Movie Poster Research

A movie poster designed this millennium:
Backseat (2008)
Evoking much of the design simplicity that famed artist Saul Bass was known for, the designer made it more interesting reversing the direction the title in the rearview mirror. In doing this, the intent was to truly make one feel as if they were in the back seat.
A Post-Modern movie poster (designed after 1960):
Jaws (1975)
Emphasizing the title character bright bold red lettering, artist Drew Struzan creates a sense of balance and motion as the shark appears to be moving closer to the intended victim. This is further emphasized with the bubbles on either side of the shark’s mouth.
A movie poster designed before 1950:
Robert Louis Stevenson’s “The Body Snatcher” (1945)
This poster appears to be ahead of its time in the overall design, as it resembles the campy horror movies of the 1950’s and 60’s. The positioning of the actor and name in the top portion of the design gives it a great sense of depth and balance while the title character does his bidding in the bottom left hand corner.
A movie poster designed by Saul Bass:
Alexandre le bienheureux (1968)
Bass, known especially for his simplicity, continues this in the work for
French film. The design is interesting on its own solely due to the shoes centered
off center in the middle of the page. In positioning the right shoe a little lower than the left, Bass also gives a sense of balance, almost in a symmetrical sense.