Eighth Grade
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Movie Poster Project
Rationale: This lesson is intended to help students learn about emphasis, visual storytelling, and composition, as well as careers in the arts.
Objectives
The students will create a concept for a movie poster including the synopsis, title, and characters.
The students will learn about color as a visual storytelling device.
Students will design a life-size movie poster that communicates the story and mood of their movie and utilizes an appropriate color scheme.
Materials
Computers (1 per student) with student account access to pixlr.com/e
Instructions could be found in Google Classroom
DESIGNING A MOVIE POSTER
In this lesson, you will choose a particular movie and create a poster to advertise it.
What Is A Movie Poster? A movie poster is a poster designed to attract potential moviegoers to see a movie. How to Make a Movie Poster: Design Theory
Movie posters generally offer basic information like the title, the names of actors, actresses, directors, and producers while offering a visual of some kind that represents the movie and a ‘tagline’ or teaser used to further entice would-be movie patrons.
While there are different approaches and templates useful to advertise and market a particular movie, for teachers and students the primary draw for movie posters is that they require the movie poster creator to concisely ‘capture’ a film with the express purpose of convincing a certain audience to go see that film. This isn’t unlike persuasive writing assignments or even a debate where students need to convince an audience to accept a premise or conclusion. In the case of the movie poster, the task is simple enough: Communicate key information about a movie in a way that persuades readers who otherwise may not be interested.
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