Film Poster Draft - Nicole

This is my personal idea for our group poster. It includes all four characters (as the two main characters young and old) to give a the viewers an insight into the characters age and familiarise themselves to them.

The poster will be split in half by a line, which will emphasise the main theme of the story of the divide and barriers between them. Furthermore, it links to the split screen we have in our film. On the bottom half of the split poster will be the two characters as the younger age, they will be facing each other but in different locations and both each other whilst smiling, which should be obvious that they are texting each other. This will demonstrate that they are connected in someway in the film. These photos can be taken from screen grabs or a still shot from our film, as we have done many shots showing their relationship but in contrasting settings. The top part of the split poster will be of Sophie and Daniel as their older characters, but this time they will face the opposite way from each other, but back to back. With the bottom half it shows how they are close and the top half show how they don’t quite reach each other. But with the top photo showing them touching hands, it could suggest hope. The background for the top photo will be either white or faint, to emphasise their expressions and body language. I was thinking of putting Sophie as the older character in a black outfit (top) and Ben in white (shirt), this gives away subtle clues that Sophie is the character to ruin the chances of them being together. Their expressions will be quite faint, so it doesn’t give too much away.

In the top right hand corner, there will be a keyboard, as this is a symbolic and important part of the beginning and end of not only the film, but their relationship. Just beneath this, running along beneath the keyboard will be our tagline, which is linked to the popular aphorism; “They say absence makes the heart grow fonder…” which not only suggests there is a clear link between the young and old characters, it also gives us the impression that this film is based on love over time.

The title, which has not yet been clarified, will be either in a plain but bold font, or I was thinking maybe the stereotypical child msn fonts, either Comic Sans or Curlz MT, to link to the msn convosations.

Underneath the title will be the actors/actresses names. And down both of the blank spaces to the sides of the older characters will be positive reviews and ratings, perhaps from teenaged magazines like Cosmo or Glamour, to link to the target audience.