The first thing I considered doing was to look at films I'd seen and loved. By doing that, I can draw more answers from the poster if I already have a set opinion on what the film is, and does, and how much I liked or disliked it.
The first poster I chose to look at is 'Trainspotting', and I took alot of influence from it for my poster. It was one of my favourite landscape posters which then made me love the concept for my own even more. I also liked the idea of the orange block running down the bottom with all the important stuff in it, which didn't take away from the original pictures. With a poster, I think it should be the image that catches your eye, and that's exactly the effect the Trainspotting poster had, which is why I borrowed the idea for myself. I don't think posters should be about the director or even focus on the actors as much, it should be a snapshot of what the movie is about. The Trainspotting posters do exactly that, give you an idea of what the film entails, and that's the effect I wanted for myself. I liked the stark orange in comparison to the black and white, and in my poster I tried to get the face really pale and pasty, in comparison do the deep maroon colour of the block in mine. It's obviously not as sharp as the Trainspotting one, but I think it has a similar effect.
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