{"id":50,"date":"2017-06-27T01:19:45","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T01:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/posterini.com\/blog\/?p=50"},"modified":"2024-04-18T20:14:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T20:14:37","slug":"making-great-movie-poster-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/posterini.com\/blog\/making-great-movie-poster-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Making a great movie poster with Posterini’s movie poster maker"},"content":{"rendered":"

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22.3″ custom_padding=”0px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”0px|||” padding_mobile=”on”][et_pb_row custom_padding=”|” padding_mobile=”on” column_padding_mobile=”on” padding_top_1=”0px” admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.22.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_post_title meta=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”3.0.87″ title_font=”Roboto Condensed|on|||” title_font_size=”38px” title_line_height=”1.5em” background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0)” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”5px||10px|” custom_padding=”0px||0px|” module_bg_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0)” border_style=”solid” global_module=”11009″ saved_tabs=”advanced,css”][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QZKJoz3Hodg” _builder_version=”3.22.4″][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/posterini.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/making-online-movie-poster-app.jpg” alt=”make movie poster online with our movie poster maker” _builder_version=”3.22.4″ z_index_tablet=”500″ animation=”off” sticky=”off”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.74″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]<\/p>\n

The movie poster maker at Posterini.com<\/a><\/strong> gives you awesome professional templates to create amazing movie posters, give some of them a try here:<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Science Fiction Movie Template<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/a>Girly Cute Film Template<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/a>Drama Movie Template<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/a>Adventure Film Template<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/a>Action Movie Film Template<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Thousands of users have created amazing movie posters to promote their movies, projects and media productions with our movie poster maker. (Start your own one today at posterini.com<\/a><\/strong> ). This gives us a great perspective to analyze and understand what makes a movie poster successful. Have in mind that your movie poster is the business card of your movie, it represents you and your product. Every part of the poster is important.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

What is your favourite movie poster of all time? How do movie posters influence you in watching or not a movie? Where do you find great movie posters? A great movie poster condenses the feel and tone of a movie, it touches you at an emotional level and has to appeal to a wide range of ages and backgrounds. <\/span>When creating a great movie poster have in mind these points:<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Simplicity<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Be simple, choose a main subject and display it big and bold, don’t confuse the audience.  Study where your eyes go the first time you look at the poster. Check with others. Are your eyes going to the most important part of the piece, or are other distractions taking your eyes away somewhere else?<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Foundations<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Learn the rules of composition, the foundations of it all. Read a great book about it:<\/span><\/p>\n

Framed Ink: Drawing and Composition for Visual Storytellers<\/a>\"\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Create mystery.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Think of your poster as a story in itself, and think of the ingredients that great stories have: Mystery, contrast, conflict, turnarounds, twists, etc. <\/span>Now take the first one, mystery, and think of the impact mystery can have in your poster. A poster that reveals too much is like a movie that reveals too much too soon, it fails to engage, it’s too easy.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Create mystery in your poster, open questions whose answers are yet to be revealed. Set up challenges that seem impossible to solve. Reveal riddles, trigger a discussion, surprise your viewers.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Be who you are<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Highlight the main names involved in the movie but unless you are a hollywood production, don’t saturate your poster with too much text. <\/span>Some film festivals don’t appreciate small films pretending to be large studios, be who you are and be proud of it. The Posterini movie poster maker allows you to find your own personal style within each project.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Legibility matters<\/strong><\/h3>\n

What is the point of a great design if people cannot understand what the poster says?  Use drop shadows where necessary to make sure the text is legible. Drop shadows are a key friend that can solve many of the legibility problems your poster may have. Our movie poster maker gives you many options to choose from.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Contrast is king<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Humans love contrast. Our brain loves contrast. Contrast helps us understand our environment, classify it, order it. Use bright and dark areas to attract the attention of audiences to the key parts of your poster. Avoid monotony, create variation, create patterns, play with that contrast.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Travel with us to the year 1950 in Spain to discover this great tool to make movie posters<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n