Film posters

The key conventions of a romantic comedy poster are:

The use of a comedic pose to show instantly the genre of the film. In this poster an audience can spot the genre through the pose of the man and woman.

The two lead characters are instantly spotted on the poster and even though they aren't central an audience's eye is drawn to them.

The film title is comically positioned and the 'tag line' gives the audience an instant hint about what the films about. It is not a complicated poster and gets straight to the point.

Another good example of a simple yet conventional poster is Bridget Jones' Diary. The three leads are clearly indicated along with their names above. The comedic aspect is in the tag lines above their heads and through Renee Zelweggers face. The poster is eye catching as its bold which will bring in an audience. It doesn't give the story line away so uses the enigma code..."What's going to happen?" which will make an audience want to watch the film.

On my poster I will use the key conventions of the main characters being on the poster with a tag line and the name of the film in bold. I will use the typical comedic pose between the three main characters and have the pictures set out like the one for Bridget Jones Diary.