1. Adding Text to
Posters/Magazines
GCSE Film

2. Recap
 What text would we normally see in a magazine
feature?
 What text would we normally see on a poster?

3. Recap
 What text would we normally see in a magazine
feature?
(header, strapline info, drop cap, quote, page number)
 What text would we normally see on a poster?
(title, tagline, credit reel, release date, website)

4. Where to
find
fonts
Apply knowledge
Create of What
your own posters/magazine text to
poster text conventions include
to own product
Where to
place the
text

5. Where to find fonts?
 http://www.dafont.com

6. What text to include?
 Consider audience
 Remember anchorage – text can convey the style and
meaning of the film

7. Where to place the text
 Find a poster/magazine feature with a similar layout to
what you want to create
 Add this to the bottom layer in Photoshop
 Use this as a guide in the layout of your own product
 File – Place (find your poster from desktop)
 This will add your poster to a new layer

8. Create your own
 Find a font
 Consider what text you are going to use
 Relate this to the conventions of your chosen product/genre
 Use an existing product to guide your layout