Types of Film Poster by Emily Neal

Teaser Poster

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Only contains basic information, typically a picture

of the main character(s) or an icon and the title of the film.

Theatrical Poster

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The "main" poster.

Contains more information than the teaser one:

Names of stars
production team / institutions (a credit block)

Video/DVD release poster

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Typically the same as the theatrical poster, but with the addition of one-line review quotes and stars. May have the DVD release date and usually a banner across the top with "DVD" or "Bluray" etc.

Character Poster

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Features one main character. Some franchises (e.g. Harry Potter or Pirates of the Caribbean) create several versions of these posters, featuring different characters.

I am using Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides to illustrate the different types of film poster.

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