Recently, a French blogger named?Christophe Courtois posted an article on the topic of movie poster clich?s, pulling together?dozens of examples of key art that have the same look and feel. Sites like Upprox weighed in on the subject, discussing the message of such design stereotypes. Other websites like the Inspired Movie Posters Blog and Monkey Key Art Awards often dedicated regular blog posts to the topic.
Movie poster clich?s is relevant to students earning their Graphic Design Degree with an emphasis in Entertainment Design at FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, who are learning the fundamental of a successful entertainment campaign. Check out one example below of posters depicting a lone character viewed from behind:
These montages demonstrate how the movie poster (also known as the key art) often take on similar design elements like color and scale, and even literal visual objects like a giant eyeball, or a woman wearing a red dress. This attention to the movie poster clich?s also demonstrates how available it is to public criticism as the official art of a film.
Given the fast-paced demands of our culture today, ?it must be difficult to reinvent the poster again and again, especially in terms of layout and format given the static dimensions of a poster. It?s definitely important to take such designs into consideration as an aspiring graphic designer, who will be challenged to push the envelope in order to be successful in Entertainment Design industry.
By studying these posters, one could also learn about the power of iconic images. For example,?the overpowering use of blue in the nature-inspired film posters to depict a calm feeling, or of a woman in red to suggest sensuality, demonstrate how our culture interprets messages through a powerful and common visual language.
?Clich?s are useful when coming up with a metaphor, but they can be a trap when you use ?design? cliches in your layouts or photo shoots,? says Steve Reaves, the Graphic Design Program Director at FIDM, who emphasizes the importance of conceptual thinking and research, and the role of a graphic designer as a visual problem solver in the Entertainment Design industry.
Below, check out some of the movie poster cliche montages as curated by Christophe Courtois.
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[All photo montages courtesy of and available in high res at?Christophe Courtois]
Questions/comments? Email the editor, Mani O?Brien at mo?brien@fidm.edu
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