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Minimalist Film Posters. My experience. Year 10 boys Northern suburbs Senior Campus Come with preconceived ideas about media Hands on and active Low level confidence re academic ability Little attention to presentation of work. Teaching Intentions.
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My experience Year 10 boys Northern suburbs Senior Campus Come with preconceived ideas about media Hands on and active Low level confidence re academic ability Little attention to presentation of work
Teaching Intentions To share a successful teaching experience To take you through the steps I used To discuss ways to improve the activity To suggest ideas for extension To provide resources for classroom use
Learning Intentions To understand what a minimalist film poster is To learn about possible ways to produce minimalist film posters To discover ways to introduce this activity and incorporate it into existing curriculum To create a minimalist film poster
What are the conventions of minimalist film posters? Basic object/image/shape that represents the film Simple sans serif typography Title of the film and (sometimes) production company One colour background Flat colour–limited or no textureor dimension
Lesson Breakdown Discussion of minimalism PowerPoint guessing examples List conventions of minimalist film posters on board Themes, codes & symbols brainstorm Instructions for activity Planning and production Evaluation and feedback
Discussion of minimalism Definition of minimalism “Minimalism describes movements in various forms of art and design, where the work is set out to expose the essence, essentials or identity of a subject through eliminating all non-essential forms, features or concepts.” wikipedia Discussion of minimalist arts – painting, sculpture, architecture, design etc
PowerPoint of examples Went through examples and they called out the film name Then listed conventions of minimalist posters on the board:-few colours, -basic shapes – symbols from film, -simple fonts & typography-one colour background-usually flat colour, some with texture
http://spyrestudios.com/ • Typography – choose clean, simple fonts with a high level of readability. • Balance – a readable and pleasing arrangement of content. • Contrast – increased contrast can drastically improve your design’s readability and user-friendliness. • Space – emphasize where you want viewers to look while making them feel comfortable and less claustrophobic.
Themes, codes & symbols Discussed the themes, codes and symbols from Edward Scissorhands Brainstormed on the board
Inspiration Showed existing film posters for Edward
Instructions for activity Went through the process/requirements of task Work in pairs Plan your work Must be three colours, name of the film and at least one symbol/image Approved plan before letting them collect materials Must be completed in a double
Feedback Students were impressed that there was so much diversity in the finished posters They enjoyed the activity and were all on task They demonstrated understanding of key themes and motifs from the film They worked well as a team (both as pairs and a class as a whole) encouraging each other and sharing materials