FEEDBACK: PERSONAL FEEDBACK FOR MY FILM POSTER

During my lesson on Monday, I was reminded by my teacher that I need to get feedback for my film poster and to gain feedback concerning areas of inconsistencies that my friends can notice. I think that getting personal feedback is a very good way in order for me to act upon my mistakes and also see whether I have properly addressed the codes and conventions necessary for a professional film poster.

I decided to upload my film poster image on my Facebook page. I did this primarily because lots of my friends use Facebook and I knew that it would draw their attention by appearing on their newsfeed. Furthermore, I wanted to gain feedback concerning whether the quality of the poster is up to par.

I managed to receive a fair share of likes and I also received comments, which were very supportive:

Also, I was met with some constructive criticism, which was very self beneficial for the future when making film posters again. The area of concern was with the fact that two of the three characters were looking at the camera and one of the characters was looking away from the camera. The main concern here was that it seemed a bit random and unclear as to why this was the case. However, it was intentionally done because there have been film posters where they  have had characters looking away from the camera and so I decided to do the same for my poster.

Being given this feedback has definitely boosted my confidence within making film posters. However, I feel that this poster is not perfect and there are a few areas of improvement I can act upon. One of them is making the background brighter, I think that if I did this, it would really make the characters stand out more and pop out of the poster to really attract the viewers' eyes. Furthermore, I could make the text brighter because I feel that for example, the August 2016 text looks like it is blending in with the background too much. I think that this needs to be more bright so it can stand out more.

In conclusion, I am very pleased with the feedback I have received from yesterday and I am looking forward to any more feedback along the way.