OUGD603 - Fences Movie Poster Brief

When thinking about my portfolio and the types of work that I want to use for interviews, I know that designing in relation to film is something I have always loved. By including a movie poster in my portfolio I will be varying my style of visual approach to promotional material. Some of my past works on movie posters and CD covers has also provided me with the techniques and process necessary to make more of what I love best.

Movie Ideas

• Fences was a movie I had recently seen which had some interesting concepts and subjects that could be explored through graphic design. This includes family life in the 1950s, the role of parents, references to baseball and several recurring props. 
• Props in Fences - Baseball/baseball bat, chain link fences, picket fences, wood/saw, gin bottles.
• References in Fences - Bases on a baseball field, strikes/strike-out in baseball, 18 year marriage, 'wrestle with death', hard work, family.

I chose to promote Fences in a movie poster because the plot was easy to reference, there were limited characters and while researching several examples of the movie poster I found that there were limited existing concepts for this film. My plan from this point would be to further research the contemporary approaches to movie posters, look at poster design of the 1950s and see what trends are recurring in this area of design. From here, I may be able to get an idea of how I want the poster to look and gather some inspirational designs to use as a starting point in the initial stages.