FIRST ATTEMPT AT MY POSTER

Here is my first attempt at my 'Bellatrix' film poster. I used the font from www.cooltext.com. I haven't used my own image for this trial poster as I wanted to see how I could make any image fit my film just by using my own font and house style. 

I chose to use red as my house style as red is said to represent action, confidence, courage and vitality which is what I would like my protagonist to be like. 

I have used the 'Salt' film poster as an example. What I took from the poster is the layering of the film title- One main one and also I added a layer in which I altered the opacity of the text and spread it out over the entire image size. I think this gave it a graffiti look and also a ghostly feel. 

I felt like a lot of thriller posters portray their genre through the tag line. Tag lines have to fit into certain things to be classed as 'good' tag lines.

• Suitability: How well does the tagline capture the central theme, appeal, or essence of the film?
  
• Creativity: Is the tagline clever, playful, humorous, ironic, etc. – expressing its message in a fun and creative way?
  
• Originality: Is the tagline surprising, disarming, or uncommon – revealing a unique or unusual attitude or point of view?
  
• Memorability: Does the tagline demonstrate an ability to influence popular culture and language?

http://www.taglineguru.com/moviesurvey.html- has asked respondents to rank their top 10 movie taglines based on the above criteria This is what they came up with:

1.	In space no one can hear you scream.		Alien (1979)
2.	Houston, we have a problem.		Apollo 13 (1995)
3.	They’re back.		Poltergeist II (1986)
4.	We are not alone.		Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
5.	Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water.		Jaws 2 (1978)
6.	Who ya gonna call?		Ghostbusters (1984)
7.	A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away		Star Wars (1977)
8.	Be afraid.Be very afraid.		The Fly (1986)
9.	The list is life.		Schindler’s List (1993)
10.	Earth.It was fun while it lasted.		Armageddon (1998)

What I have gathered from the tag lines is that they shouldn't be too long, they should be mysterious and intrigue the audience into watching the film. They should be straight to the point and give an insight to what the film will contain. From this information I created my tag line of:
'She's not as innocent as she may appear.' 
I added the generic content of a film poster:

• A website: www.bellatrix.com- so that people can access more information about the film like where it's being shot, the actors, premiere information etc.
• Production company: Luja productions 
• The release date:  June 11th 2013- The summer month so teenagers and adults will have more money and time to go see it. It will also gain more time for publicity build up for any film competition/award things.
• The Title 
• The tag line

This poster is my first attempt at doing a film poster. I will try and create another but with my own image and possibly add/ change the tag line to a more dramatic one. I may also change the layout of my title etc.