Behold the great Saul Bass

Look before you make. In particular, look closely at the wonderful title sequences of the great Saul Bass. Look here

Generic Trailers

It's slightly tongue in cheek but this article on The Guardian website should serve as a useful reminder of the conventions of trailers for different genres.  Read it before committing to your storyboard.

Great Titles in One Short Video

The Art of the Title has packed some great titles from the history of cinema into a quick 2.5 minute video.  Pay close attention to how well edited this is.


A Brief History of Title Design from Ian Albinson on Vimeo.

Film Posters: A Contextual Series

The Guardian has a whole series on film posters, looking at some of the best and worst in recent times.  Some of the articles include interviews with creatives behind the films that are being promoted.  Well worth a look before embarking on your product research.  You can find it here

Film Posters: The Inside View

A great interview with the creators of the Trainspotting poster campaign can be found here.   It is still one of the most iconic campaigns and has often been copied.  You can learn a lot by reading about the creative process behind the campaign

Product Research - Film Posters

Click on the title above for a great starting point for film poster analysis.