Composition
How Film Poster Composition Directs Your Eye
Learn how film poster composition guides your eye from a striking image to the title and quieter details, even when…
The reading room
All readings
Browse close readings of film posters, from the way a title occupies the frame to the choices behind an image’s palette and format.
Typography
Tall Letters, Wide Letters: What a Film Poster Title’s Shape Suggests
Film poster title shape affects how lettering sits beside imagery. Learn to read width, spacing and line breaks so…
Formats
Before the Inkjet: A Short History of Film Poster Printing
Film poster printing moved from hand-prepared artwork to digital files, changing how images, colours and lettering…
Colour
The Blue-and-Orange Poster Is Not a Rulebook
Blue and orange film poster colour can signal tension, warmth or distance. Learn to read hue, contrast and light…
Illustration
A Five-Minute Film Poster Study with Pencil and Paper
A five-minute film poster study uses simple pencil shapes to reveal how illustration builds mood, scale and tension…
Our point of view
Look at the poster before the film
A poster is both an image and an invitation. We look closely at the choices that shape that invitation, without treating a design as a promise about the film itself.