Movie Poster Assignment

Here is your movie poster assignment:

Your next assignment is to choose a movie poster from the past, and to redesign it using Adobe Illustrator

applying modern graphic design techniques and traditional layout elements.



For example, here is an original 1980's poster design for the movie GODZILLA.

The poster is not terrible in design, but has room for improvement.



Here is an example of how you could redesign the same poster into a more modern, appealing form of advertising, using Illustrator and modern graphic design techniques.

Follow These Steps to Complete the Movie Poster Assignment:

  1. Brainstorm and decide on the movie poster you would like to design.

  2. Research the internet and find an example of the movie's original poster design. Download it to your desktop.

  3. Research and download images from the web that can be used to recreate images and movie characters you would like on the poster.

  4. Create a 8.5 x 11 inch Print Document in Adobe Illustrator, and bring the images needed as reference into your document to trace.

  5. Set up your layers accordingly. For example, image on one layer and your drawing on another.

  6. Your movie poster must have the following details shown below:



<< Your movie poster must have a sentence somewhere in the design that says something about the movie's plot.

<< The poster must have the MOVIE TITLE.

<< The poster must have a MAIN IMAGE of either a character from the movie, a scene from the movie, or both.






<< MOVIE CREDITS: Including Actors Names, Movie Rating and Release Date.