next
- Paranoia
- Deception
- Behind You
- Whispering in the Woods

I think I am going to use 'Paranoia' as my film name as it isn't a word people like to be described as having - it has negative connotations. That fits in with my genre. It is also simple and describes the state of my actor throughout the trailer.

I will use LiveType to create my trailer title.

Film Posters - Portrait

These are film posters of the lead actors in a close up portrait. The way they stare straight at the camera adds to the creepy effect and emphasises the genre, as well as the effects added in, especially in the bottom one of the actress's eyes. I like that both of these have blurred out the backgrounds leaving only the faces in focus. The Black Swan poster is the only one i've looked at so far that doesn't have a slogan or quotes; it does however have the names of awards its already won. I like the idea of doing a portrait facing straight on in the centre of the frame with the actors looking at the camera. This is something I would consider doing for my poster photo's.

Film Posters - Action Shots

The Dark Knight


Frozen

I thought I would have a look at a few more Pyschological Thriller Film Posters. These ones are action shots caught whilst the events are actually going on. I thought this could be an option for me, if i photographed my actor whilst he was moving through the woods and edited things around him to make it as eye catching as these.
I like the logo over the title in the first poster, that is something I could consider creating to make it stand out more. I also like the revues in the middle of the Frozen poster; they definately encourage viewers to watch the film; that or a quote from the film.
I like the idea of using action shots, they make the film look more exciting. However with the footage i've got, i don't think i have anything spectacular enough to create a poster with.

Re-Filming

-An issue I've come across when planning my reshoot is the weather. It has been snowing so my locations will look completely different. So I think I will redo the entire scene in the cornfield with the snow and I think it will actually help my bodies look more 'dead'. I'm going to plan it properly and use make-up to make them look paler.
- I think the other scenes should be okay; the town scene hasn't been filmed at all yet, so it wont matter if there is snow everywhere.
- The other scenes are being filmed inside i think so it should be okay.