Outsider comments

In order to have a varied opinion of my posters i asked numerous friends of mine who are not media students to tell me what they think. They gave me valuable feedback as they hadn't yet viewed the finished film so just like in the real world; they would get a feel of the film through the posters alone.

Olivia French - "i can see by the first one its got a gangster feel to it, but then the third poster looks funny because of the character's facial expressions. Is the film about cars?"

Millie Crowley - "The second one is my favourite because the image links with the title. The two people in the picture are obviously switching something and the title of the film is called switch so i think you cleverly linked the image with the film title."

Jack De Looper - "This looks like a film i'd enjoy watching. Its got a breifcase and cars - seems like my kind of movie!"

George Rowden - "From the first and second poster i get an essence of mystery about what actually happens in the film but then the third poster communicates comedy to me? All three combined seem to give a kind of mobster film but one that's funny. Like gangsters gone wrong or something?"

Sharon's Comments

Poster 1: I really like the composition and symmetry of the image. I like the way you have taken advantage of certain elements in the picture, like the car headlights by editing it the way you have. You have experimented with the location of the title on the page which I felt was very clever and the tagline is really good also. In terms of target audience you can look into adding features that may appeal them i.e. the light bulb without making any drastic changes. There is not much shown in terms of the main two characters but having said this I still feel the poster works well plus you have another poster with the characters faces shown it in. Overall you have done a really good job well done!!

Film Review: A very professional layout, the housing style you were influence by has been shown very clearly good job. The language style you have used is typical of what you would find in a magazine from Empire so that has also been executed well. In terms of improvements I honestly cant fault it so I don’t know what to add :S . . .Good Job!!

Rebecca's Comments

Posters

Great stuff, I think it really suits your genre. The use of the two main characters on the poster, but not fully in view was a good idea. It gives the audience an impression of the story along with the car and suitcase but doesn’t reveal too much. My only feedback would be to maybe make something more of the font, perhaps a more styled font? Or different fonts for the title, and then the actors etc. And include the production details? That you find at the bottom of posters? Unless you haven’t seen it used on your genre research. Overall they fit a great house style, although I think the black and white effect with the graininess makes it difficult to make out the pictures, so maybe edited them so there clearer?

Review

What can I say, you’ve stuck to empires layout and style, with other films which you’ve made reviews for, all good stuff. The font size is a bit small, and the spacing seems odd, maybe try putting your work into PowerPoint or another programme so you can fix the layout better?