Poster Inspirations

The first poster is for "Eastern Promises" which was meantioned in my Media Pitch. The second and third posters are for "The Boondock Saints". I like the second of the two posters because it shows the brothers' rosary beads (the characters being Roman Catholic) giving them morals etc. It also shows the closeness of the two brothers as one has Veritas (Truth) tattooed on his hand and the other having Aequitas (Justice) tattooed on their hand. It is also similar to the "Eastern Promises" poster as it only shows the hands (again creating mystery about the two brothers) of the brothers, along with their tattoos. The difference, though, is that the brothers are holding guns, a direct link to some sort of criminal activity, whereas in the "Eastern Promises" poster, despite it being a crime film, has no link to crime whatsoever. The last one is a promotional poster for "The Sopranos". Although it isn't a film, I like the idea that both Tony's blood family and his extended family are in the background and that it shows how his loyalty is split. The fact that he is sat at the front of the two groups not only shows that he is the head of his blood family and the head of his crime family but also shows that he is alienated from the two groups (e.g. he sees a psychiatrist).

For my poster I would like to create the same sense of "mystery" as the posters for "The Boondock Saints" and "Eastern Promises". The only difference would be that the whole of the main character would be shown rather than just his hands. Another idea I want to incorporate into the poster is the religious iconography shown in the poster for "The Boondock Saints". Whether that would be a latin phrase or a pysichal religious object is undecided as of yet.