what is the purpose of a film poster

Film posters are useful as they are shown in various locations around the country for example in newspapers, magazines and on the underground. They are seen by a lot of people and a wide variety of people.

One of the purposes of the film is too advertise the film to the public, and get as many people as possible to watch the film, it does this by giving a positive representation of the film, for example they would normally show parts of reviews like ‘5 stars’ and ‘a stunning piece’, it should also give people information about the film, for example showing the themes and genre of the film (1) and should give the audience an insight to the narrative of the film. A film poster should also highlight the main stars in the film(2), most of the time being in the foreground, this makes the audience more likely to look at it as it’s a well-known star playing a role in the film, sometimes highlighting the director too if the director is famous, for example ‘Hitchcock.’ Another purpose is the distribution information, for example, where and when is the film going to be released (3)