Flat Plan- Poster

This is the flat plan of how I want my poster for my film to look. I got inspiration from this from various posters I had already seen. Like the one shown below:

I like the layout of this poster, and the fact that minimal colour is used. I do not want such a close up photograph, however. So that is one thing that I would change. As you can see, when comparing it to my flat plan, I like the idea of a very small amount of text. So, I would like to have the movie title and a tag line as the main focus texts and any other relevant info would be smaller on the poster.

Rationale:

Colour Usage: I want to use a colour scheme of black, green and white. I think this will hint at the theme of war and the army and the black will signify the dark drama that happens within my film. I would like the background to be black, so that any colour on top of that will stand out and catch the eye of the spectators. I would like the majority of the text to be in variations of green, for the army effect. The actress will be wearing a white wedding dress, so this will brighten up the black and the audience will be immediately drawn to her, as she is the main attraction.

Image Usage: I only want to use one main image and that is of the main character. This is because I was to signify that she is the main character and the narrative will be based around her. She will be wearing a wedding dress and either saluting or holding a soldiers hat so imply the underlying war theme. She will have a sad expression, or a tear stained face to show that the film is going to be dramatic and emotional. I will either have a midshot, or a long shot of the actress so that we can see her full costume and posture, as well as her emotional face. The image will only hint at the narrative and then the rest will be left to the audience's interpretation.

Text Usage: I won't have too much text on the poster, I will only include the relevant information. I will have the biggest text as the title of the film, then a short and simple tagline that will intrigue the audience. I then might include the names of the two main actors and then a small area at the bottom of the poster to include the rest of the cast and crew and other relevant information. The tagline will read 'One Letter Can Change Everything...' which implies that something dramatic is going to happen without giving too much detail away. In a way, it is a teaser about what the audience should expect.

Layout and Font: I want all of the fonts to be simple and easy to read. The main difference will be the title of the film which I would like to be either in a handwritten effect or as though it has been written on a type writer, as this will further hint at the theme of war and foreshadow what events will happen in the future, regarding a letter. They key focal point on the poster will be the image, as she will be wearing a bright white wedding dress and this will contrast against the black background. The rest of the text will frame this image, emphasising its importance. As there will be very little text and only one image, I will make sure the image is big enough to take up a lot of room on the poster and to avoid any dead space.