{"id":3672,"date":"2021-06-29T07:52:02","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T11:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simplifiedblog.wpengine.com\/?p=3672"},"modified":"2024-04-17T02:54:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T06:54:46","slug":"movie-poster-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplified.com\/blog\/design\/movie-poster-design","title":{"rendered":"The Experts’ Insights Into A Movie Poster Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We could call movie posters elevator pitches for films, but let’s call a spade – a movie poster is bait to get audience into the movie theatres. Your movie poster design<\/a> makes and breaks how the audience perceives you. We at Simplified have created the dogma every movie poster designer must follow to ensure a full house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MGM’s Cabin in the Sky, released in 1943<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Columbia Picture’s Cover Girl, released in 1944<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"MGM's
MGM’s Adam Ribs released in 1949<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Source: IMDb<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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<\/span>History of Movie Poster Design<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the United States, film posters were usually returned to a nationwide operation called the National Screen Service (NSS), which printed and distributed most of the film posters for the studios. However, from the mid-1920s to the 1940s, American film studios hired famous artists and illustrators such as Al Hirschfeld, Hap Hadley, Ted Ireland, and Louis Fancher to develop their own style. For instance, MGM was known for its highly polished posters that used pastel color schemes on white backgrounds. In contrast, 20th Century Fox was famous for using rich and vibrant colors in its film poster design. Similarly, Colombia Pictures saw the popularity of colored graphics amongst the audience and pioneered the \u201cfake color\u201d process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>The Anatomy of a Movie Poster Design<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To create buzz about an upcoming film, your movie poster design should aim to achieve the following:<\/p>\n\n\n