You've probably seen the "blue-and-orange" thing in movie posters. It makes sense, they are sharp contrasting colours, visually striking but still warm, stylish, and easy on the eye (unlike the neon magenta and glow-in-the-dark-green combo), so why not embrace this little visual trick and hack away.
But they aren't the only trick in the book. There are a few elemets that have been appearing in movie posters for a while, and they are usually genre-specific and say a thing or two about the movie itself (whether they mean to or not).
Here they are, in no particular order:
These are some. There are more.
Can you unsee?
Courtesy of this guy.
But they aren't the only trick in the book. There are a few elemets that have been appearing in movie posters for a while, and they are usually genre-specific and say a thing or two about the movie itself (whether they mean to or not).
Here they are, in no particular order:
- Tiny people on the beach, giant heads in the sky.
Usually a drama. And Oscar bait.
- Back turned, holding weapons.
Action flick featuring hardcore badass from the poster as a tough, cool, cynical, battle hardened hardass mofo.
- Back to back.
Comedy, usually a romantic one.
- IN BED!
This doesn't say a lot about the movie itself, other than they don't feature as much actual sex happening as the poster implies, because all they do in said bed is talk.
- The eye.
Most often horror films.
- Blue.
Because nature is blue.
- Black and orange.
Like blue and orange, only more badass. Also, black and red.
- Run, Forrest, run!
Action flick. Everyone is after the main character.
- Legs frame.
Either a comedy, or a movie equivalent of a cheesy paperback novel featuring someone named Hammer Steele.
- This is your face on drugs.
Used when the movie is, like, deep and stuff.
- Woman in a red dres.
Because wimmin in red dresses are sexy, that's why. Features a woman in a prominent or main role, and as the centre of attention.
- Text on face.
This one is new, so it's not really saying a lot about the movie as much as it is a cool new bandwagon to ride.
These are some. There are more.
Can you unsee?
Courtesy of this guy.
