Poster research

As part of submission, we need to create a poster for our final film. I've looked at existing stop motion poster to see how the layout is done, and what kind of imagery they used. for some they have used key still from the film, other they've come up with something that represents the film on a whole.

four ours a still could look nice, there are a few scenes which have stills to give the audience an idea of what the film is about. a still with the monster's shadow would be a good poster I think. 

for a strap line, I quite like that some have reviews on them as a main description, like with Anomalisa, 'the most human film of the year' and it doesn't star a single human. describes the film so well, that that would have probably have been their strap line anyway. 

This poster, clearly aimed at a younger audience, vibrant, busy, lots to look at. and they've included a pun to signify this is a humorous film.
















Colour plays a huge part in the tone of the film, for Mary and Max, the significant colour red is represented, and black and white tells us it's a sad story, the character looks lonely at his desk and the rest of the world is blacked out.














This poster is a bit more warmer, but it still has something dark about it, it tells us it's set in a older time, and the type style suggests it's a got something creative about it.

These three posters have lots of similar qualities, with the title at the bottom, with strong image drawing you to the middle of the page, quite minimalistic with imagery, so it gives you an idea of the tone of the film without giving away too much.


for our poster we need to consider colour, type and tone. I think the colours similar to The Maker would set the scenes of a victorian era, and like Mary and Max, most of the character's time is sat at his desk, so this could be a key image for us too. We can take a few shots that we feel expresses the character most and pic and test how the layout comes together.