Comparing these short film posters to that of feature film posters, it can be seen that there are a few differences among their conventions, as well as many similarities.
To state those which are the same, it is the clear use of the title of the film being present, but then again, it would be a silly idea to not display the film title. The name of the film director has also been given but apart from that, there is not much evidence of any other text on the short film posters, like the feature films, such as quotes from newspapers and a star scale. This goes to show that short films are not as well known as feature films and in terms of scale, they are also much smaller. To continue on with this, for the short film posters shown above which are not animated, the names of the actors are not given showing the films are low key and that they do not use A list actors, therefore there is no need to state their names.
These posters, unlike the feature films, also display only the main characters of the film and does not incorporate any other ideas such as the genre or setting of the film. Furthermore, they do not give away or hint at anything which may be in the film so as to give the audience ideas about the narrative. The overall images used are also fairly simple and do not involve the use of special effects and the whole poster quite simply keeps to the minimum amount of information needed.
In relation to all this with my own poster to represent the short film in which I shall be producing, I will need to be aware of these features which have been kept, or removed, as it will show that I am capable of integrating these ideas within my own work and adhering to the short film poster conventions.
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