By Billie Wilson

The film title will be one of the main things visible features of the film poster. The title will be bold and big so its memorable.

A tag line or a film quote/review is put near the title. This give the target audience a clue about what the film is about.

If the film producer is successful and has other films similar to the genre, the director or production company may be put on the film poster in to attract the target audience.

Reviews or quote may also be a selling point for the film poster

The credits are conventional on film posters.

The main image enables the target audience to see the genre straight away through the character, costume, props and setting used.

All film posters have an eye catching nature, so that target audience are attracted.

The genre is clearly defined.

There is usually the release date or ‘coming soon’ so the audience know when they can watch it.