Film Poster Inspiration

I have looked at some existing film posters for inspiration and have found that the key codes and conventions are;

• the name of the film written in a bold font and a prominent colour so it stands out against the background image
• the main image with the actor in character, usually the main character so the villain or the hero. In some cases it can be both.
• the actor's name so they know who is featured within the film
• the release date of the film so the audience know when they go and see it 
• a catchy slogan which is easy for the audience to remember

I like the way that these film posters use a silhouette of a character usually holding a gun. We could take inspiration from the total recall film poster in our action thriller film by having the silhouette of the kidnapper appearing above the other characters so he appears to be more dominant and powerful than them. We could take the picture from a low angle so that he looks as though he's rising above and standing over everyone. Similar to this poster, we could also take an establishing shot of the city perhaps from the top of Birmingham library and have this spread across the page to give the image some depth. We could then have the two less dominant characters Molly and Chloe standing ready for action as they take on the character and Molly saves Chloe from the kidnapper.