Film poster: making of;

This is the finished version of my poster, however I just need to add credits to it at the bottom, which are a convention of film posters. Then after I have added them my film poster will be complete.

I have added the names of my characters at the top of the poster. This is a convention of film posters, as they usually put the names of the actors at the top of the poster, especially if they're very famous as it attracts the audience to the film. I have put mine at the top in a bigger font than the text, as I want their names to be quite focal of the poster. However I have not put them in pink as I want the name of the film and the review to be the key features of the poster, and if I put there names in pink it would detract from them.

I have decided to put the age of 15 on the film as even though I am aiming it at 20-45 year old females, I would still like females who are maybe in their late teens to come and watch the film, as I think they will also be able to relate to the plot of the film. The definition for a 15 certificate is 'no one younger than 15 may see a 15 film in a cinema. No one younger than 15 may rent or buy a 15 rated DVD'. I have chosen this certificat as while my romcom may be quite subtle, it still will have scenes of my couple kissing and scenes which are inappropriate to under 15's. As I want some of my scenes to be quite romantic I have chosen this certificate, as this allows for some of this content but 'not in strong detail', and this is what I want for my film. As films under this certificate can contain adult themes, and moderate-strong sex references it is an ideal certificate for my film. I have also found that some of the films I researched for my romcom trailer were given a 15 or under rating. 'Bridget Jones Diary' was given a 15 certificate, and I have found that many romcoms recieve this certificate as most do contain sexual content, as that is a convention of romcoms. Also under this certificate swearing is permitted as long as it is in the right context, and as my film is aimed at adults, and as my characters in the film are young adults there will be some swearing, although not much and will be in the right context. There will not be violence in my film, as it is a romcom and that is not a convention of romcoms. However there may be some arguments that may get a little physical, and this certificate allows for it. There will not be any harmful imitable behaviour in my film either, as again that is not a convention of romcoms. I have chosen this certificate as I feel it is appropriate for my film, as the theme is more for adults and not under 15's.