Despite the tone of most of these movies being dark, the posters are relatively saturated. I also notice that the majority of the posters use a photo of a protagonist or important character in the film. The text also relates directly to what happens in the film.
Personally, I like the idea of a close up of the protagonist's face (In our case, Patrick Maloney), however this does not seem to be conventional of any of the genres our film covers.
I especially like the Harry Potter poster- the dark colours used, the shadowing and the positioning of the face.
It is important to follow international standards for dimensions when making a poster for a film. This means that it will be easier to have your film displayed in a number of different places like the subway, the cinema etc.
