Dissertation proposal (take 3)

Moving on from our COP presentations in front of Amber, Simon Jones and my peers, the feedback that I received indicated that my COP title/focus was overly specific and would work better as a broader topic.

Moving on from this I had to generate a new Dissertation title, having discussed films such as Nymphomanic which has a very iconic movie poster and concept created by a graphic designer.

This sparked up the topic of my dissertation focussing around a graphic designer's approach to sensitive movie issues (again relating to my previous dissertation proposal) issues such as abuse/horror, drug addiction and sex.

I then proposed this to my COP tutor, Amber, with the working title being 'How does a graphic design approach sensitive issues when designing movie posters?'

We then began discussing the evolution of horror movie posters ranging back from the popular 1950s movie posters which were some of the first to represent horror films in a paper 2D format, to the current post millennial

(Initial question to be proposed to COP tutor)

How does a movie poster designer tackle sensitive issues?

(Improved question after discussion with COP tutor)

What tactics do Graphic designers employ to communicate contentious themes?

The current dissertation title will then be expanded on showing more focus and direction.

(Hills have eyes remake: 1977 - 2006)

Research routes:

Advertising constraints 

Advertising standards

Group together by: X rated, Director, genre

'Green inferno trailer'

Theory: Typefaces, Semiotics, colour theory

-Zombie apocalypse 

-Night of the living dead

1950s VS Contemporary 

'Grind house'

Historical film posters designed by 'Ad men' rather than Gdesigners

Deep meaning/concepts nowadays in film posters

Figurative

'It follows' film

Literal translation

illustrative 

Modern remakes

'Day the earth stood still'

The medium

Proposal