Research - Print

Hey blog! It's time to start doing research on the print component for my portfolio project! Since I am pursuing the film promo package, I need to create a poster for the film. The release can either be theatrical or streaming, here are the differences!!

Theatrical Release:

• Title
• Key art
• Production credits
• Tagline

Streaming Release:

• Multiple thumbnails
• Title
• Few production credits

Something that is important to note is that if I do the streaming release, all of the thumbnails need to have the same font for the title and same coloring overall. The reason for making the different thumbnails is to attract different audiences. 

I think that for my specific genre, a streaming release makes more sense. 

One of my favorite films ever is The Perks of Being a Wallflower I think that it really resonates with the idea that I have for my portfolio project because it follows a teenager and their struggles throughout their life. My project won't have nearly as much of trauma in it because The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a VERY heavy film/book, but it will have a similar idea. This film was originally a theatrical release but then was later on moved to streaming services. I think that for one of my thumbnails, I want to create something similar to this one where there are multiple characters in it. I also really like how the background behind the characters is very bright because it stands out rather than if it was just a plain white or black background. I will probably also do something like that because it is just something different!!

I have never heard of the film, Eighth Grade but after doing research on films about mental health and anxiety, I stumbled across this one. I really like how for this poster, it is an extreme close-up so that the audience knows that the film will mainly focus on that one specific character. I also really like how the title is very bold and stands out. I think that if I do something similar where the poster is pretty much just an extreme close up of a character, then I will also make the title bold, and vibrant so that it stands out. I have yet to actually watch Eighth Grade but after doing research on it, I think that it has some sort of a similar concept to what I'm thinking of doing. The film follows a young girl and how she navigates through the last week of middle school, the catch is... she struggles with self-image and social media pressures. I honestly think I might watch it to possibly get some inspiration!!