Auteur

Examples

Task 2b: Auteur film posters

•Create 3 Auteur film posters

•Deadline 19th October 2012

Pass Create 3 alternative film posters for an existing Auteur

Merit/Distinction

Create an auteur style of your own. Create 3 film posters

What do you notice?

What do you notice?

What do you notice?

What do you notice?

What do you notice?

Conventions• Conventions are the ingredients that make up a film poster.• There are certain conventions (ingredients) which are seen in

all film posters.• What are they?

Genre• Genre is a French word which means type • Conventions are used to identify a certain genre (type) of film

• We expect to see the certain conventions (ingredients) in all films of the same genre.

• Horror is one example of a film genre• What other examples can you think of?

• Sometimes films can come under more than one genre of film, these are called cross/hybrid genres.

What do you notice?

What are the conventions for a film poster?

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Film poster Conventions

• Label the conventions of a film poster on your film poster.

TAGLINE

PRODUCTION LOGO

BILLING BLOCK

STARS

FOREGROUND

BACKGROUND

CERTIFICATE

FOCAL POINT

TYPOGRAPHY

STYLE&GENRE

TITLE

REVIEWS

RELEASE DATE

MAIN IMAGE

SUBSIDIARY IMAGE

WEB ADDRESS

Task 2b: Auteur film posters

•Create 3 Auteur film posters

•Deadline 19th October 2012

Pass Create 3 alternative film posters for an existing Auteur

Merit/Distinction

Create an auteur style of your own. Create 3 film posters